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## Meet the editor

Dr. Georgios Tsoulfas received his medical degree from Brown University School of Medicine, USA, and completed his general surgery residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, USA, as well as a transplant research fellowship at the Starzl Transplant Institute at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. He then completed a two-year transplantation surgery fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School,

USA, and then joined the Division of Solid Organ Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA, as Assistant Professor of Surgery. He is currently living in Greece, where he is a Professor of Transplantation Surgery and chief of the Department of Transplantation Surgery, at Aristotle University School of Medicine. He has published more than 180 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 30 book chapters. He is a reviewer for more than forty international journals and an editorial board member of several others. Dr. Tsoulfas has served as chair of the International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons and world president of the International College of Surgeons.

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Preface

One of the most interesting and challenging fields of medicine and surgery is organ donation and transplantation. It is a field that has made tremendous strides during the last few decades through the combined input and efforts of scientists from various specialties including surgeons, hepatologists, nephrologists, immunologists, ethicists, and infectious disease specialists. What started as a dream of pioneers in the field has become a reality for the thousands of patients whose lives can now be saved and improved. However, challenges remain significant, as do the expectations, for what was once an experimental treatment could eventually become the future of medicine because it involves most organs including the heart, lungs, eyes, liver, kidneys, pan-

Written by an excellent group of world authorities, this book presents the challenges in the field of organ donation and transplantation, including ethical, legal, and medical issues, as well as the technical and immunological problems facing experts involved in the care of transplant patients. In addition to the knowledge shared, the authors provide their personal clinical experience, making this book an extremely useful tool for every

The book is divided into three sections on organ donation and transplantation. The chapters include information on the current state and different types of donation, the

This book is a worthy contribution to the literature on organ donation and transplantation. It is designed for scientists, physicians, and surgeons across various specialties

> **Georgios Tsoulfas, MD, Ph.D., FICS, FACS** Professor of Transplantation Surgery,

Chief Department of Transplantation Surgery,

Thessaloniki, Greece

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine,

challenges identified in increasing donations as well as potential solutions.

scientist and physician practicing in the field of transplantation.

who are invested in improving the lives of transplant patients.

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