Grand Rounds: Islet Cell Autotransplantation with Dr. Hughes

Dr. Michael Hughes discusses innovative medical care of chronic pancreatitis with ground-breaking work on islet cell transplantation. He covers differences in auto vs. allo transplantation, indications of transplantation, evaluation of prospective transplant patients, peri-operative and outpatient management, and observed outcomes post-surgery. The lecture spends time reviewing several ongoing research projects at University of Louisville by several labs researching facets of this topic.

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