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Office
101 PO Box
Ste 5105
Atlanta, GA 30322Phone+1 404-727-8464Fax+1 404-727-3660
Education & Training
- Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1988
- Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
- GA State Medical License 1984 - 2025
- NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
- AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Islet Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetics Using the Edmonton Protocol of Steroid Free Immunosuppression Start of enrollment: 2002 Jul 01
- Islet Transplantation Using Abatacept Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 267 citationsTransplantation tolerance induced by CTLA4-Ig.Thomas C. Pearson, Diane Z. Alexander, Kevin J. Winn, Peter S. Linsley, R P Lowry
Transplantation. 1994-06-27 - 628 citations4-1BB costimulatory signals preferentially induce CD8+ T cell proliferation and lead to the amplification in vivo of cytotoxic T cell responses.Walter W. Shuford, Kerry Klussman, Douglas D. Tritchler, Deryk T. Loo, Jan N. Chalupny
The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 1997-07-07 - 409 citationsA phase III study of belatacept versus cyclosporine in kidney transplants from extended criteria donors (BENEFIT-EXT study)Antoine Durrbach, José Osmar Medina Pestana, Thomas C. Pearson, Flavio Vincenti, Valter Duro Garcia
American Journal of Transplantation. 2010-03-01
Press Mentions
- Emory Healthcare Becomes First Health Care System in Georgia to Perform 1,000 Heart TransplantsJuly 16th, 2021
- Emory Transplant Center Honors Gift of Life with Flag Raising EventApril 15th, 2021
- New Director of Heart & Lung Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support and ECMO Joins EmoryJune 13th, 2019
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