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, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Abdominal Transplant Surgery
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
Use of Cross-Sectional Imaging Body Composition Assessment to Predict Pancreas Transplant Outcomes.
Snook C, Ziemlewicz T, Leverson G, Parajuli S, Mandelbrot D, Al-Adra DP, Kaufman DB, Odorico JS, Aufhauser DD
Transpl Int 2025; 38: 15000
[PubMed ID: 41104385]A new era in liver transplantation: expanding indications and donor supply.
Aufhauser DD
Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2025 Aug 01; 30(4): 223-224
[PubMed ID: 40600267]Normothermic regional perfusion and liver transplant: expanding the donation after circulatory death donor pool.
Stahl CC, Aufhauser DD
Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2025 Aug 01; 30(4): 225-235
[PubMed ID: 40366020]Pre-Transplant Hypoalbuminemia Is Not Associated With Early Key Outcomes Among Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Fedorova E, Nehring Firmino S, Kaufman DB, Odorico JS, Aufhauser D, Thiessen C, Al-Adra DP, Mandelbrot D, Astor BC, Parajuli S
Transpl Int 2025; 38: 14091
[PubMed ID: 39906535]Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following liver transplantation: A multicenter cohort study.
Matar AJ, Keiler J, Bolognese AC, Cimeno A, Whitmore C, Wehrle CJ, Aucejo F, Fedorova E, Aufhauser D, Subramanian R, Kazimi MM, Maharaj V, Aby ES, Magliocca J, Kim SC
Liver Transpl 2025 May 01; 31(5): 623-629
[PubMed ID: 39356538]