Specialties
David D. Aufhauser, MD
Assistant Professor
- Division of Transplantation
aufhauser@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 265-6471
H4/752 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792
Education
- MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency, Hospital of the University of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Fellow, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Aufhauser is certified by the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS). He specializes in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation.
Dr. Aufhauser and Dr. Al-Adra performed a living liver transplant between two sisters to cure one of them of her rare disorder. Read more here.
Dr. Aufhauser provides a wide range of services including Pancreas Transplant, Liver Transplant, Kidney Transplant, Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy.
Research Interests
Dr. Aufhauser studies xenotransplantation with a focus on understanding and mitigating immune responses to xenoantigens. His long-term is to identify targets for genetic engineering and tailored immunosuppression that will facilitate clinical adaptation of xenotransplantation in humans to alleviate organ shortages.
Dr. Aufhauser received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Foundation. Read more here.
Recent Publications
Towards Benchmark-level Outcomes in Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Preservation Strategies.
Wehrle CJ, Brubaker A, De Carlis R, De Goeij F, Eckharter C, Satish S, Dewey E, Aykun N, Sycheva M, Hansen S, Reiling J, Van Leeuwen L, Fischer R, Archie W, Jimenez-Soto C, Hussein A, Wall A, Croome K, Mao S, Nguyen M, Mathur AK, Testa G, Aufhauser D, Philips J, Nassar A, Mohamed A, Montenovo M, Johnson W, Merani S, Langnas A, Nydam T, Rodriguez I, Bababekov Y, Sanha V, Yildirim FS, Fernandes E, Hashimoto K, Tomiyama K, Guarrera J, Lunsford K, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Abt P, Akhtar Z, Vrochides D, Sanabria-Mateos R, Botha J, Barbas A, De Carlis L, Polak WG, Pascale T, De Jonge J, Sellers M, Pinna AD, Schlegel A, International Perfusion Consortium
Ann Surg 2026 Aug 31;
[PubMed ID: 42669851]Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipients From Pediatric Donors Have Comparable Outcomes to Those From Adult Donors, Regardless of the Type of Donation.
Parajuli S, Ylagan C, Patel D, Schindler PE, Ram S, Thiessen C, Aufhauser D, Tamburrini R, Mandelbrot D, Kaufman D, Odorico J
Transplant Direct 2026 Aug; 12(8): e1985
[PubMed ID: 42482840]Standardizing Data Collection in Normothermic Regional Perfusion in the United States.
Aufhauser DD, Philip JL, Sellers M, Croome KP, Bababekov Y, Paci P, Montenovo MI, Merani S, Mao SA, Abt PL, Nydam T, Botha J, Nassar A, Wall A, Brubaker AL
Ann Surg 2026 Apr 29;
[PubMed ID: 42050633]Dual Kidney Transplantation Offers Prolonged Graft Survival.
Fedorova E, Firmino SN, Foley D, Garonzik-Wang J, Kaufman D, Odorico J, Aufhauser D, Neidlinger NA, Thiessen C, Philip J, Collins KM, Mezrich J, Al-Adra D, Mandelbrot D, Astor BC, Parajuli S
Clin Transplant 2026 Feb; 40(2): e70481
[PubMed ID: 41674145]Importing pancreata for transplantation: a single-center experience across evolving allocation eras.
Tamburrini R, Hidalgo S, Leverson G, Kaufman DB, Neidlinger NA, Al-Adra DP, Aufhauser DD, Thiessen C, Mandelbrot D, Parajuli S, Odorico JS
Front Transplant 2025; 4: 1698617
[PubMed ID: 41488372]