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Biography
Dr. Rolls is the Chief and Surgical Director for the Kidney Transplant Program. As a transplant surgeon, he meets with patients to determine if transplantation or organ donation are the right options for them, performs the surgeries, and manages the post-surgical care of each patient with the team.
Areas of Expertise (5)
Transplantation Immunosuppression
Organ Donation
General Surgery
Abdominal Solid Organ Transplantation
Dialysis Access Surgery
Education (2)
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: M.D. 1996
Bucknell University: B.S., Biology 1992
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Selected Papers and Publications (2)
Best practice recommendations for the use of hepatitis C viremic donor organs for hepatitis C virus naïve recipients
Clinical Transplantation2021-06-04
The combination of the transplant organ deficit, the increase in HCV nucleic acid positive donors (HCV NAT+), and the development of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) has resulted in a rapid increase in HCV NAT+ organ transplants into HCV naïve recipients.
Successful salvage of renal allograft after renal vein thrombosis with endovascular intervention
Clinical and Experimental Medical Letters2015 Background: Renal vein thrombosis after renal allograft transplant is a potentially devastating occurrence leading to loss of the graft in the majority of cases. Late discovery of this finding can limit options for treatment and graft salvage.
External Service & Affiliations (3)
- American College of Surgeons : Fellow
- American Board of Surgery
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons