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Yolanda T. Becker, MD

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Associate Professor, Division of Transplantation

H4/752 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375

Appointments: (608) 265-6471

Office: (608) 265-6471

FAX: (608) 262-5624

Send an email to Yolanda T. Becker, MD yolanda@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

  • MD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1990
  • General Surgery Residency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 1990-1993, 1995-1997
  • Senior Research Fellow in Transplantation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 1993-1995
  • Transplantation Fellow, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1997-1999

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Becker is certified by the American Board of Surgery. She specializes in adult and pediatric kidney and pancreas transplants, as well as laparoscopic procedures.

Research Interests

Dr Becker has research interests in the prevention of rejection especially in re-transplant. She is involved in several clinical trials studying new therapies. Dr. Becker also has a special interest in dialysis access and has established a unique clinic for these patients.

Active Grants

  • A study of induction and desensitization therapy for highly sensitized patients awaiting kidney transplantation

Recent Publications

  • Chan MR, Bedi S, Sanchez RJ, Young HN, Becker YT, Kellerman PS, Yevzlin AS. Stent placement versus angioplasty improves patency of arteriovenous grafts and blood flow of arteriovenous fistulae., Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 2008 May;3(3):699-705.
    [PubMed ID: 18256373]
  • Chan MR, Young HN, Becker YT, Yevzlin AS. Obesity as a predictor of vascular access outcomes: analysis of the USRDS DMMS Wave II study., Seminars in dialysis. 2008 May-Jun;21(3):274-9.
    [PubMed ID: 18397205]
  • Pascual J, Samaniego MD, Torrealba JR, Odorico JS, Djamali A, Becker YT, Voss B, Leverson GE, Knechtle SJ, Sollinger HW, Pirsch JD. Antibody-mediated rejection of the kidney after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation., J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 2008 Apr;19(4):812-24.
    [PubMed ID: 18235091]
  • Odorico JS, Voss B, Munoz Del Rio A, Leverson G, Becker YT, Pirsch JD, Hoffman RM, Sollinger HW. Kidney function after solitary pancreas transplantation., Transplant. Proc. 2008 Mar;40(2):513-5.
    [PubMed ID: 18374117]
  • Barth RN, Becker YT, Odorico JS, Sollinger HW. Nasogastric decompression is not necessary after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation., Ann. Surg. 2008 Feb;247(2):350-6.
    [PubMed ID: 18216544]
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