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Stuart Knechtle, MD, General Surgery, Durham, NC, Duke University Hospital

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General Surgery Durham, NC

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Transplantation, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Executive Director, Duke Transplant Center Professor of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Stuart Knechtle is a general surgeon in Durham, NC and is affiliated with Duke University Hospital. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and has been in practice 35 years. He specializes in hepatobiliary surgery, transplantation, and trauma surgery & surgical critical care and is experienced in trauma and surgical critical care, surgical oncology (non-breast), transplant surgery, renal transplant surgery, and general / gastrointestinal surgery.

Education & Training

  • University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1991
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1989
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2008 - 2016
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1989 - 2009
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
  • Atlanta Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Improved Contemporary Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Pediatric Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma  
    Brian Ezekian, Brian F Gilmore, Harold J Leraas, Stuart J Knechtle, Andrew S Barbas, Brian C Gulack, Alisha M Mavis, Susan G Kreissman, Michael S Mulvihill, Paul M Sch..., Pediatric Transplantation
  • Dual Targeting: Combining Costimulation Blockade and Bortezomib to Permit Kidney Transplantation in Sensitized Recipients  
    Alton B Farris, Frances Saccoccio, Sallie Permar, Stuart J Knechtle, Brian Ezekian, American journal of transplantation

Press Mentions

  • FNB Renal Transplant: Check Out NBE Released Curriculum
    FNB Renal Transplant: Check Out NBE Released CurriculumFebruary 9th, 2023
  • Overhaul of ‘Calcified’ US Organ Transplant System Can Expand Donor Pool, Save Lives
    Overhaul of ‘Calcified’ US Organ Transplant System Can Expand Donor Pool, Save LivesJuly 15th, 2023
  • Duke’s Organ Transplant Program: Out with the Old, in with the New
    Duke’s Organ Transplant Program: Out with the Old, in with the NewJuly 7th, 2023
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Grant Support

  • Memory And Regulatory T Cells Following T Cell Depletion In TransplantationNational Center For Research Resources2010–2011
  • Memory And Regulatory T Cells Following T Cell Depletion In TransplantationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2011
  • Renal Transplantation Graft SurvivalNational Center For Research Resources2006–2009
  • Memory And Regulatory T Cells Following T Cell Depletion In TransplantationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2007
  • Campath-1h &Calcineurin-Inhibitors In Renal TransplantNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2004–2007
  • U. Of Wisconsin Transplant Research Training ProgramNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2002–2006
  • CXCR3 Chemokine Receptor In Non-Human Primate AllograftNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2002–2006
  • Prolonging Graft Survival In A Model Of Renal Transplantation In BaboonsNational Center For Research Resources2005
  • Renal Transplantation Using Campath1h/RapamycinNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2001–2003
  • Transplantation Tolerance Using ImmunotoxinNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1997–2001
  • Gene Transfer In Organ TransplantationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1993–1997
  • Immune Tolerance Applied To Liver TransplatationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1985

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