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Office
Reading Hospital
301 South 7th Ave; Suite 2070
Reading, PA 19611Phone+1 484-628-7700Fax+1 484-628-0040- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- David J. Reich, MD, FACS, directs the Tower Health Transplant Institute, is system chief of Multiorgan Transplant and HPB Surgery at Tower Health, and is Professor of Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. Internationally renowned, he specializes in liver and kidney transplant and complex liver surgery and tumor treatments.
Dr. Reich is a recognized clinician, administrator, educator and scientist. He has published extensively and lectured internationally, including on pioneering organ donation after cardiac death and machine perfusion technologies for organ preservation. He is an authority on healthcare governance and practice, spanning QI, healthcare economics, strategic and leadership development, legislative/regulatory advocacy and medical education/training.
Dr. Reich serves nationally. He was treasurer and chaired the Finance Committee of the United Network for Organ Sharing (2017-2019); UNOS manages U.S. organ transplant under federal contract. He was a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee (2016-2019), chaired the IT Committee, was Region 2 councilor and served on the Corporate Affairs, Membership and Professional Standards, and Liver Transplant Committees. He chairs the Quality and Pay Reform MACRA Task Force of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. He chaired the ASTS Legislative and Standards Committees and served on the Fellowship Training and Workforce Committees. He chaired the Surgery Committee of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and served on the Steering, Education and Scientific Program Committees.
Dr. Reich earned a BA from Columbia University and MD from McGill University. He performed his surgical residency at Beth Israel Medical Center and transplant surgery fellowship at Mount Sinai Recanati Miller Transplant Institute. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a Castle Connolly / Philly Magazine Top Doc (2010-2020).
Education & Training
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1994 - 1996
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel)Residency, Surgery, 1989 - 1994
- McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1989, MD
- Columbia UniversityBA, 1981 - 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 1991 - 2022
- NJ State Medical License 2007 - 2013
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2010-2020
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2020
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly
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Clinical Trials
- Assess Safety and Efficacy of ELAD (Extracorporeal Liver Assist System) in Subjects With Alcohol-Induced Liver Failure Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsIn quest of the what, when, and where for machine perfusion dynamic liver preservation: Carpe diem!Garrett R Roll, Cristiano Quintini, David J Reich> ;Liver Transplantation. 2022 Nov 1
- 1 citationsExpert Insight: After 20 Years of Advocacy, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Finally Becomes LawMacey L. Levan, David J. Reich, Dorry L. Segev> ;Transplantation. 2021 Jul 22
- 25 citationsAssociation Between Weight Loss Before Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation and Posttransplantation Outcomes.Meera N. Harhay, Karthik Ranganna, Suzanne M. Boyle, Antonia M. Brown, Thalia Bajakian, Lissa Levin Mizrahi, Gary Xiao, Stephen Guy, Gregory Malat, Dorry L. Segev, Dav...> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2019 Sep 1
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Journal Articles
- Association Between Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act and Preemptive Listings for Kidney TransplantationDavid J Reich, Gary Xiao, Stephen Guy, Gregory E Malat, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Press Mentions
- Philly Based Nonprofit Led Nation in Coordinating Organ Donations in 2022January 10th, 2023
- Challenged by 'Persistent Headwinds,' Tower Health's Transplant Program Is Headed to Penn MedicineAugust 25th, 2021
- Tower Health Participating in Gift of Life Donor Program to Promote Organ DonationApril 2nd, 2021
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Cleveland Clinic FloridaFort Lauderdale, Florida
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