VaughnEastonWhittakerMD,MPH, FACS, DrPH(He/Him)

PubMed

• 1 citations
  Type 2 Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection: A Disastrous Diagnosis Not To Be Missed.
  Ameer Aboud, Farhan Maqbool, Raja Sabbagh, Vaughn Whittaker, Brian Donaldson
  Cureus. 2022-04-01
• 2 citations
  En Bloc Kidney Transplants from Pediatric Donors into Children–An Underutilized Transplant Option?
  Vaughn E. Whittaker, Rainer W.G. Gruessner
  The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016-06-01

Journal Articles

• En Bloc Kidney Transplants from Pediatric Donors into Children-An Underutilized Transplant Option  
  Whittaker V, Gruessner R, The Journal of Pediatrics, 1/1/2016
• Significance of immune cell function monitoring in renal transplantation after Thymoglobulin induction therapy  
  Serban G, Whittaker V, Fan J, Liu Z, Manga K, Khan M, Kontogianni K, Padmanabhan A, Cohen D, Suciu-Foca N, Ratner L, Colovai AI, Hum. Immunol., 1/1/2009
• Erratum to "Significance of immune cell function monitoring in renal transplantation after Thymoglobulin induction therapy"  
  Serban G, Whittaker V, Fan J, Liu Z, Manga K, Khan M, Kontogianni K, Padmanabhan A, Cohen D, Suciu-Foca N, Ratner L, Colovai AI, Hum. Immunol., 1/1/2009
• Enhanced ATP activity in renal allograft recipients following thymoglobulin induction therapy is not associated with rejection  
  Serban G, Whittaker V, Fan J, Liu Z, Ratner L, Suciu-Foca N, Colovai A, Hum. Immunol., 1/1/2009
• Early perioperative care of the acutely injured maxillofacial patient  
  Palmer OD, Whittaker V, Pinnock C, Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am, 1/1/2006
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Books/Book Chapters

• Surgical Decision Making 
  Chapter: Management of the Most Difficult Perioperative and Technical Challenges in Abdominal Transplantation 
  Page 141 - 155Desai C, Kwon Y, Laftavi M, Whittaker V, Gruessner R2016

Abstracts/Posters

• Outcome of Living Donor Transplantation in Pediatric Recipients Over the Last Three Decades by Era: An Analysis of UNOS Database.
  Whittaker V, Laftavi M, Acun Z, Gruessner R, Gruessner A, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/28/2017
• The Cumulative United States Experience with Transplants (Txs) from Living Donors (LDs): 140, 156 LD Txs in 28 Years.
  Gruessner R, Laftavi M, Whittaker V, Pankwycz O, Acun Z, Gruessner A, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/28/2017
• Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant (SPK) - The New Standard of Care for Uremic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
  Gruessner A, Laftavi M, Whittaker V, Acun Z, Pankowycz O, Gruessner R, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/28/2017
• Survival Benefit of Kidney and/or Pancreas Transplantation for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes in the United States.
  Gruessner R, Laftavi M, Pankowycz O, Whittaker V, Acun Z, Aggarwal V, Ozden N, Gruessner A, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/28/2017
• Impact of Early Pancreas Graft Failure on Patient and Kidney Graft Survival After Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation (SPK).
  Gruessner A, Laftavi M, Whittaker V, Acun Z, Pankowycz O, Gruessner R, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/28/2017
• Outcome of Adult Living Donor Renal Transplants in Different Era: Analysis of UNOS Database.
  Whittaker V, Gruessner R, Laftavi M, Acun Z, Gruessner A, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/28/2017
• The New Kidney Allocation System: The Effect on Elderly Transplantation in the US. Review of UNOS Database.
  Whittaker V, Laftavi M, Acun Z, Gruessner R, Gruessner A, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/28/2017
• The Outcome of 0 Mismatch Kidney in Pediatric Population with High Immunologic. The Impact of Induction Therapy. An Analysis of UNOS Database.
  Whittaker V, Laftavi M, Acun Z, Gruessner R, Gruessner A, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/28/2017
• Abbreviated thymoglobulin and basiliximab induction therapy in patients undergoing kidney transplantation results in superior graft and patient survival with less infe...
  Whittaker V, Gruessner A, Gruessner R, Transplantation, The 26th International Transplant Congress, Hong Kong, 1/18/2016
• Pancreas After Islet Transplantation-A Successful Treatment Option After Failed Islet Transplant.
  Gruessner R, Ozden N, Whittaker V, Aggarwal V, Gruessner A, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 1/11/2016
• Widespread Weight Gain After Pancreas Transplantation May Worsen Metabolic Graft Function.
  Gruessner A, Whittaker V, Ozden N, Gruessner R, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 1/11/2016
• The Survival Benefit of Pancreas and/or Kidney Transplantation for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes.
  Gruessner R, Whittaker V, Ozden N, Gruessner A, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 1/11/2016
• Potent Induction Therapy Improves Graft Outcome in Younger Pancreas Transplant Recipients (<30 Years of Age).
  Gruessner A, Whittaker V, Narsipur S, Aggarwal V, Hubbell C, Gruessner R, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 1/11/2016
• Graft Loss Due to Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in Second Renal Transplant.
  Aggarwal V, Gruessner A, Gruessner R, Whittaker V, Narsipur S, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 1/11/2016
• Outcomes of Sequential and En Bloc Transplants in the Elderly: 10 Year Review of UNOS Data.
  Whittaker V, Gruessner R, Vikram A, Grussner A, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, 1/11/2016
• Single Center Experience with the use of Thymoglobulin/Basiliximab combination protocol compared to simulect alone induction therapy. A retrospective review.
  Whittaker V, Melancon K, Am J Transplant, American Society of Transplant Surgeons Winter Meeting, Miami, FL, 1/16/2015
• Kidney Patients at High Immunological Risk Can Be Safely Transplanted With a Novel Induction Regimen Using Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit)(rATG) Plus Basiliximab.
  Halleran D, Melancon J, Whittaker V, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 1/2/2015
• Single Center Experience With the Use of an Abbreviated Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Basiliximab Combination Protocol in Renal Transplantation.
  Whittaker V, Halleran D, Narsipur S, Melancon J, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 1/2/2015
• Preliminary Results of a Novel Induction Regimen Using Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (Rabbit)(rATG) Plus Basiliximab in a Pediatric Patient Population Undergoing Kidney Tran...
  Halleran D, Schurman S, Welch T, Whittaker V, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 1/2/2015
• Liver Tumors in Children: Single Center Experience.
  Whittaker V, Martinez M, Emond J, IPTA 2010 Fellows Symposium, Hannover, Germany, 1/28/2010
• The significance of Immune Cell Function Testing in Renal Transplantation.
  Whittaker V, Serban G, Fan J, Cohen D, Ratner L, Suciu-Foca N, Colovai A, Am J Transplant, American Transplant Congress 2009, Boston, MA, 1/1/2010
• Rendezvous technique in managing choledocholithiasis.
  Whittaker V, Fasanya C, Pillarisetty S, Surgical Endoscopy, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, 1/18/2007
• The Bloody appendix: Case of Endometriosis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis.
  Whittaker V, Ramcharan A, Medical Society of New York Resident Research Day, Rye, NY, 1/13/2007
• A rare case of Intraluminal Ureteric Metastasis from Rectal Cancer.
  Gupta V, Pawa R, Saniel J, Whittaker V, Donaldson B, Sabbagh R, The American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting and Post Graduate Course, Pennsylvania, PA, 1/12/2007
• Creation of esophago-esophagostomy from blind ending pouches.
  Whittaker, V, Gandhi, R, Friedman, D, Valda, V, Cooper A, Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Dallas, TX, 1/26/2006
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Lectures

• Elderly African Americans have superior patient survival compared to whites with equivalent graft survival:10 year review of the UNOS Database. 
  Chicago, IL - 1/27/2017
• "Transplantation in the Elderly:lessons learned and future direction." 
  1/22/2016
• Living Donor Transplant Opportunities 
  1/9/2016
• Transplantation in Jamaica: Building on Rich Heritage. 
  Kingston, Jamaica - 1/1/2016
• "Update on Renal Transplantation" 
  1/1/2016
• "Transplantation in Caribbean" 
  Kingston, Jamaica - 1/22/2015
• "Update on the New Kidney Allocation System" 
  1/1/2014
• Racial Disparity in renal transplant medical workup completion and listing rate among minority patients: The effect of patient navigation system as an intervention. 
  Columbia University - 1/1/2014
• "ABO documentation and new KDPI system" 
  1/1/2014
• "Transplanting Minority and Vulnerable population" 
  1/1/2014
• "Surgical Management of Diabetes" 
  1/1/2012
• "Innovations in Transplant Surgery" 
  1/1/2011
• "Opportunities for Renal Transplant" 
  1/1/2010
• "Benefits of Renal Transplantation" 
  1/1/2010
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Other

• Memorial tree honors living kidney donors. 
  Whittaker V, HealthLinkOnAir Radio Interview
  1/4/2015
• A kidney transplant story. 
  Whittaker V, HealthLinkOnAir Radio Interview
  http://media.upstate.edu:81/pod_content/hloa/8-10-14-EXP.mp3
  1/17/2014
• "Organ Donation" 
  Whittaker V, Interview-Arise TV
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF2xtjM6qSs&feature=youtu.be
  New York City - 1/8/2014
• News from the transplant team. 
  Whittaker V, HealthLinkOnAir Radio Interview
  http://media.upstate.edu:81/pod_content/hloa/10-15-14-Whittaker.mp3
  1/6/2014
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