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Hans W. Sollinger, MD, PhD

Photograph of Hans W. Sollinger, MD, PhD

Folkert O. Belzer Professor of Surgery
Chairman, Division of Transplantation

H5/701 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375

Appointments: (608) 262-8360

Office: (608) 263-1406

FAX: (608) 262-6280

hans@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

  • MD, Medical School of Munich, 1973
  • PhD, University of Munich, Germany, 1975
  • Fellowship, Immunobiology Research, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1975-1977
  • Residency, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1976-1980

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Sollinger is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He specializes in kidney and pancreas transplantation.

Research Interests

Dr. Sollinger's research interests include the clinical and preclinical testing of new immunosuppressive agents and gene therapy for cell transplantation.

Professional Activities

Dr. Sollinger is on the editorial board of several international academic journals, including Transplantation and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
He holds offices for the following national and international professional societies:

  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons (past-president)
  • International Society of Organ Sharing (president)
  • Transplantation Society (secretary)

Recent Publications

  • Sollinger HW. Folkert O. Belzer and the "hot dog experiment"., Surgery. 2009 Nov;146(5):955-6.
    [PubMed ID: 19744451]
  • Jankowska-Gan E, Sollinger HW, Pirsch JD, Cai J, Pascual J, Haynes LD, Munoz del Rio A, Burlingham WJ. Successful reduction of immunosuppression in older renal transplant recipients who exhibit donor-specific regulation., Transplantation. 2009 Aug 27;88(4):533-41.
    [PubMed ID: 19696637]
  • Sollinger HW, Odorico JS, Becker YT, D'Alessandro AM, Pirsch JD. One Thousand Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplants at a Single Center With 22-Year Follow-Up., Ann. Surg. 2009 Aug 27;():.
    [PubMed ID: 19730242]
  • Knechtle SJ, Pascual J, Bloom DD, Torrealba JR, Jankowska-Gan E, Burlingham WJ, Kwun J, Colvin RB, Seyfert-Margolis V, Bourcier K, Sollinger HW. Early and limited use of tacrolimus to avoid rejection in an alemtuzumab and sirolimus regimen for kidney transplantation: clinical results and immune monitoring., Am. J. Transplant. 2009 May;9(5):1087-98.
    [PubMed ID: 19344431]
  • Pascual J, Pirsch JD, Odorico JS, Torrealba JR, Djamali A, Becker YT, Voss B, Leverson GE, Knechtle SJ, Sollinger HW, Samaniego-Picota MD. Alemtuzumab induction and antibody-mediated kidney rejection after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation., Transplantation. 2009 Jan 15;87(1):125-32.
    [PubMed ID: 19136902]
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