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Rolf Barth, MD, is a Professor in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago, where he also serves as the Director of Liver Transplantation and the Associate Director of the University of Chicago Medicine Transplant Institute. His clinical practice centers on kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation, with significant accomplishments in living donor kidney and liver transplantation. Barth pioneered minimally invasive surgical techniques, notably the 'scarless' single-port laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, having performed over 500 of these procedures. He actively engages in both clinical and basic research, focusing on novel immunosuppressive therapies and xenotransplantation, the use of genetically engineered animal organs for human transplantation. He leads a lab investigating transplant tolerance using pre-clinical models and aims to improve outcomes in reconstructive transplantation. Barth completed his Medical Degree in 1997 and has pursued specialized training, including a fellowship in Transplant Surgery and residency in General Surgery.
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