James D. Perkins, M.D.
Patient Services:Kidney and kidney / pancreas Post-transplant: Living Kidney Donor Program Liver transplant Post-transplant: Academic Office:Phone: 206-543-3825 E-mail: Fax: 206-543-8136 Address: |
Professor
Vice Chairman, Quality
Faculty Appointments:
University of Washington, Vice Chairman, Quality, Department of Surgery, 2004 - present.
University of Washington, Professor, 1996 - present.
University of Washington, Chief, Division of Transplantation, 1989 - 2004.
University of Washington, Associate Professor, 1989-96.
Mayo Medical School, Assistant Professor, 1988-89.
Mayo Medical School, Instructor in Surgery, 1986-88.
University of Utah, Instructor in Surgery, 1984-85.
VA Hospital, Salt Lake City, Instructor in Surgery, 1984.
Education:
Fellowships: University of Utah, 1984-85.
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, 1985.
Residency: University of Kansas, 1979-84.
M.D. Degree: University of Arkansas, 1979.
Board Certified: American College of Surgery,
1985. Recertified 1995, 2004.
Clinical Interests:
Kidney, liver and pancreas transplants, vascular access, and hepatobiliary surgery.
Research Interests:
- Multi-stage variables or predictors of liver transplant outcomes.
- Tolerance induction of allografts.
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Selected Publications:
Carithers RL, Perkins JD. 69. Liver and Pancreas Transplantation. In: WebMD Scientific American Medicine, Editors: Dale DC, Federman DO. New York: WebMD, Inc., 2003, 866-871.
Li W, Chou ST, Wang C, Kuhr CS, Perkins JD. Role of the liver in peripheral tolerance: Induction through oral antigen feeding. Am J Transplantation, 2004 Oct; 4(10):1574-82.
Perkins JD, Levy AE, Duncan JB, Carithers, RL. Using root cause analysis to improve survival in a liver transplant program. J Surg Res, 2005 Nov; 129(1):6-16.
Li W, Carper K, Perkins JD. Enhancement of NKT cells and increase in
regulatory T cells results in improved allograft survival. J Surg Res, 2006 Jul;134(1):10-21.
reviewed 3/07