
Daniel Kreisel MD PhD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor, Surgery, Pathology & Immunology, Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program, Washington University School of Medicine
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1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz# DivSt. Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-7260
Fax+1 314-362-6288
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Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2003 - 2005
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2003
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2005 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1996 - 2006
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017
Clinical Trials
- Utility of Routine Cervical Mediastinoscopy in Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
- Novel Lung Trial: Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (Evlp) As An Assessment Of Extended/Marginal Donor Lungs Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Microarrays in Lung Transplantation
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Donor heart injury caused by liver needle biopsy during multi-organ procurement surgery: A case report.Yuriko Terada, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Michael K Pasque, Daniel Kreisel, Amit Pawale
World Journal of Transplantation. 2026-06-18 - Spatial transcriptomics reveals differences in bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue composition in stable and rejecting human lung allografts.Alexander N Wein, Changxu Fan, Vladimir Sukhov, Junedh M Amrute, Jon H Ritter
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2026-06-09 - Myeloid-avid mTOR-inhibiting nanobiologic attenuates allograft fibrosis after lung transplantation.Katsutaka Mineura, Charles R Liu, Junedh M Amrute, Shinichi Kawana, Fatima H Elmenshawy
American Journal of Transplantation. 2026-06-06
Journal Articles
- Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Fragments Stimulate Innate Immune Responses That Prevent Lung Transplant ToleranceDaniel Kreisel, Yizhan Guo, Alexander S Krupnick, American journal of transplantation
- Bronchiolitis-Obliterans Syndrome-Free Survival Following Lung Transplantation - an International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Thoracic Transplan...Daniel E Kreisel, Varun Puri, Benjamin D Kozower, G Alec Patterson, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- The Human Heart Contains Distinct Macrophage Subsets with Divergent Origins and FunctionsDaniel Kreisel, Stavros G Drakos, Kory J Lavine, Craig H Selzman, Nature
Authored Content
- Bronchiolitis-Obliterans Syndrome-Free Survival Following Lung Transplantation - an International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Thoracic Transplant Registry AnalysisSeptember 2018
Press Mentions
Researchers Receive $22 Million Grant for Clinical Trial That Aims to Reduce Lung Transplant RejectionNovember 18th, 2021
NIH Grants $10M to Study Immune Cells’ Role in Lung, Heart Transplant RejectionSeptember 4th, 2020
$10 Million in Grants Aimed at Preventing Organ Rejection After TransplantationSeptember 1st, 2020
Grant Support
- Pathways Regulating Lung Transplant ToleranceWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2015–2030
- The Role of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Lung Allograft RejectionWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2009–2030
- Targeting Inflammation and Alloimmunity in Lung Transplant Recipients With ClazakizumabMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2021–2028
- Targeting Inflammation and Alloimmunity in Lung Transplant Recipients With ClazakizumabMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2021–2028
- Leukocyte trafficking in thoracic graftsST. LOUIS VA MEDICAL CENTER2022–2025
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