JamesDEasonMD

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation

Chief of Transplantation, HCA Florida Largo Medical Center, Former Endowed Chair of Excellence in Transplantation, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Transplantation (Retired) University of Tennessee Transplant Research Institute, Former Director James D. Eason Transplant Institute

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Office
1301 2nd Avenue SW, Suite 315
Largo, FL 33770
Phone+1 727-587-7120

Fax+1 727-585-6850

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1992 - 1994
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1992
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2023 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2023 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2022 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2022 - 2024
TN State Medical License 1989 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2013
LA State Medical License 1998 - 2007
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2009-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Envarsus XL Immunosuppression Following Liver Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

18 citations
Region 11 MELD Na exception prospective study.
Robert A. Fisher, Douglas M. Heuman, Ann M. Harper, Martha Behnke, Alastair D. Smith
Annals of Hepatology. 2012-01-01
169 citations
Impact of Portable Normothermic Blood-Based Machine Perfusion on Outcomes of Liver Transplant: The OCS Liver PROTECT Randomized Clinical Trial.
James F Markmann, Marwan S Abouljoud, R Mark Ghobrial, Chandra S Bhati, Shawn J Pelletier
JAMA Surgery. 2022-03-01
10 citations
Which cava anastomotic techniques are optimal regarding immediate and short-term outcomes after liver transplantation: A systematic review of the literature and expert...
Tamer M Shaker, James D Eason, Brian R Davidson, Rolf N Barth, Jacques Pirenne
Clinical Transplantation. 2022-10-01

Journal Articles

Association of Pre‐Transplant Renal Function with Liver Graft and Patient Survival After Liver Transplantation in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
James D Eason, Miklos Z Molnar, Kalyan Ram Bhamidimarri, Sanjaya K Satapathy, Ashwani Singal, Puneet Puri, Liver transplantation

Press Mentions

Navy Hospital Corpsman Offers Lifesaving Gift to His MotherDecember 31st, 2019
Transplantation of Hepatitis C-infected Kidneys Found Safe for Non-Infected PatientsSeptember 19th, 2019
Your New Liver Is Only A Learjet Away: Part 1 of 3June 24th, 2015