Stephen P. Dunn, MD
Transplant SurgeryInsurance Accepted
- Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
 - Aetna Better Health PA Kids HMO
 - Aetna HMO
 - Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
 - Aetna PPO/EPO/POS
 - Aetna PPO/POS/EPO
 - Amerihealth Caritas Delaware
 - Amerihealth Caritas Delaware - Deptford only
 - Amerihealth Caritas Delaware VIP Next (DE - All Sites) (PA - Delaware & Chester County Sites & TJU Sites Only)
 - AvMed
 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
 - Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
 - Carefirst MD Community Health Plan Mcaid
 - Cigna & Great West HMO/POS/EPO
 - Cigna & Great West PPO
 - Cigna Lifesource Transplant
 - Cigna PPO/EPO/HMO/POS/OPEN ACCESS
 - Cigna/Great West HMO EPO POS
 - Cigna/Great West PPO
 - Community Care Plan Medicaid
 - Delaware First Health
 - Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State
 - Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State - Delaware & Chester CTY & TJU Sites ONLY
 - Delaware Medicare
 - Employers Health Network PPO
 - Evolutions Healthcare
 - Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid HMO
 - First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
 - First Health/Affordable PPO
 - Florida Community Care
 - Florida Medicaid
 - Florida Medicare
 - Geisinger Health Plan Commercial
 - Global Medical Managment DE/PA
 - Global Medical Mangment NJ
 - Health First Health Plans
 - Health Partners Medicaid/Kidz Partner HMO
 - HealthSmart Health Plans PPO
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware *PA Loc Contiguous to DE*
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware *PA Loc NONContiguous to DE*
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pennsylvania
 - Highmark Medicaid Health Options
 - Highmark Medicaid Health Options - Delaware & Chester CTY & TJU Sites ONLY
 - Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
 - HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
 - Independance Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
 - Independence Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
 - Insurance Administrators of America
 - INTEGRA Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge)
 - Interlink Transplant
 - Keystone First CHIP
 - Keystone First Medicaid HMO
 - Lifetrac Transplant
 - Maryland Medicaid
 - Molina Healthcare Medicaid
 - Multiplan PPO
 - National Transplant (Humana)
 - New Jersey Medicaid
 - Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO NJ
 - Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO ORL
 - Pennsylvania Medicaid
 - Preferred Healthcare PPO
 - Prime Health Services PPO Specialty Florida
 - Priority Partners John Hopkins
 - Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
 - Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
 - Seminole Tribe of Florida
 - Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids
 - Simply Healthcare Medicaid HMO
 - Six Degrees Health Transplant
 - Six Degrees Health-Lucent
 - Star Healthcare Network
 - Star Healthcare Network
 - Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21
 - Sunshine State Health Plan Medicaid
 - Three Rivers Provider Network
 - Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
 - United Healthcare Commercial Products
 - United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid
 - United Healthcare HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
 - UPMC Medicaid/CHIP
 - US Family Health Plan
 - Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO
 - Wellpoint Maryland Medcaid
 
- Abdominal Masses
 - Anti-Reflux Surgery
 - Breast Disorders
 - Burn Care
 - Chest Wall Disorders
 - Gall Bladder Disease
 - Hernias and Hydroceles
 - Kidney Transplant
 - Liver Transplant
 - Solid Organ Transplant
 - Wound Care
 
Research Activities
I’ve done studies on a wide range of medical topics, including Epstein-Barr virus in children, the mechanisms of lymphoma in patients whose immune systems have been suppressed, and the use of transplant organs donated by families of people who suffered non-accidental trauma.
Medical Interests
- Portal hypertension (high blood pressure in the portal vein and surrounding blood vessels)
 - Surgical treatment of portal hypertension
 
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Infant With Beckwith–Wiedemann Requiring Transplant for Hepatic Mesenchymal Hamartoma; Pediatric Transplantation; (2025).
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Commentary: How Far We Go for Surgery: Distance to Pediatric Surgical Care in Indiana; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2024).
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Vincristine/irinotecan/temsirolimus upfront window treatment of high-risk hepatoblastoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group AHEP0731 Study Committee; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2023).
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Critical elements of pediatric liver cancer surgery; Seminars in Pediatric Surgery; (2023).
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Outcomes of children with well-differentiated fetal hepatoblastoma treated with surgery only: Report from Children's Oncology Group Trial, AHEP0731; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).
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Employment search, initial employment experience, and career preferences of recent pediatric surgical fellowship graduates: An APSA survey, part of the right child/right surgeon initiative; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).
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Anonymous Nondirected Living Liver Donation: Has the Time Come to Formalize the Process?; Liver Transplantation; (2021).
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Doxorubicin in combination with cisplatin, 5-flourouracil, and vincristine is feasible and effective in unresectable hepatoblastoma: A Children's Oncology Group study.; Cancer; (2021).
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Small Cell Undifferentiated Histology Does Not Adversely Affect Outcome in Hepatoblastoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group (COG) AHEP0731 Study Committee.; Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; (2021).
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The Right Child/Right Surgeon initiative: A position statement on pediatric surgical training, sub-specialization, and continuous certification from the American Pediatric Surgical Association.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2020).
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Successful use of transarterial radioembolization with yttrium-90 (TARE-Y90) in two children with hepatoblastoma.; Pediatric blood & cancer; (2020).
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Society of pediatric liver transplantation: Current registry status 2011-2018; Pediatric Transplantation; (2020).
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Separation of omphalopagus conjoined twins with ruptured omphalocele, complex biliary sharing and a choledochal cyst; Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports; (2019).
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Biliary Atresia and Biliary Hypoplasia; Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract: 2 Volume Set; (2019).
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Pediatric Patient with Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava After Living Related Liver Donation.; ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992); (2019).
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Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease of the larynx.; Journal of surgical case reports; (2019).
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Evaluation of the diagnostic biopsy approach for children with hepatoblastoma: A report from the children's oncology group AHEP 0731 liver tumor committee.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2019).
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Minimal adjuvant chemotherapy for children with hepatoblastoma resected at diagnosis (AHEP0731): a Children's Oncology Group, multicentre, phase 3 trial.; The Lancet. Oncology; (2019).
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Acute and chronic rapamycin use in patients with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: A report of two cases.; Bone; (2017).
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Upfront window vincristine/irinotecan treatment of high-risk hepatoblastoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group AHEP0731 study committee.; Cancer; (2017).
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Characterization of Pulmonary Metastases in Children With Hepatoblastoma Treated on Children's Oncology Group Protocol AHEP0731 (The Treatment of Children With All Stages of Hepatoblastoma): A Report From the Children's Oncology Group.; Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; (2017).
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Acquired discrete subaortic stenosis in solid organ transplant recipients.; Pediatric transplantation; (2014).
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Decreasing incidence of symptomatic Epstein-Barr virus disease and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric liver transplant recipients: report of the studies of pediatric liver transplantation experience.; Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society; (2013).
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Surgical management of children with locally advanced hepatoblastoma.; Cancer; (2012).
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Liver transplantation in the management of unresectable hepatoblastoma in children.; Frontiers in bioscience (Elite edition); (2012).
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Biliary Atresia, Biliary Hypoplasia, and Choledochal Cyst; Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract: Volume 1-2, Seventh Edition; (2012).
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Liver transplantation in the management of unresectable hepatoblastoma in children; Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite; (2012).
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Pediatric liver transplantation: A report from a pediatric surgical unit.; Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons; (2011).
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Infantile choriocarcinoma in a neonate with massive liver involvement cured with chemotherapy and liver transplant.; Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology; (2011).
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Pilot study using an Internet-based program in informed consent.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2010).
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Selection of live-related liver transplantation candidates.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2009).
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Telemedicine consultation and monitoring for pediatric liver transplant.; Anesthesia and analgesia; (2009).
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Complications of pediatric transplantation; Complications in Pediatric Surgery; (2008).
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Health-related quality of life and family function following pediatric liver transplantation.; Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society; (2008).
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Failure of immunosuppressive drug levels to predict T-cell reactivity in pediatric transplant patients.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2008).
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Impact of graft type on outcome in pediatric liver transplantation: A report from Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT); Annals of Surgery; (2007).
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Arterial-venous fistulas following pediatric liver transplant case studies.; Pediatric transplantation; (2007).
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MicroRNA let-7a down-regulates MYC and reverts MYC-induced growth in Burkitt lymphoma cells; Cancer Research; (2007).
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Late graft loss or death in pediatric liver transplantation: an analysis of the SPLIT database; American Journal of Transplantation; (2007).
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Successful liver transplant for unresectable hepatoblastoma; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2007).
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Intussusception in a child with respiratory syncytial virus: a new association.; Delaware medical journal; (2006).
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c-Myc inhibition negatively impacts lymphoma growth.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2006).
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Analysis of Epstein-Barr virus reservoirs in paired blood and breast cancer primary biopsy specimens by real time PCR.; Breast cancer research : BCR; (2006).
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Intussusception in a child with respiratory syncytial virus: a new association.; Delaware medical journal; (2006).
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Statistical process control and calcineurin inhibitor management.; The Journal of pediatrics; (2005).
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Liver transplantation as definitive treatment for a factor V Leiden mutation.; The Journal of pediatrics; (2005).
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Non-compliance in children post-liver transplant. Who are the culprits?; Pediatric transplantation; (2004).
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Improvement in renal function and rejection control in pediatric liver transplant recipients with the introduction of sirolimus.; Pediatric transplantation; (2004).
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Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and allocation of donor livers; Gastroenterology; (2003).
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Pediatric transplantation.; American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons; (2003).
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Neoral monitoring 2 hours post-dose and the pediatric transplant patient.; Pediatric transplantation; (2003).
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Basiliximab in pediatric liver transplantation: a pharmacokinetic-derived dosing algorithm.; Pediatric transplantation; (2002).
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Domino as a bridge to definitive liver transplantation in a neonate; Pediatric Transplantation; (2002).
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Chromosome rearrangement with no apparent gene mutation in familial adenomatous polyposis and hepatocellular neoplasia; Pediatric and Developmental Pathology; (2002).
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Late onset of severe graft-versus-host disease in a pediatric liver transplant recipient; Transplantation; (2001).
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Neoral C<sub>2</sub> monitoring in pediatric liver transplant recipients; Transplantation Proceedings; (2001).
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Pediatric recipients of three or more hepatic allografts: Results and technical challenges (1999); Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2000).
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Neoral use in the pediatric transplant recipient; Transplantation Proceedings; (2000).
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Impact of absorption profiling on efficacy and safety of cyclosporin therapy in transplant recipients; Clinical Pharmacokinetics; (2000).
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Characterization and treatment of biliary anastomotic stricture after segmental liver transplantation; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2000).
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Improved cyclosporine bioavailability in black pediatric liver transplant recipients after administration of the microemulsion formulation; Liver Transplantation and Surgery; (1999).
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Living donor liver transplantation in critically ill children; Pediatric Transplantation; (1999).
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Optimization of cyclosporine therapy with new therapeutic drug monitoring strategies: Report from the International Neoral® TDM Advisory Consensus Meeting (Vancouver, November 1997); Transplantation Proceedings; (1998).
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Growth acceleration on cyclosporine monotherapy after liver transplantation in children; Transplantation Proceedings; (1998).
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Gastrointestinal perforation after pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1998).
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Area under the concentration curve values in pediatric liver transplant recipients on cyclosporin microemulsion formulation; Transplantation Proceedings; (1998).
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Results of conversion from Sandimmune to neoral in stable pediatric liver transplant recipients after two years; Transplantation Proceedings; (1998).
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Results of transplantation for acute and chronic hepatic allograft rejection; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1998).
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Transplantation for acute hepatic failure in children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1998).
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Tacrolimus to cyclosporine microemulsion formulation conversion in the pediatric liver transplant patient; Transplantation Proceedings; (1998).
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Sensorineural hearing loss in children after liver transplantation; Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; (1998).
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Split liver transplantation benefits the recipient of the 'leftover liver'; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1997).
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Reduced cyclosporine absorption preceded acute allograft rejection in a child with a liver transplant; Liver Transplantation and Surgery; (1997).
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Pharmacokinetics of an oral solution of the microemulsion formulation of cyclosporine in maintenance pediatric liver transplant recipients; Transplantation; (1997).
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Calcineurin activity in children with renal transplants receiving cyclosporine; Transplantation; (1997).
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Related donor liver transplant for veno-occlusive disease following T-depleted unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation; Transplantation; (1996).
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Pharmacokinetics of a microemulsion formulation of cyclosporine in pediatric liver transplant recipients; Transplantation Proceedings; (1996).
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Pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine after renal transplant in children; Journal of Clinical Pharmacology; (1996).
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Absorption characteristics of a microemulsion formulation of cyclosporine in de novo pediatric liver transplant recipients; Transplantation; (1995).
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Pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation: potential predictors of intraoperative blood loss and coagulation status monitoring; Pediatric Surgery International; (1995).
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Effects of Carbamazepine on Cyclosporine Metabolism in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients; Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy; (1995).
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Peritoneal dialysis catheter infections in children after renal transplantation: choosing the time of removal; Pediatric Nephrology; (1994).
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Oral cyclosporine pharmacokinetics in pediatric renal and liver transplant recipients; Transplantation Proceedings; (1994).
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Monotherapy with cyclosporine for chronic immunosuppression in pediatric liver transplant recipients; Transplantation; (1994).
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Isolated liver transplantation for liver failure in patients with short bowel syndrome; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1994).
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Rejection after pediatric liver transplantation is not the limiting factor to survival; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1994).
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Cyclosporine pharmacokinetics in pediatric liver transplant recipients: Utility of the monoclonal radioimmunoassay single point blood concentration; Transplantation Proceedings; (1994).
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Growth after conversion to alternate-day corticosteroids in children with renal transplants: a single-center study; Pediatric Nephrology; (1994).
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ABO-incompatible liver transplantation: A risk worth taking; Transplantation Proceedings; (1993).
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Simple technique for determination of the correct length of percutaneous tunnelled catheters in neonates and children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1993).
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Pediatric liver transplantation without red blood cell transfusion; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1993).
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Is age less than 1 year a high-risk category for orthotopic liver transplantation?; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1993).
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Effect of recipient's race on pediatric renal allograft survival: A single-center study; Pediatrics; (1992).
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Treatment of steroid-resistant post-transplant nephrotic syndrome with cyclophosphamide in a child with congenital nephrotic syndrome; Pediatric Nephrology; (1992).
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Successful splenorenal shunt for emergent control of variceal bleeding in a small child; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1992).
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Urinary tract infections in children with posterior urethral valves after kidney transplantation; Journal of Urology; (1992).
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Combined liver-kidney transplantation in a child with primary hyperoxaluria; Pediatric Nephrology; (1991).
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Antimouse antibody response after OKT3 administration for steroid resistant rejection; Child Nephrology and Urology; (1991).
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Table-sag errors in CT treatment planning; Medical Dosimetry; (1990).
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Successful kidney retransplantation of children with stable but chronically rejecting allografts prior to dialysis; Transplantation; (1990).
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A new approach to the left-lateral segment hepatic transplant the flop; Transplantation; (1990).
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Value of plasmapheresis in hepatic encephalopathy; Pediatric Neurology; (1990).
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Safe conversion from cyclosporine to azathioprine with improved renal function in pediatric renal transplantation; Pediatric Nephrology; (1989).
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Intravenous digital subtraction angiography: Its use in evaluating vascular injuries in children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1989).
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Association of parainfluenza virus type 3 infection with allograft rejection in a liver transplant recipient; Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; (1989).
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Pyelonephritis following pediatric renal transplant: Increased incidence with vesicoureteral reflux; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1987).
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Acute Peptic Ulcer in Infants and Children. Common Problems in Pediatric Surgery; Unknown Source; (0000).
 
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