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Ty Dunn, MD, General Surgery, Milwaukee, WI

TyBDunnMDMS, FACS

General Surgery Milwaukee, WI

Pancreas, Transplantation

Professor of Surgery, Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Medical College of Wisconsin

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  • Office

    9200 W Wisconsin Ave
    Milwaukee, WI 53226
    Phone+1 414-805-6400
    Fax+1 414-955-0213

Summary

  • My surgical focus is in living kidney donation, kidney and pancreas transplantation, total pancreatectomy and islet transplantation. My academic interests include incompatible kidney transplantation, antibody mediated rejection, islet cell transplant, and organ allocation.

Education & Training

  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 2003 - 2004
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
    University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2002
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoMS, Surgery, 1996 - 1998
  • University of Minnesota Medical School
    University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1994, MD

Certifications & Licensure

  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2002 - 2019
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2005 - 2008
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1994 - 2002
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • C‐Peptide Levels Do Not Correlate with Pancreas Allograft Failure: Multicenter Retrospective Analysis and Discussion of the New OPTN Definition of Pancreas Allograft F...  
    Jonathan A Fridell, Jonathan S Fisher, Silke V Niederhaus, Muhammad A Mujtaba, Jon S Odorico, Ty B Dunn, American journal of transplantation
  • Effect of Intrapancreatic Fat on Diabetes Outcomes After Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation  
    Srinath Chinnakotla, Gregory J Beilman, Timothy L Pruett, Sarah J Schwarzenberg, Martin L Freeman, Melena D Bellin, Ty B Dunn, Journal of Diabetes
  • Significant Arterial Complications After Pancreas Transplantation—A Single‐Center Experience and Review of Literature  
    Jafar Golzarian, Ty B Dunn, Raja Kandaswamy, Erik B Finger, Clinical Transplantation
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Lectures

  • Insulin Sensitivity as Measured by Frequent Sample Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Tests Did Not Predict Insulin Independence Following Total Pancreatectomy with Islet A... 
    Minneapolis, MN - 6/14/2014

Press Mentions

  • Natera Announces New Prospera™ Data at the ATC 2021 Virtual Connect Conference
    Natera Announces New Prospera™ Data at the ATC 2021 Virtual Connect ConferenceJune 4th, 2021
  • Man in Need of Kidney Forms Life-Saving Friendship with Donor Who Worked in Same Building
    Man in Need of Kidney Forms Life-Saving Friendship with Donor Who Worked in Same BuildingApril 29th, 2021
  • Do for-Profits Belong in Kidney Transplants? This Study Suggests Not
    Do for-Profits Belong in Kidney Transplants? This Study Suggests NotSeptember 13th, 2019
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Committees

  • ASTS - Chair, Scientific Studies Committee 2017 - Present
  • LifeSource - Chair, Kidney - Pancreas Committee 2014 - 2018
  • UNOS - Region 7 Rep, Pancreas Committee 2013 - 2016
  • LifeSource - Member, Clinical Policy Board 2010 - 2018

Professional Memberships