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John Fung, MD, General Surgery, Chicago, IL

JohnJFungMDPhD

General Surgery Chicago, IL

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation

Director, University of Chicago Transplantation Institute

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  • Office

    5841 S. MARYLAND AVENUE MC 5027
    Room J517
    Chicago, IL 60637
    Phone+1 773-702-9682
    Fax+1 773-702-2126

Summary

  • I am currently the Director of the University of Chicago Transplantation Institute. I have been involved in clinical kidney, liver, pancreas, islet, and intestinal transplantation, as well as research in immunology for over 30 years.
        
    I received my B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University in 1975, followed by a Ph.D. in Immunology in 1980 and M.D. in 1982 from the University of Chicago. I then completed my surgical residency at the University of Rochester and a transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, under the guidance of Dr. Thomas Starzl. Between 1987 and 1988, I served as Director of Histocompatibility Testing at the University of Rochester. In 1989, I joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, and held the tenured position as the inaugural Thomas E. Starzl Professor in Surgery. I was recruited to the Cleveland Clinic in 2004 as the Chairman of the Department of General Surgery and also appointed Professor of Surgery at the Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western University. I served as the Director of the Cleveland Clinic Health System Center for Transplantation and the Medical Director of Allogen Laboratory, one of the largest histocompatibility laboratories in the United States.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1989
  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1988
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1984 - 1986
  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1984
  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterInternship, Surgery, 1982 - 1983
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1982, MD
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoPhD, 1975 - 1980
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Biology, 1972 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1983 - Present
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2016 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2004 - 2021
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2013 - 2018
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1984 - 2004
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003-2019
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2019
  • Thomas Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology University of Pittsburgh, 2015
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Stromal cell-based immunotherapy in transplantation.  
    Charles R, Lu L, Qian S, Fung JJ, Immunotherapy; 3(12):147-85
  • Robotic versus laparoscopic resection of liver tumours.  
    Berber E, Akyildiz HY, Aucejo F, Gunasekaran G, Chalikonda S, Fung J, HPB; 12(8):583-6
  • Use of tissue plasminogen activator in liver transplantation from donation after cardiac death donors.  
    Hashimoto K, Eghtesad B, Gunasekaran G, Fujiki M, Uso T, Quintini C, Aucejo F, Kelly D, Winans C, Vogt D, Parker B, Irefin S, Miller C, Fung J, Am J Transpl; 10:2665-72.
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Susceptibility to anti-idiotypic suppression and tolerance induction as maturational markers for TI and TD anti-PC precursors.
    Fung JJ, Köhler H, 64th Annual Meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Anaheim, California
  • Analysis of the adult and neonatal precursor repertoire of BALB/c mice responding to TI and TD PC-antigens.
    Fung JJ, Köhler H, 4th International Congress of Immunology, Paris, France
  • Functional characterization of lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar lavages from heart-lung transplant patients.
    Fung JJ, Zeevi A, Paradis I, Dauber J, Griffith B, Hardesty R, Duquesnoy R, D. Bernard Amos Symposium in Transplantation Immunology, Durham, North Carolina
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Butler 18-Year-Old Gets Rare, Lifesaving Heart and Liver Transplant
    Butler 18-Year-Old Gets Rare, Lifesaving Heart and Liver TransplantApril 4th, 2022
  • Pioneering Cardiologist Jeremiah Stamler Dies at 102 • COVID Again Plaguing Prisons • Study Looks at Economic Status, Hospitalizations
    Pioneering Cardiologist Jeremiah Stamler Dies at 102 • COVID Again Plaguing Prisons • Study Looks at Economic Status, HospitalizationsJanuary 28th, 2022
  • Despite the Pandemic, UChicago Medicine Performed a Record Number of Transplants in 2021, Mirroring a Nationwide Trend
    Despite the Pandemic, UChicago Medicine Performed a Record Number of Transplants in 2021, Mirroring a Nationwide TrendJanuary 27th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Tacrolimus VS Cyclosporine Sirolimus In Liver TransplanNational Center For Research Resources2000–2002
  • Combined Bone Marrow And Organ Transplantation In HumansNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1996–2000

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow
  • American Surgical Association
    Member
  • International Liver Transplantation Society
    Past President
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons
    Member
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
    Fellow
  • Transplantation Society
    Vice President
  • American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
    Member
  • Society of Asian Academic Surgeons
    Member
  • American Society of Transplantation
    Member

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin)