Marc Posner, MD
Professor and Chairman
Division of Transplantation Surgery, 1994
Director, VCU's MCV Hospitals Clinical Transplant Program, 1993
Director, Transplant Fellowship Program, 1994

Undergraduate and medical education:

Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, B.A., 1971
The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, M.D., 1976


Postgraduate medical education:

Surgical Intern and General Surgery Resident
Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1976-1981
Fellow in Peripheral Vascular Surgery
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, 1981-1982
Fellow in Organ Transplantation
VCU's MCV Hospitals, Richmond, VA, 1983-1984


Licensure:

Virginia

Board Certification:

American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, 1982, 1993
American Board of Surgery, General Vascular Surgery, 1989, 1998

Clinical Interests:

Carotid-Vertebral Occlusive Disease, Portal Hypertension, Multi-organ Transplantation

Research Interests:


Recent publications:

Marcos A, Fisher RA, Ham JM, Shiffman ML, Sanyal AJ, Luketic VA, Sterling RK, Posner MP. Right Lobe Living Donor Living Transplantation. Transplantation. 1999; 68: 798-803.

Marcos A, Fisher RA, Ham JM, Shiffman ML, Sanyal AJ, Luketic VA, Fulcher AS, Sterling RK, Posner MP. Liver Regeneration and Function in Donor after Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplant. Transplantation. (In Press), 1999.

Marcos A, Ham JM, Fisher RA, Olzinski AT, Shiffman ML, Sanyal AJ, Luketic AC, Sterling RK, Posner MP. Emergency Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Transplantation. (In Press), 1999.

Marcos A, Ham JM, Fisher RA, Olzinski AT, Shiffman ML, Sanyal AJ, Luketic AC, Sterling RK, Olbrich ME, Posner MP. Selection and Outcome of Living Donors for Adult to Adult Right Lobe Transplantation. Transplantation. (Submitted), 1999.

Marcos A, Ham JM, Fisher RA, Olzinski AT, Shiffman ML, Sanyal AJ, Luketic AC, Sterling RK, Posner MP. Emergency Portacaval Shunt for Control of Hemorrhage from a Parenchymal Fracture Following Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. (Submitted), 1999.

Kimball P, Rhodes C, King A, Fisher R, Ham J, Posner MP. Flow cross-matching identifies patients at risk for postoperative elaboration of cytotoxic antibodies. Transplantation. 65(3):444-446. 1998.

Poletti LF, Matsuura JH, Dattilo JB, Posner MP, Lee HM, Scouvart M, Sobel M. Should vein be saved for future operations? A 15 year review of infrainguinal bypasses and the subsequent need for autogenous vein. Ann Vas Surg. 12:143-147. 1998.

Matsuura JH, Datiilo JB, Poletti LF, Cohen IK, Posner MP, Makhoul RG. Minimally invasive vein harvesting: A comparison of endoscopic versus traditional open saphenectomy. Vas Surg. 31(5):519-522. 1997.

Matsuura JH, Makhoul RG, Posner MP, Smith J, Litwack RS. Intradural herniation of a thoracic disc causing paraplegia after epidural anesthesia. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 84:922-923, 1997.

Goggins WC, Fisher RA, Dattilo JB, Cohen DS, Tawes JW, Dattilo MPM, Babcock GF, Frede SE, Wakely PE, Posner MP. Analysis of functional renal allograft tolerance with single-dose Rapamycin based immunosuppression. Transplantation. 63(2):310-314. 1997.

Kimball P, Fisher R, Eisenberg M, King A, Ham J, Rhodes C, Posner MP. Lethal graft versus host disease following single kidney pancreas transplantation. Transplantation. 63(11):1685-1688. 1997.

Strom SC, Fisher RA, Thompson MT, Sanyal AJ, Cole PE, Ham JM, Posner MP. Hepatocyte transplantation as a bridge to orthotopic liver transplantation in terminal liver failure. Transplantation. 63(4):559-569. 1997.

Goggins WC, Fisher Ra, Kimball PM, Wolfe L, Hill BE, Pietruska TD, Shiffman ML, Sanyal AJ, Luketic VA, Ham JM, Posner MP. Impact of positive crossmatch upon outcome following liver transplantation. Transplantation. 62(12):1794-1798. 1996

Posner MP, Makhoul R, Altman M, Kimball P, Cohen N, Sobel M, Dattilo J, and Lee HM. Early results of infra-geniculate arterial reconstruction using cryopreserved homograft saphenous conduit (CADVEIN) and combination low dose systemic immunosuppression. J American College of Surgeons, 184:3, pp 208-216, September 1996.

Goggins W, Fisher R, Kimball P, Cohen D, Wolfe L, Lehman C, Ham JM, Posner MP. Therapeutic plasmapheresis in liver transplantation for antibody mediated allograft dysfunctions. J of Liver Transplantation , 1:6, pg 440. November 1995.

Ham JM, Shelden SL, Godkin RR, Posner MP, Fisher RA. Cytomegalovirus prophylaxis with Ganciclovir, Acyclovir and CMV Hyperimmune Globulin in liver transplant patients receiving OKT3 induction. Transplantation Proceedings, Suppl 1 27:pp 31-33. 1995.

Shiffman ML, Contos MJ, Luketic VA, Sanyal AJ, Purdum PP, Mills AS, Fisher RA, Posner MP. Biochemical and histologic evaluation of recurrent hepatitis C following orthotopic liver transplantation. Transplantation, 57:4, pp 526-532. February 1994.

Tarry WC, MakhouL RG, Tisnado J, Posner MP, Sobel M, Lee HM. Catheter directed thrombolysis following vena cava filtration for severe deep venous thrombosis. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 8:583- 590, 1995.

Nakatsuka M, Gupta AK, Posner MP. The effects of fluid loading on hemodynamic changes and right ventricular function with aortic unclamping during abdominal aortic surgery. Vascular Surgery, 27:4, pp 282-87. May 1993.

Freedman AM, Sanyal AJ, Tisnado J, Cole PE, Shiffman ML, Luketic V, Purdum PP, Darcy M, Posner MP. Complications and pitfalls of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS): A comprehensive review. Radiographics, 13:1185-1210, 1993.

Lee HM, Posner MP, King AL, Brown KB and Reams DR. Status of long-term (25 years) survival of kidney transplant patients. Transplantation Proceedings, 25:1, PP 1336-37, February 1993.

Contact Information:

Hume-Lee Transplant Center
1200 East Broad Street
P.O. Box 980057
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone: (804) 828-9298
Fax: (804) 828-5861
Email: mpposner@vcu.edu

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