P. Stephen Almond, MD – Curriculum Vitae

Patrick Stephen Almond, M.D.

Diplomates of the American Board of Surgery and Pediatric Surgery

Chief of Surgery,  Driscoll Children’s Hospital

Head of the Divison of Pediatric Surgery, Urology and Transplantation

Bruce M. Henderson Chair in Pediatric Surgery

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

 

OFFICE

Driscoll Children’s Surgical Services
3533 S. Alameda Furman Bldg, 3rd Floor
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone: 361-694-4700
Fax: (361) 694-4701
Hours: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

For appointments, assistance, and physician referrals in Corpus Christi:
(361) 694-4700 or (800) DCH-LOVE
Fax (361) 694-4701

For appointments, assistance, and physician referrals in Brownsville, Harlingen, McAllen, Laredo, or
(800) 525-TOTS
Fax (956) 412-3357

 

EDUCATION

M.D., University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 1983-1987

B.S., Basic Medical Sciences with High Honors
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 1981-1984

 

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

Fellow in Transplantation
Northwestern University Affiliated Transplant Centers
Chicago, IL 1997-1999

Fellow in Pediatric Surgery
University of Chicago Chicago, IL 1995-1997

Resident in Surgery
University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics Minneapolis, Minnesota 1992-1995

Research Fellow
Department of Surgery’s Immunobiology Research Laboratory University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1989-1992

Internship and Residency in Surgery
Louisiana State Medical Center & Charity Hospitals New Orleans, Louisiana 1987-1989

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

Excellence in Teaching Award Northwestern University Department of Surgery 2002-2003
Book Award (Highest In-Service Score) Louisiana State Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana, 1990

Outstanding Second Year Surgical Resident Louisiana State Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988-1989

Outstanding First Year Surgical Resident Louisiana State Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana, 1987-1988

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Chief of Surgery Driscoll Children’s Hospital, 2011 to Present Surgical Director Renal Transplantation Driscoll Children’s Hospital, 08/05 to Present

Medical Director Driscoll Children’s Physician Services of South Texas, 8/2005 to Present

 

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Director of Trauma Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago Illinois

Interim Surgical Director Renal Transplantation, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

 

CERTIFICATION

Diplomates of the American Board of Surgery,  June 5,  1996

American Board of Surgery Recertification,  October 5th,  2004 – July 1st, 2016

Pediatric Surgery, April 1998

ATLS Instructor, 1998 – Present

ASTS Accredited Transplant Fellowship 2000

 

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Nueces County Medical Society Fellow
American College of Surgeons
American Pediatric Surgical Association
American Society of Transplant Surgeons American Society of Transplant Physicians
Texas Transplantation Society

 

PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES

President Elect 2013 Texas Transplantation Society

Finance Committee Faculty Practice Plan of Children’s Memorial Hospital 2000-2005

Information Management Committee Children’s Memorial Hospital, 2000-2005

Strategic Planning Committee Children’s Surgical Foundation, 2003-2005

Finance Committee Children’s Memorial Hospital, 2003-2005 Board Member Children’s Surgical Foundation, 1999–2005 Member of Executive Committee
Children’s Surgical Foundation, 2003-2005

Publications Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics 1999-2001

 

GRANT SUPPORT

Principle Investigator:  Immunosuppressive effects of bolus and continuously Infused succinylacetone in an outbred pig model of renal transplantations. National Kidney Foundation of the Upper Midwest. January 1, 1991 to December 31, 1991 ($2,000)

Co-Investigator : T-Cell anergy in Organ Transplantation Minnesota Medical Foundation January 1, 1992 to December 31, 1992 ($3,700)

Co-Investigator:  Rapamycin in a Porcine Allograft Transplantation Model Wyeth-Ayerst April 5, 1993 to November 30, 1993 ($322,571.22)

 

INVITED LECTURES

First Annual Management of Difficult GI Problems, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL 2003

Abdominal Trauma, Emergency Nurses Association, Illinois State Council Chicago, IL 2003

16th Annual North Central Neonatology Issues Conference “NECING at the Dells” Kalahari Resort Convention Center Wisconsin Dells, WI NICU Conference Pediatric Pearls 6

NICU Conference Pediatric Pearls 9 “Surgical Snippets” The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus Oak Brook, IL

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

Articles and Chapters

Published

 

1.   Almond PS, Pesson C, Zimbo M, King A, MacEwen D, Falterman K, Arensman R.

Analysis of the two team approach to anterior spinal fusion.  Southern Medical Journal 83 (11):

pp 1273-1278, 1990.

 

2.   Almond PS, Bumgardner G, Cunningham T, Chen S., Payne W, Matas AJ.  Correlation of

Class 1 antigen expression with immunogenicity Current Surgery 47: pp 262-264, 1990.

 

3.   Bumgardner G, Chen S, Almond PS, Ascher NL, Payne WD, Matas AJ.  Role of macrophages in the immune response to hepatcyles.  Journal of Surgical Research 48: pp 568-

572, 1990.

 

4.   Almond PS, Bumgardner G, Platt J, Cunningham T, Payne W, Matas AJ. Immunogenicity of class 1+, class 11-hepatocytes.  Transplantation Proceedings 23(1): pp 1386, 1991.

 

5.   Almond PS, Morel P, Mauer S, Nevins T, Matas A, Najarian J, Chavers B.  Progression of infantile cystinosis after renal transplantation.  Transplantation Proceedings 23(1): pp 1386,

1991.

 

6.   Almond PS, Troppmann C, Frey D, Matas AJ.  The economic impact of delayed graft function.  Transplantation Proceedings 23(1): 99 1304, 1991.

 

7.   Chen S, Almond PS, Bumgardner G, Matas AJ.  The role of antigen presenting cells in secondary mixed lymphocyte hepatocyte cultures.  Transplantation Proceedings 23 (1):  pp 106-

107, 1991.

 

8.   Bumgardner G, Almond PS, Chen S, Matas AJ.  Indirect antigen presentation of hepatocyte (HC) MHC Class 1 antigen in HC-sponge matix allografts.  Transplantation Proceedings 23(1): pp 104-105, 1991.

 

9.   Bumbardner G, Almond PS, Chen S, Matas AJ.:  Memory T cells generated in vitro to MHC Class 1+, ll-hepatocytes.  Transplantation Proceedings 23 (1): pp 104-105, 1991.

 

10. Almond PS, Morel P, Matas AJ, Gillingham K, Chau C, Brown A, Kashtan C, Mauer S, Chavers B, Nevins T, Dunn D, Sutherland D.E. R., Payne W, Najarian J.:  Transplanted children with long term-graft function have an excellent quality of life.  Transplantation Proceedings 23 91): pp 1380-1381, 1991.

 

11. Troppman C, Almond PS, Escobar R, Morel, Papalois A, Dudd D, Payne W, Sutherland D.E.R., Matas AJ, Najarian J.:  Donor age and cause of death affect cadaver renal allograft outcome.  Transplantation Proceedings 23 (1): pp1355, 1991.

 

12. Morel P, Kaufman D, Platt J, Brayman K, Field J, Loveras J, Almond P.S., Fasola C, Kyriakides P, Tzardis P, Schlumpf R, Matas A.J., Surtherland D.E.R..:  Islet xenotransplantation in a pre-clinical large animal model.  Transplantation Proceedings 23(1):  pp

875-876, 1991.

 

13. Morel P, Sutherland D.E.R., Almond P.S., Stoblen F, Matas AJ, Najarian J, Dunn D.: Assessment of renal function in type 1 diabetic patients after kidney, pancreas or combined kidney-pancreas transplantation.  Transplantation 51 (6): 99 1184-1189, 1191.

 

14. Morel P, Almond P.S., Matas AJ, Gillingham K, Chau C, Brown A, Kashtan C, Mauer S, Chavers, Nevins T, Dunn D, Sutherland D, Payne W, Najarian J.:  Long term quality of life after kidney transplantation in childhood.  Transplantation 52: pp 47-53, 1991.

 

15. Almond P.S., Martas A, Gillingham K, Troppmann C, Sutherland D.E.R., Dunn D, Payne W, Najarian J.:  Risk factors for second renal allografts immunosuppressed with cyclosporine. Transplantation 52: pp 253-258, 1991.

 

16. Almond P.S., Morel P, Mauer S, Nevins T, Matas AJ, Najarian J, Chavers B.:  Renal transplantation for infantile cystinosis:  Long term follow-up. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 28(2) pp 232-238, 1991.

 

17. Morel P.H., Troppmann C, Almond P.S., Schlumpf R, Gillingham K, Sutherland D, Dunn D, Payne W, Matas A.J., Najarian J.:  Multiorgan procurement does not effect the immediate outcome of kidney transplants.  Clinical transplantation.  5:  pp 126S-129S, 1991.

 

18. Almond P.S., Matas A.J., Canafax D.:  Fixed rate reimbursement fails to cover costs for transplant patients with delayed graft function.  Pharmacotherapy 11 (5): pp 126S-129S, 1991.

 

19. Brayman K.L., Almond P.S., Moss A, Chen S, Nakhleh R, Sutherland D.E.R., Matas A.J.:

Intermittent Rapamycin administration prevents aurtoimmune diabetes.  Surgical Forum XLII pp

405-407, 1991.

 

20. Almond P.S., Chen S, Matas A.J.:  Cytotoxic T lymphocyte development requires IL-2 but not antigen processing.  Surgical Forum XL II pp 417-418, 1991.

 

21. Almond P.S.:  Progression of infantile cystinosis after renal transplantation.

Urology/Nephrology Digest 7: pp 29-31, 1991.

 

22. Almond P.S., Adolph V, Steiner R, Hill C, Falterman K, Arensman R.:  Calculus disease of the biliary tract.  A complication of neonatal ECMO. Journal of Perinatology. 12: pp 18-20,

1992.

 

23. Almond P.S., Morel P, Mauer S, Nevins T, Matas A.J., Najarian J, Chavers B.:  Renal transplantation for infantile cystinosis:  Long term follow up:  Journal of Pediatric Surgery 28(2) pp 232-238, 1991.

 

24. Almond P.S., Matas A.J., Gillingham K, Nevins T, Kashtan C, Chavers B, Mauer S, Najarian J.: Pediatric renal transplants:  Results with sequential immunosuppression. Transplantation 53: pp 46-51, 1992.

 

25. Almond P.S., Gillingham K, Sibley R, Moss A, Ebenthol J, Melin, Manivel C, Kyriakides P, Matas A.J., Sutherland D.E.R., Dunn D, Payne W, Najarian J.:  Renal allograft function

after ten years of cyclosporine.  Transplantation 53:  pp 316-323, 1992.

 

26. Moss A, Almond P.S., Chen S, Fischel R.J., Salazar A, Matas A.J.:  Sublethal irradiation and syngenic bone marrow transplant prolongs thyroid xenograft survival.  Transplantation Proceedings 24: pp 505, 1992.

 

27. Bumgardner G, Sally C, Almond P.S., Ascher N, Matas A.J.,: Cell Subsets responding to purified hepatocytes and evidence for indirect recognition of hepatocyte MHC class I antigen. Part I Role of L3T4+ T cell in the development of allospecific cytotoxicity in hepatocyte-sponge matrix allografts.  Transplantation 53:  pp 857-862, 1992.

 

28. Bumgardner G, Chen S, Almond P.S., Ascher N, Matas A.J.:  Cell subsets responding to purified hepatocytes and evidence for indirect recognition of hepatocyte MHC class I antigen. Part II in vitro generated “memory” cells to MHC Class I+ Class II-hepatocytes.  Transplantation

53: pp 863-868, 1992.

 

29. Najarian J, Almond P.S., Mauer M, Chavers B, Nevins T, Kashtan C, Matas A.J.:  Renal transplantation in the first year of life:  The treatment of choice infants with end-stage renal disease.  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2: pp S228-233, 1992.

 

30. Almond P.S., Chen S, Bumgardner G, Matas A.J.:  Donor specific pretransplant sensitization with major histocompatibility complex class I+ class II-hepatocytes leads to accelerated skin graft rejection.  Journal of Surgical Research 53: pp 182-187, 1992.

 

31. Almond P.S., Gillingham K, Sibley R, Manivel C, Najarian J, Matas A.J.:  The impact of cylosporine and cyclosporine nephrotoxicity on long-term renal allograft function.  Dialysis  & Transplantation.  21: pp 682-686, 1992.

 

32. Almond PS, Bumgardner GL, Chen S, Matas AJ. Pretransplant sensitization with major histocompatibility complex class I+ class II- hepatocytes leads to accelerated skin graft rejection. J Surg Res. 1992 Aug;53(2):182-7.

 

33. Bumgardner G, Almond P.S.:  Liver alloimmunity in Hepatocyte and Kupffer Cell

Interactions. Eds. Billiar T.R. and Curran R.D. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida pp 169-191,

1993.

 

34. Almond P.S., Matas A, Gillingham K, Dunn D, Payne W, Gores P, Gruessner R, Najarian

J.: Risk factors for chronic rejection in renal allograft recipients.  Transplantation 55(4):  pp

752-757, 1993.

 

35. Almond P.S. Moss A, Nakhleh R, Melin M, Chen S, Salazar A, Shirabe K, Matas A.J.: Rapamycin:  Immunosuppressive, tolerogenic and side effects in swine.  Transplantation 56(2): pp 275-281, 1993.

 

36. Almond P.S., Matas A.J., Gillingham K, Dunn D, Payne W, Gores P, Gruessner R, Najarian J.: Predictors of chronic rejection in renal transplant recipients.  Transplantation Proceedings 25: p 936, 1993.

 

37. Troppman C, Almond P.S., Payne W, Dunn D, Gores P, Gruessner R, Sutherland D.E.R., Matas A.J., Najarian J.:    Does acute tubular necrosis affect renal transplant outcome?  The impact of rejection episodes.  Transplantation Proceedings.  25(1): p905, 1993.

 

38. Almond P.S., Moss A, Nakhleh R, Melin M, Chen S, Salazar A, Shirabe K, Matas A.J.:

Rapamycin in a porcine renal transplant model.  Transplantation Proceedings.  25(1): p 716,

1993.

 

39. Moss A, Almond P.S., Matas A.J., Gillingham K, Najarian J.:    Predictors of improved outcome in second pediatric renal transplant recipients.  Transplantation Proceedings 25(1): p

597, 1993.

 

40. Najarian J, Almond P.S., Gillingham K.J., Mauer S.M., Chavers B.M., Nevins T.E., Kashtan C, Matas A.J.:  Renal transplantation in the first five years of life. Kidney International 44S: S40, 1993.

 

41. Granger D, Matas A.J., Jenkins M, Moss A, Chen S, Almond P.S.:  Prolonged survival without post transplant immunosuppression in a large animal model.  Surgery 116:  pp 236,

1994.

 

42. Sorenson A.L., Lovdahl M, Hewitt J.M., Granger D.K., Almond P.S., Russle H.Q., Barber D, Matas A.J., Canafax D.M.:  Effects of ketoconazole on cyclosporine metabolism in renal allograft recipients.  Transplant Proceedings 26(5): pp 2822, 1994.

 

43. Troppmann C, Almond P.S., Fasola C, Benedetti E, Gruessner R.W., Dunn D, Gores P.F., Payne W.D., Matas A.J., Najarian J.:  Effect on Minnesota antilymphocyte globulin on T- lymphocytes and their subsets during induction therapy in pediatric renal transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 26(1): pp 26-27, 1994.

 

44. Almond P.S., Arensman R.:  Abdominal trauma in children.  In: Pediatric Trauma: Emergency care of the injured child.  Robert M Arensman, M.D., EDS. Grune and Stratton, New York.

1995.

 

45. Mata A.J., Almond P.S., Moss A, Gillingham K.J., Sibley R, Payne W.D., Dunn D.L., Gruessner R.W.G., Sutherland D.E.R., Manivel C, Najarian J.:  Effect of cyclosporine on renal function in kidney transplant recipients: a 12 year follow-up.  Clinical Transplantation 9: p

450, 1995.

 

46. Tropppmann C, Gillingham K, Benedetti E, Almond P.S., Gruessner R, Najarian J, Matas A.J.: Delayed graft function, acute rejection and outcome after cadaver renal transplantation. The multivariate analysis. Transplantation 59(7): pp 962-968, 1995.

 

47. Johnson E.M., Zimmerman J, Duderstadt K, Chambers J, Sorenson A.L., Granger D.K., Almond P.S., Fryer J.P., Leventhal J.R., Scarola J, Matas A.J., Canafax D.M.:  A randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study of the safety, tolerance and preliminary pharmacokinetics of ascending single doses of orally administered Srolimus (rapamycin) in stable renal transplant recipients.  Transplant Proceedings. 28(2): p 987, 1996.

 

48. Goldfischer E.R., Almond P.S., Statter M.B., Miller G, Arensman R.M., Cromie W.J.,:

Omphalopagus twins with covered cloacal extrophy Journal of Urology 157(3): pp 1004-1005,

1997.

 

49. Almond P.S., Abecassis M.:  Transmissible diseases from the donor organ.  Current Opinion in

Organ Transplantation 2(2) pp 146-150, 1997.

 

50. Jackson A, McSherry C, Butters K, Diko M, Almond P.S., Matas A.J., Reinsmoen N.L.: Pretransplant exposure to donor HLA-DR antigen in random transfusion units and the development of donor antigen-specific hypoactivity.  Human Immunology.  55(2): pp 148-153,

1997.

 

51. Alonso, E, Superina R, Soriano H, Almond P.S., Whitington P.:  Liver transplantation in

children.  The Child’s Doctor.  16(1): pp 19-24, 1998.

 

52. Superina R, Banbini D, Filler R, Almond P.S., Geissler G.:  A New Technique for Resecting

Unresectable Liver Tumors.  Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 35(9):  pp 1294-1299 September

2000.

 

53. Almond P.S., Bambini D.A.:  Soft Tissue and Extremity Trauma. In: Pediatric Surgery.  27:

115-119, Robert M. Arensman, M.D., Daniel A. Bambini, M.D., P. Stephen Almond, M.D., EDS.  Landes Bioscience, Texas 2000.

 

54. Almond P.S., Rodriguez H.E.:  Burns.  In: Pediatric Surgery.  37: 144-149, Robert M.

Arensman, M.D., Daniel A. Bambini, M.D., P. Stephen Almond, M.D., EDS>  Landes

Bioscience, Texas 2000.

 

55. Almond P.S.:  Liver Tumors, In: Pediatric Surgery. 40: 164-168, Robert M. Arensman, M.D., Daniel A. Bambini, M.D., P. Stephen Almond, M.D., EDS. Landes Bioscience, Texas 2000.

 

56. Almond P.S.:  Liver Tumors.  In: Pediatric Surgery.  40: 177-181, Robert M. Arensman, M.D., Daniel A. Bambini, M.D., P. Stephen Almond, M.D., EDS.  Landes Bioscience, Texas 2000.

 

57. Almond P.S.:  Teratomas.  In:  Pediatric Surgery.  41:  182-187, Robert M. Arensman, M.D., Daniel A. Bambini, M.D., P. Stephen Almond, M.D., EDS.  Landes Bioscience, Texas 2000.

 

58. Almond P.S.:  Atresia and Stenosis.  In:  Pediatric Surgery.  59:  265-277, Robert M. Arensman, M.D., Daniel A. Bambini, M.D., P. Stephen Almond, M.D., EDS.  Landes Bioscience, Texas

2000.

 

59. Almond P.S.:  Colonic Atresia.  In: Pediatric Surgery.  62:  276-277, Robert M. Arensman, M.D., Daniel A. Bambini, M.D., P. Stephen Almond, M.D., EDS.  Landes Bioscience, Texas

2000.

 

60. Almond P.S.:  Anorectal Malformations.  In:  Pediatric Surgery.  79: 366-371,  Robert M.

Arensman, M.D., Daniel A. Bambini, M.D., P. Stephen Almond, M.D., EDS.  Landes

Bioscience, Texas 2000.

 

61. Almond P.S.:  Hyperparathyroidism.  In:  Pediatric Surgery.  91:  420-443,  Robert M.

Arensman, M.D., Daniel A. Bambini, M.D., P. Stephen Almond, M.D., EDS.  Landes

Bioscience, Texas 2000.

 

62. Arensman R.A., Bambini D.A., Almond P.S, EDS:  Pediatric Surgery, Landes Bioscience, Texas 2000.

 

63. Almond P.S.:  Pediatric Transplantation, Part B: Kidney Transplantation.  In:  Organ Transplantation.  Pp 279-287.  Frankj P. Stewart, Michael M. Abecassis, Dixon B. Kaufman, EDS.  Landes Bioscience.  Georgetown, TX. 2000.

 

64. Almond P.S.:  Isolated Pediatric Peripheral Vascular Injury Due to Blunt Trauma:  A New

Occurrence.  J Trauma 198-200. (2004)  Injury Infections and Critical Care,   2004.

 

64.  Almond P.S.:  Kidney Transplantation. Part B: Pediatric Transplantation, pp 321-332.

In: Organ Transplantation, 2nd Ed. (2003) Stuart, F.P., Abecassis, M.M., and Kaufman, D.B.(Editors).  Landes Bioscience : Georgetown, TX.

 

65.  Meier JD, Sulman CG, Almond PS, Holinger LD. Endoscopic management of recurrent congenital tracheoesophageal fistula: a review of techniques and results. Int J Pediatric Otorhinolaryngol. 2007 May;71 (5):691-7.  Review.

 

66. Chiu B, Pillai SB, Almond PS, Beth Madonna M, Reynolds M, Luck SR, Arensman RM.

To drain or not to drain: a single institution experience with neonatal intestinal perforation. J

Perinat Med. 2006;34(4):338-41.

 

67. Chiu B, Lopoo J, Hoover JD, Almond PS, Arensman R, Madonna MB. Closing arguments for gastroschisis: management with silo reduction. J Perinat Med. 2006; 34(3):243-5.

 

68. Almond S, Reyna R, Barganski N, Emran MA. Nonoperative management of a giant omphalocele using a silver impregnated hydrofiber dressing: a case report. J Pediatric Surg.

2010 Jul;45(7):1546-9.

 

69. Al-Akash SI, Almond PS, Savell VH Jr, Gharaybeh SI, Hogue C. Eculizumab induces long- term remission in recurrent post-transplant HUS associated with C3 gene mutation. Pediatr Nephrol. 2011 Apr;26(4):613-9.

 

70. Anyaegbu EI, Almond PS, Milligan T, Allen WR, Gharaybeh S, Al-Akash SI. Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in the treatment of BK viremia and nephropathy in pediatric renal transplant recipients. Pediatric Transplant. 2012 Feb; 16(1):E19-24.

 

71. Hoover JD, Almond PS. Isolated pediatric peripheral vascular injury caused by blunt trauma: a new occurrence.  J Trauma. 2004 Jan;56(1):198-200.

 

72. Bambini DA, Superina R, Almond PS, Whitington PF, Alonso E. Experience with the Rex shunt (mesenterico-left portal bypass) in children with extrahepatic portal hypertension. J Pediatr Surg. 2000 Jan;35(1):13-8; discussion 18-9.

 

73. Almond P.S.  Closing arguments for gastroschisis. Management with silo reduction.

J. Perinat Med  (accepted for publication).

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

1.   Almond P.S., Adolph V, Steiner R, Falterman K, Arensman R.:  Calculus disease of the biliary tract:  a complication of neonatal ECMO.  The 22nd Annual Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, May 21-27, 1989.

 

2.   Almond P.S., Pesson C, Mac Ewen D, Zembo M, King A, Falterman K, Arensman R.: Analysis of the two team approach to anterior spinal fusion.  The 83rd Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association,  November 5-8, 1989, Washington D.C.

3.   Almond P.S., Bumgardner G, Cunningham T, Chen S, Platt J, Payne W, Matas A.J.: Correlation of Class I antigen expression with immunogenicity.  The 15th Annual University Surgical Resident’s Conference,  February 10, 1990, Los Angeles, California.

 

4.   Almond P.S., Morel P, Mauer S.M., Nevins T, Matas A.J., Najarian J.:  Long tern follow-up of infantile cystinosis patients post renal transplant.  The 9th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Physicians, May 29-20, 1990 Chicago, Illinois.

 

5.   Almond P.S., Matas A.J., Escobar F, Payne W, Dunn D, Sutherland D.E.R., Gillingham K, Najarian J.: The effects of cyclosporine and non-immunologic loss of the primary renal allograft on second renal transplants.  The 9th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Physicians, Mary 29-30, 1990 Chicago, Illinois.

 

6.   Almond P.S., Bumgardner G, Chen S, Cunningham T, Platt J, Payne W, Matas A.J.: Correlationo f Class I antigen expression with immunogenicity.  The 9th Annual Meeting of the American Society of transplant Physicians, May 29-30, 1990 Chicago, Illinois.

 

7.   Almond P.S.:  Lymphocyte responses to MHC Class I positive Class II negative cells.  The 13th

Annual Surgery Residency Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota June

19, 1990.

 

8.   Almond P, Bumbardner G, Chen S, Platt J, Payne W.D., Matas A.J.:  Immunogenicity of

Class I+, II hepatocytes.  The 13th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, August

19-24, 1990, San Francisco, California.

 

9.   Almond P.S., Troppman C, Escobar F, Frey D.J., Matas A.J.:  Economic impact of delayed graft function.  The 13th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, August 19-24,

1990, San Francisco, California.

 

10. Almond P.S., Morell P, Matas A.J., Gillingham K.J., Chau K.S., Brown A, Kashtan C.E., Mauer S.M., Chavers B, Nevins T.E., Dunn D.L., Sutherland D.E.R., Payne W, Najarian J.: Transplanted children with long term graft function have an excellent quality of life.  The

13th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, August 19-24, 1990, San Francisco, California.

 

11. Almond P.S., Morel P, Troppman c, Matas A.J., Najarian J, Chavers B.:  Progression of infantile cystinosis after renal transplantation.  The 13th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, August 19-24, 1990, San Francisco, California.

 

12. Almond P.S., Morel P, Matas A.J., Mauer M, Nevins T, Kashten C, Najarian J, Chavers B.: Renal transplantation for infantile cystinosis: long term follow-up.  The 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, May 15-18, 1991, Orlando, Florida.

 

13. Almond P.S., Moss A, Leventhol J, Melin M, Gillingham K, Sibley R, Manivel C, Kikirykades P, Matas A, Sutherland D.E.R., Dunn D, Payne W, Najarian J.:  Renal allograft function after 10 years of Cyclosporine.  The 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of transplant Surgeons, May 29-31, 1991, Chicago Illinois.

 

14. Almond P.S., Chen S, Bumgardner G, Matas A.:  Evidence for direct antigen recognition by CD8+ T cells in mixed lymphocyte hepatocyte culture.  The 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, May 29-31, 1991, Chicago, Illinois.

 

15. Almond P.S., Matas A, Nevins T, Kashtan C, Chavers B, Mauer, Najarian J.:  Pediatric renal transplants: results with sequential immunosuppression.  The 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, May 29-31, 1991, Chicago, Illinois.

 

16. Almond P.S., Matas A, Gillingham K, Dunn D, Payne W, Gores P, Gruessner R, Najarian J.: Risk factors for chronic rejection in renal allograft recipients.  The 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, May 29-31, 1992, Chicago, Illinois.

 

 

17. Almond P.S., Matas A.J., Gillingham K, Dunn D, Payne W, Gores P, Gruessner R, Najarian J.: Predictors of chronic rejection in renal transplant recipients.  The 14th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, August 19-24, 1992, Paris, France.

 

 

18. Almond P.S., Moss A, Nakhleh R, Melin M, Chen S, Salazar A, Shirabe K, Matas A.J.: Rapamycin in a porcine renal transplant model.  The 14th International Congress of the Transplantation Society, August 19-24, 1992, Paris, France.