2016
The Long‐Term Follow‐up and Support for Living Organ Donors: A Center‐Based Initiative Founded on Developing a Community of Living Donors
Kulkarni S, Thiessen C, Formica RN, Schilsky M, Mulligan D, D'Aquila R. The Long‐Term Follow‐up and Support for Living Organ Donors: A Center‐Based Initiative Founded on Developing a Community of Living Donors. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 3385-3391. PMID: 27500361, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimultaneous Liver–Kidney Allocation Policy: A Proposal to Optimize Appropriate Utilization of Scarce Resources
Formica R, Aeder M, Boyle G, Kucheryavaya A, Stewart D, Hirose R, Mulligan D. Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Allocation Policy: A Proposal to Optimize Appropriate Utilization of Scarce Resources. American Journal Of Transplantation 2016, 16: 758-766. PMID: 26603142, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMayo End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scoreEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreSimultaneous liver-kidney transplantKidney Donor Profile IndexConcurrent kidney transplantsLiver-kidney transplantLiver Disease scoreMedical Eligibility CriteriaLiver allocation policyOPTN Final RulePediatric recipientsKidney transplantRenal functionRenal insufficiencyUnited NetworkLiver candidatesTransplant communityDisease scoreOrgan donorsEligibility criteriaOrgan procurementTransplantation NetworkFinal ruleKidney allocationYoung adults
2014
Transplant Ethics for Clinicians
Formica R, Delmonico F. Transplant Ethics for Clinicians. 2014, 1639-1644. DOI: 10.1002/9781118873434.ch136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthical principlesTransplant professionalsPractice of medicineScarce societal resourcesTransplant ethicsPatient advocatesCurrent medical informationSocietal resourcesDaily decisionsOrgan donorsDeceased donor organsUnique positionBeneficenceEthicsMajor responsibilityEquitable allocationPrinciplesStewardshipJusticeProfessionalsAutonomyResponsibilityAdvocatesSocietyStewards