DebraLSudanMD

General Surgery • Durham, NC

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation

Professor, Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine

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Office
40 Duke Medicine Cir
Durham, NC 27710
Phone+1 919-681-1400
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Summary

Dr. Debra Sudan is a general surgeon in Durham, NC and is affiliated with Duke University Hospital. She received her medical degree from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and has been in practice 25 years. She specializes in hepatobiliary surgery and transplantation and is experienced in liver transplant surgery, intestinal failure, renal transplant surgery, general / gastrointestinal surgery, and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery.

Education & Training

University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineResidency, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1994 - 1996
Wright State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1994
Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2008 - 2024
OH State Medical License 1991 - 1996
American Board of Surgery Surgery
ASTS certification in Liver, Kidney, Pancreas and Intestine transplantationASTS Transplant Surgery Certification

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

WP01 - Normothermic Liver Preservation Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 09
Completed
Not Applicable
Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Bleselumab in Preventing the Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in de Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2017 May 22
Completed
Phase 2
Study of Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetic (PK) and Pharmacodynamic (PD) of an Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibody, CFZ533, in Kidney Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 28
Completed
Phase 2
WP02 Continued Access Study Start of enrollment: 2021 Oct 10
Terminated
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
Prospective Multisite Study of Quality of Life in Pediatric Intestinal Failure Start of enrollment: 2020 Feb 27
Recruiting
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Assessment of Biomarker-Guided CNI Substitution In Kidney Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2023 Dec 07
Recruiting
Phase 2
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Normothermic Machine Perfusion Before Backtable Ex Situ Split Procedure in Liver Transplantation.
Qimeng Gao, Isaac Alderete, Riley Kahan, Christopher L Nauser, Kannan P Samy, Kadiyala Ravindra, Aparna Rege, Deepak Vikraman, Debra L Sudan, Andrew S Barbas, Isabel D...> ;Transplantation Direct. 2024 Apr 1
7 citations
Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Donor Livers for Transplantation in the United States: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
William C Chapman, Andrew S Barbas, Anthony M D'Alessandro, Rodrigo Vianna, Chandrashekhar A Kubal, Peter Abt, Christopher Sonnenday, Rolf Barth, Josue Alvarez-Casas, ...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Nov 1
Comparison of the effects of normothermic machine perfusion and cold storage preservation on porcine intestinal allograft regenerative potential and viability.
Elsa K Ludwig, Nader Abraham, Cecilia R Schaaf, Caroline A McKinney, John Freund, Amy S Stewart, Mallory Thomas, Diana M Cardona, Katherine Garman, Andrew S Barbas, De...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2024 Apr 1
Characterizing the risk of human leukocyte antigen-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation in older recipients.
Jane J Long, Jennifer D Motter, Kyle R Jackson, Jennifer Chen, Babak J Orandi, Robert A Montgomery, Mark D Stegall, Stanley C Jordan, Enrico Benedetti, Ty B Dunn, Lloy...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2023 Dec 1
1 citations
Predictors of 1-year enteral autonomy in children with intestinal failure: A descriptive retrospective cohort study.
Vikram K Raghu, Harold J Leraas, Mariya Samoylova, Christine Park, Scott D Rothenberger, Debra Sudan, Yaron Avitzur> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2023 Nov 1
Percutaneous creation of a choledocho-choledochostomy for intractable iatrogenic bile duct injury.
Charles Y Kim, Debra L Sudan, Scott S Perkins, James W Tamas, Paul V Suhocki, Dai, R.> ;Clinical Endoscopy. 2023 May 1
4 citations
Development and validation of a REcurrent Liver cAncer Prediction ScorE (RELAPSE) following liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Analysis o...
Benjamin V Tran, Dimitrios Moris, Daniela Markovic, Hamed Zaribafzadeh, Ricardo Henao, Quirino Lai, Sander S Florman, Parissa Tabrizian, Brandy Haydel, Richard M Ruiz,...> ;Liver Transplantation. 2023 Jul 1
Cytomegalovirus Infection Management in Multivisceral and Intestinal Transplant: A Dual Institution Study.
Emily E Currier, Yervant Ichkanian, Mohamad Dabaja, Maria Cristina Segovia, Yuval Patel, Shunji Nagai, Debra L Sudan, Syed-Mohammed Jafri> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2023 Mar 1
Outcomes in liver transplant recipients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-related HCC: results from the US multicenter HCC transplant consortium.
Elizabeth C Verna, Meaghan M Phipps, Karim J Halazun, Daniela Markovic, Sander S Florman, Brandy M Haydel, Richard Ruiz, Goran Klintmalm, David D Lee, Burcin Taner, Ma...> ;Liver Transplantation. 2023 Jan 1
2 citations
Epidemiology of surgical site infections after solid organ transplants in the period 2015-2019: A single-center retrospective cohort study.
Manuela Carugati, Sana Arif, Debra Lynn Sudan, Bradley Henry Collins, John Carroll Haney, Jacob Niall Schroder, John Michael Reynolds, Sarah Stamps Lewis, Michael Edwa...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2022 Dec 1
2 citations
Orthotopic Transplantation of the Full-length Porcine Intestine After Normothermic Machine Perfusion.
Nader Abraham, Elsa K Ludwig, Cecilia R Schaaf, Brittany Veerasammy, Amy S Stewart, Caroline McKinney, John Freund, John Brassil, Kannan P Samy, Qimeng Gao, Riley Kaha...> ;Transplantation Direct. 2022 Nov 1
8 citations
An appraisal of technical variant grafts compared to whole liver grafts in pediatric liver transplant recipients: Multicenter analysis from the SPLIT registry.
Lisa M McElroy, Abigail E Martin, Amy G Feldman, Vicky L Ng, Tomoaki Kato, Trevor Reichman, Pamela L Valentino, Ravinder Anand, Sarah G Anderson, Debra L Sudan> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2023 Feb 1
3 citations
Surgical complications after living and deceased donor liver transplant: The NSQIP transplant experience.
Dominic Amara, Justin Parekh, Debra Sudan, Nahel Elias, David P Foley, Arielle Grieco, Hillary J Braun, Stuart Greenstein, Claudia Byrd, Clifford Ko, Ryutaro Hirose, C...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2022 Jun 1
Biliary atresia in a neonate with a history of COVID-19: A case report.
Steven W Thornton, Debra L Sudan, Henry E Rice, Mitchell K Arbogast, Tamara N Fitzgerald, Gosman, R.> ;International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2022 Jan 1
Optical coherence tomography of small intestine allograft biopsies using a handheld surgical probe.
Evan T. Jelly, Jean Kwun, Robin Schmitz, Alton B. Farris, Zachary A. Steelman, Debra L. Sudan, Stuart J. Knechtle, Adam Wax> ;Journal of Biomedical Optics. 2021 Sep 1
3 citations
Optimal Timing of Administration of Direct-acting Antivirals for Patients With Hepatitis C-associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Liver Transplantation.
Michael K. Turgeon, Shimul A. Shah, Aaron M. Delman, Benjamin V. Tran, Vatche G. Agopian, Joel P. Wedd, Joseph F. Magliocca, Ahyoung Kim, Andrew M. Cameron, Ali J. Oly...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Oct 1
PE-26: Normothermic Machine Perfusion of the Full-length Porcine Intestinal Graft: the First Translatable Protocol for Transplantation.
Nader Abraham, Ludwig E, Kucera C, Veerasammy B, Amy Stieler Stewart, John M. Freund, Garman K, Andrew S. Barbas, Liara M. Gonzalez, Debra L. Sudan> ;Transplantation. 2021 Jul 1
O-07: Current International Intestinal Transplant Registry Data is Insufficient for Immunologic Risk Assessments.
Joseph M. Ladowski, Samoylova M, Ord J, Jackson A, Debra L. Sudan> ;Transplantation. 2021 Jul 1
O-39: Comparison of the Effects of Normothermic Machine Perfusion and Cold Storage Preservation on Porcine Intestinal Allograft Regenerative Potential and Viability.
Ludwig E, Nader Abraham, Debra L. Sudan, Andrew S. Barbas, Cecilia Schaaf, John M. Freund, Steward A, Veerasammy B, Garman K, Liara M. Gonzalez> ;Transplantation. 2021 Jul 1
P-07: Segmental Susceptibility of Intestinal Stem Cells to Cold Storage Preservation Injury in a Porcine Model.
Ludwig E, Nader Abraham, Debra L. Sudan, Andrew S. Barbas, Cecilia Schaaf, John M. Freund, Amy Stieler Stewart, Veerasammy B, Garman K, Liara M. Gonzalez> ;Transplantation. 2021 Jul 1
3 citations
Efficacy and safety of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors following intestinal and multivisceral transplantation.
Krishna Modi, M C Segovia, Alisha Mavis, Thomas D. Schiano, Yuval A. Patel, Justin R. Boike, Debra L. Sudan, Shunji Nagai, Syed M. Jafri> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2021 May 28
1 citations
Left lateral segment liver volume is not correlated with anthropometric measures.
Brian I. Shaw, Fides R. Schwartz, Mariya L. Samoylova, Andrew S. Barbas, Lisa M. McElroy, Carl L. Berg, Debra L. Sudan, Daniele Marin, Kadiyala V. Ravindra> ;HPB. 2021 Apr 27
2 citations
Understanding the Impact of Pneumonia and Other Complications in Elderly Liver Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of NSQIP Transplant
Gabriel T. Schnickel, Stuart M. Greenstein, Jennifer Berumen, Nahel Elias, Debra L. Sudan, Kristin L. Mekeel, David P. Foley, Ryutaro Hirose, Justin R. Parekh> ;Transplantation Direct. 2021 Apr 23
17 citations
The Impact of the 2017 Kidney Allocation Policy Change on Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Utilization and Outcomes.
Mariya L. Samoylova, Kara Wegermann, Brian I. Shaw, Samuel J. Kesseli, Sandra Au, Christine Park, Samantha E. Halpern, Scott Sanoff, Andrew S. Barbas, Yuval A. Patel, ...> ;Liver Transplantation. 2021 Aug 1
Preemptive VAE-An Important Tool for Managing Blood Loss in MVT Candidates With PMT.
Deeplaxmi Borle, Samuel J. Kesseli, Andrew S. Barbas, Aparna Rege, Deepak Vikraman, Ravindra Kadiyala, Charles Y. Kim, Tony P. Smith, Paul V. Suhocki, Debra L. Sudan> ;Transplantation Direct. 2021 Feb 11
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