Education

• MD, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, 1981
• Internship and Residency, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1981-1987
• Transplantation Research Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1984-1985
• Transplantation and Clinical Research Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987-1989

Clinical Specialties

Dr. D’Alessandro is certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery. His clinical specialties are liver, kidney and small bowel transplants and hepatobiliary surgery.

Dr. D'Alessandro provides a wide range of services including Intestine Transplant, Kidney Transplant, Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy, Liver Resection, Liver Transplant, and Pediatric Liver Transplant.

Research Interests

Dr. D’Alessandro’s research interests include marketing and social networking efforts to increase awareness and rate of organ and tissue donation and implementation of donation after cardiac death policies.

Recent Publications

• Native kidney function following liver transplantation using calcineurin inhibitors: single-center analysis with 20 years of follow-up.
  Lamattina JC, Mezrich JD, Fernandez LA, D'Alessandro AM, Djamali A, Musat AI, Pirsch JD, Foley DP
  Clin Transplant 2013 Mar; 27(2):193-202.
  [PubMed ID: 23294013, PMC ID: 3622762]
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• Use of social media and college student organizations to increase support for organ donation and advocacy: a case report.
  D'Alessandro AM, Peltier JW, Dahl AJ
  Prog Transplant 2012 Dec; 22(4):436-41.
  [PubMed ID: 23187063]
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• A sequential decision framework for increasing college students' support for organ donation and organ donor registration.
  Peltier JW, D'Alessandro AM, Dahl AJ, Feeley TH
  Prog Transplant 2012 Sep; 22(3):323-32.
  [PubMed ID: 22951511]
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• Complications associated with liver transplantation in the obese recipient.
  LaMattina JC, Foley DP, Fernandez LA, Pirsch JD, Musat AI, D'Alessandro AM, Mezrich JD
  Clin Transplant 2012 Nov; 26(6):910-8.
  [PubMed ID: 22694047, PMC ID: 3518672]
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• Treatment with sildenafil and treprostinil allows successful liver transplantation of patients with moderate to severe portopulmonary hypertension.
  Hollatz TJ, Musat A, Westphal S, Decker C, D'Alessandro AM, Keevil J, Zhanhai L, Runo JR
  Liver Transpl. 2012 Jun; 18(6):686-95.
  [PubMed ID: 22315210]
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