RakeshSindhiMDFACS

General Surgery • Pittsburgh, PA

Transplantation

Raizman Haney Chair, and Professor Department of Surgery School of Medicine University of Pittsburgh Co-Director, Pediatric Transplant Surgery Director, Pediatric Transplant Research UPMC-Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

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Office
4401 Penn Avenue
Children's Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone+1 412-692-7849

Education & Training

University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1995
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1987 - 1988
ArMed Forces Medical College PuneClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1995 - Present
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2024 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1998 - 2024
SC State Medical License 1996 - 1998
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Biomarkers in Transplant Recipients to Improve Outcomes Start of enrollment: 2005 Mar 01
Recruiting
rATG Induction and Tacrolimus Monotherapy in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
Completed
Safety and Efficacy of Alemtuzumab in Pediatric Intestinal Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2007 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 2
Hepatocyte Transplantation for Acute Decompensated Liver Failure Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Withdrawn
Phase 1
Hepatocyte Transplantation for Liver Based Metabolic Disorders Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Terminated
Phase 1
Liver Cell Transplant for Phenylketonuria Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 12
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2
Personalizing Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Start of enrollment: 2019 Feb 01
Withdrawn
Cell-based Assays for Antibody-mediated Transplant Rejection Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 15
Recruiting
Collection of Tissue Samples for Cancer Research Start of enrollment: 2006 Jul 06
Recruiting
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Cytokines and Cell Surface Receptors as Target End Points of Immunosuppression with Cyclosporine A
Rakesh Sindhi, Jan Allaert, Daiva Gladding, Bruce Koppelman, John F. Dunne
Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 2001-07-01
10 citations
Improvements in intestine transplantation
Neslihan Celik, Kaitlin Stanley, Jeffrey A. Rudolph, Feras Alissa, Beverly Kosmach
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery. 2018-08-01
9 citations
Longitudinal Outcomes in Young Patients with Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency with Native Liver Reveal that Neonatal Cholestasis is a Poor Predictor of Future Portal Hyp...
Jeffrey Teckman, Philip J. Rosenthal, Kieran Hawthorne, Cathie Spino, Lee M. Bass
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2020-12-01

Journal Articles

Improvements in Intestine Transplantation
Rakesh Sindhi, George Mazariegos, Kyle Soltys, ScienceDirect

Press Mentions

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Study Shows Increase in Liver Transplantation for HepatoblastomaFebruary 10th, 2016

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member