Professional Summary
Education & Certifications
- Fellowship: Stanford University Transplant Surgery Fellowship (2016) CA
- Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (2014)
- Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center Surgery Residency (2014) OH
- Medical Education: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2007) OH
Administrative Appointments
- Associate Program Director, Stanford Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship (2019 - Present)
- Surgery Clerkship Director, Stanford School of Medicine (2020 - Present)
- Surgical Director, Living Donor Kidney Transplant, Stanford Health Care (2023 - Present)
- Surgical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant, Stanford Medicine Children's Health (2023 - Present)
Publications
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Effect of Liver Transplant on Long-term Disease-Free Survival in Children With Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Cancer
Pham, T. A., Gallo, A. M., Concepcion, W., Esquivel, C. O., & Bonham, C. A. (2015). Effect of Liver Transplant on Long-term Disease-Free Survival in Children With Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Cancer. JAMA SURGERY, 150(12), 1150–58. -
Living donor liver transplantation for inborn errors of metabolism - An underutilized resource in the United States.
Pham, T. A., Enns, G. M., & Esquivel, C. O. (2016). Living donor liver transplantation for inborn errors of metabolism - An underutilized resource in the United States. Pediatric Transplantation, 20(6), 770–73. -
Kidney paired exchange and desensitization: Strategies to transplant the difficult to match kidney patients with living donors
Pham, T. A., Lee, J. I., & Melcher, M. L. (2017). Kidney paired exchange and desensitization: Strategies to transplant the difficult to match kidney patients with living donors. TRANSPLANTATION REVIEWS, 31(1), 29–34. -
Improved Long Term Survival Following Liver Transplantation for Childhood Primary Hepatic Malignancy
Pham, T., Gallo, A., Concepcion, W., Esquivel, C., & Bonham, C. A. (2015). Improved Long Term Survival Following Liver Transplantation for Childhood Primary Hepatic Malignancy. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION. WILEY-BLACKWELL. -
Living Kidney Donation: Strategies to Increase the Donor Pool.
Lee, L.-Y., Pham, T. A., & Melcher, M. L. (2019). Living Kidney Donation: Strategies to Increase the Donor Pool. The Surgical Clinics of North America, 99(1), 37–47. -
Socioeconomic Status in Non-directed and Voucher-based Living Kidney Donation.
Nassiri, N., Baskin, A. S., Herbert, L. K., Connor, S., Pham, T., Melcher, M. L., … Veale, J. L. (2018). Socioeconomic Status in Non-directed and Voucher-based Living Kidney Donation. European Urology Focus, 4(2), 185–89. -
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 207 Non-Directed Donors Participating in Paired Exchange Through the National Kidney Registry
Pham, T., Waterman, A., Veale, J., & Melcher, M. (2015). Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 207 Non-Directed Donors Participating in Paired Exchange Through the National Kidney Registry. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, 15, 79. -
Effect of Liver Transplant on Long-term Disease-Free Survival in Children With Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Cancer.
Pham, T. A., Gallo, A. M., Concepcion, W., Esquivel, C. O., & Bonham, C. A. (2015). Effect of Liver Transplant on Long-term Disease-Free Survival in Children With Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Cancer. JAMA Surgery, 150(12), 1150–8. -
Living Kidney Donation: Strategies to Increase the Donor Pool
Lee, L.-Y., Pham, T. A., & Melcher, M. L. (2019). Living Kidney Donation: Strategies to Increase the Donor Pool. SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, 99(1), 37-+. -
Are two operations better than one? The debate over combined versus sequential liver-kidney transplantation from a single live donor in the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria 1.
Pham, T. A., & Esquivel, C. (2019). Are two operations better than one? The debate over combined versus sequential liver-kidney transplantation from a single live donor in the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria 1. Pediatric Transplantation, e13457. -
Are two operations better than one? The debate over combined versus sequential liver-kidney transplantation from a single live donor in the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria 1
Pham, T. A., & Esquivel, C. (2019). Are two operations better than one? The debate over combined versus sequential liver-kidney transplantation from a single live donor in the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria 1. PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION, 23(4). -
Socioeconomic Status in Non-directed and Voucher-based Living Kidney Donation
Nassiri, N., Baskin, A. S., Herbert, L. K., Connor, S., Pham, T., Melcher, M. L., … Veale, J. L. (2018). Socioeconomic Status in Non-directed and Voucher-based Living Kidney Donation. EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS, 4(2), 185–89. -
Kidney transplant outcomes and function following simultaneous heart kidney transplant compared to solitary kidney transplant from the same donor
Than, P., Brubaker, A., Taiwo, A., & Pham, T. (2020). Kidney transplant outcomes and function following simultaneous heart kidney transplant compared to solitary kidney transplant from the same donor. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, 20, 89. -
Mixed chimerism and acceptance of kidney transplants after immunosuppressive drug withdrawal.
Busque, S., Scandling, J. D., Lowsky, R., Shizuru, J., Jensen, K., Waters, J., … Strober, S. (2020). Mixed chimerism and acceptance of kidney transplants after immunosuppressive drug withdrawal. Science Translational Medicine, 12(528). -
Predictors of Outcomes of Patients Referred to a Transplant Center for Urgent Liver Transplantation Evaluation
Alshuwaykh, O., Kwong, A., Goel, A., Cheung, A., Dhanasekaran, R., Ahmed, A., … Kwo, P. Y. (2020). Predictors of Outcomes of Patients Referred to a Transplant Center for Urgent Liver Transplantation Evaluation. HEPATOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS. -
Predictors of Outcomes of Patients Referred to a Transplant Center for Urgent Liver Transplantation Evaluation.
Alshuwaykh, O., Kwong, A., Goel, A., Cheung, A., Dhanasekaran, R., Ahmed, A., … Kwo, P. Y. (2021). Predictors of Outcomes of Patients Referred to a Transplant Center for Urgent Liver Transplantation Evaluation. Hepatology Communications, 5(3), 516–525. -
First lung and kidney multi-organ transplant following COVID-19 Infection.
Guenthart, B. A., Krishnan, A., Alassar, A., Madhok, J., Kakol, M., Miller, S., … Woo, Y. J. (2021). First lung and kidney multi-organ transplant following COVID-19 Infection. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. -
The Role of Desensitization in Kidney Paired Donation
Pham, T., Lee, L.-Y., & Melcher, M. L. (2019). The Role of Desensitization in Kidney Paired Donation. CURRENT TRANSPLANTATION REPORTS, 6(4), 294–299. -
Achievement of Persistent Mixed Chimerism in Recipients of Matched and Mismatched Living Donor Kidney Transplants in a Tolerance Induction Protocol
Scandling, J., Busque, S., Lowsky, R., Pham, T., Hoppe, R., Jensen, K., … Strober, S. (2022). Achievement of Persistent Mixed Chimerism in Recipients of Matched and Mismatched Living Donor Kidney Transplants in a Tolerance Induction Protocol. TRANSPLANTATION. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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Practice Locations
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Stanford, CALiver Transplant Program at Boswell Building
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford , CA 94305
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300 Pasteur Drive, 1st Floor, Suite A160
Stanford , CA 94305
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