DouglasAlanHaleMD

General Surgery • Nashville, TN

Transplantation

Associate Professor, Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000

Fax+1 615-936-0605
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Education & Training

National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1990
William Beaumont Army Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1984 - 1985
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2009 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2017 - 2021
VA State Medical License 1988 - 2016
FL State Medical License 2006 - 2010
RI State Medical License 1997 - 1999
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Incisional Hernia Development after Live Donor Nephrectomy: Impact of Surgical Technique.
Bernard J DuBray, Joshua J Tompson, David Shaffer, Doug A Hale, Scott A Rega, Irene D Feurer, Rachel C Forbes> ;Kidney360. 2023 Jan 1
17 citations
A Cost Comparison for Telehealth Utilization in the Kidney Transplant Waitlist Evaluation Process.
Rachel C. Forbes, Diane B. Rybacki, Tommy B. Johnson, Angela Hannah-Gillis, David Shaffer, Douglas A. Hale> ;Transplantation. 2017 Aug 1
7 citations
ASSOCIATIONS OF ABCB1 AND IL-10 GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS WITH SIROLIMUS-INDUCED DYSLIPIDEMIA IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
Wai Johnn Sam, Christine E. Chamberlain, Su-Jun Lee, Joyce A. Goldstein, Douglas A. Hale, Roslyn B. Mannon, Allan D. Kirk, Yuen Yi Hon> ;Transplantation. 2012 Nov 15
21 citations
Associations of ABCB1 3435C>T and IL-10-1082G>A polymorphisms with long-term sirolimus dose requirements in renal transplant patients.
Wai-Johnn Sam, Christine E. Chamberlain, Su-Jun Lee, Joyce A. Goldstein, Douglas A. Hale, Roslyn B. Mannon, Allan D. Kirk, Yuen Yi Hon> ;Transplantation. 2011 Dec 27
52 citations
Chemokines and their receptors in human renal allotransplantation.
Denise J. Lo, Timothy A Weaver, David E. Kleiner, Roslyn B. Mannon, Lynn M. Jacobson, Bryan N. Becker, S. John Swanson, Douglas A. Hale, Allan D. Kirk> ;Transplantation. 2011 Jan 15
9 citations
EVALUATION OF TACROLIMUS ABBREVIATED AREA-UNDER-THE-CURVE MONITORING IN RENAL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS WHO ARE POTIENTIALLY AT RISK FOR ADVERSE EVENTS
Yuen Yi Hon, Christine E. Chamberlain, David E. Kleiner, Michael Ring, Douglas A. Hale, Allan D. Kirk, Roslyn B. Mannon> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2010 Jul 1
5 citations
Assessment of Cadaveric Organ Viability During Pulsatile Perfusion Using Infrared Imaging
Alexander M. Gorbach, David B. Leeser, Hengliang Wang, Douglas K. Tadaki, Carlos Fernandez, David DeStephano, Douglas A. Hale, Allan D. Kirk, Fred Gage, Eric A. Elster> ;Transplantation. 2009 Apr 27
4 citations
Portal venous donor-specific transfusion in conjunction with sirolimus prolongs renal allograft survival in nonhuman primates.
Kiran K. Dhanireddy, D. A. Bruno, Timothy A Weaver, He Xu, Xiaojie Zhang, F. Leopardi, Douglas A. Hale, Allan D. Kirk> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2008 Oct 31
39 citations
Pharmacokinetics of Low and Maintenance Dose Valganciclovir in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Christine E. Chamberlain, Scott R. Penzak, Raul M. Alfaro, Robert Wesley, C. E. Daniels, Douglas A. Hale, Allan D. Kirk, Roslyn B. Mannon> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2008 Jun 1
36 citations
Obesity following kidney transplantation and steroid avoidance immunosuppression
Eric A. Elster, David B. Leeser, Craig Morrissette, Joseph M. Pepek, Albin Quiko, Douglas A. Hale, Christine E. Chamberlain, Christine G. Salaita, Allan D. Kirk, Rosly...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2008 May 1
13 citations
Non-invasive monitoring of tissue oxygenation during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.
Nicole J. Crane, Peter A. Pinto, Douglas A. Hale, Frederick A. Gage, Doug K. Tadaki, Allan D. Kirk, Ira W. Levin, Eric A. Elster> ;BMC Surgery. 2008 Apr 17
14 citations
Basic transplantation immunology.
Douglas A. Hale> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2006 Oct 1
41 citations
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease After Renal Transplantation Using Depletional Induction with Alemtuzumab1
Allan D. Kirk, Douglas A. Hale, S. J. Swanson, Roslyn B. Mannon> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2006 May 1
16 citations
Successful renal transplantation in patients with chronic granulomatous disease.
A. Bolanowski, Roslyn B. Mannon, S.M. Holland, Harry L. Malech, J. Aschan, J. Palmblad, Douglas A. Hale, Allan D. Kirk> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2006 Mar 1
3 citations
The Art and Science of Immunosuppression: the Fifth Annual American Society of Transplant Surgeon's State-of-the-Art Winter Symposium.
Elizabeth A. Pomfret, Sandy Feng, Douglas A. Hale, John C. Magee, Michael S. Mulligan, Stuart J. Knechtle> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2006 Feb 1
6 citations
Low dose busulfan facilitates chimerism and tolerance in a murine model.
Khairul Anam, Alfred T. Black, Douglas A. Hale> ;Transplant Immunology. 2006 Jan 1
89 citations
Molecular evaluation of BK polyomavirus nephropathy.
Roslyn B. Mannon, Steven C. Hoffmann, Robert L. Kampen, Orlena Cheng, David E. Kleiner, Caroline F. Ryschkewitsch, Blanche Curfman, Eugene O. Major, Douglas A. Hale, A...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2005 Dec 1
90 citations
Results from a human renal allograft tolerance trial evaluating T-cell depletion with alemtuzumab combined with deoxyspergualin.
Allan D. Kirk, Roslyn B. Mannon, David E. Kleiner, John S. Swanson, Robert L. Kampen, Linda K. Cendales, Eric A. Elster, Terri Wakefield, Christine E. Chamberlain, Ste...> ;Transplantation. 2005 Oct 27
11 citations
Induction of transplantation tolerance in non-human primate preclinical models
Douglas A. Hale, Kiran K. Dhanireddy, David A. Bruno, Allan D. Kirk> ;Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 2005 Sep 29
64 citations
IDEC-131 (anti-CD154), sirolimus and donor-specific transfusion facilitate operational tolerance in non-human primates.
Edwin H. Preston, He Xu, Kiran K. Dhanireddy, Jonathan P. Pearl, Frank V. Leopardi, Matthew F. Starost, Douglas A. Hale, Allan D. Kirk> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2005 May 1
10 citations
Surgical transplant physical examination: correlation of renal resistance index and biopsy-proven chronic allograft nephropathy.
Eric A. Elster, Douglas A. Hale, Roslyn B. Mannon, Linda C. Cendales, David E. Kleiner, S. John Swanson, Allan D. Kirk> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2005 Apr 1
101 citations
Functionally Significant Renal Allograft Rejection Is Defined by Transcriptional Criteria
Steven C. Hoffmann, Douglas A. Hale, David E. Kleiner, Roslyn B. Mannon, Robert L. Kampen, Lynn M. Jacobson, Linda C. Cendales, S. John Swanson, Bryan N. Becker, Allan...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2005 Mar 1
384 citations
Immunocompetent T-cells with a memory-like phenotype are the dominant cell type following antibody-mediated T-cell depletion.
Jonathan P. Pearl, Jeremy Parris, Douglas A. Hale, Steven C. Hoffmann, Wendy B. Bernstein, Kelly L. McCoy, S. John Swanson, Roslyn B. Mannon, Mario Roederer, Allan D. ...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2005 Mar 1
4 citations
Measurement of chimerism in cynomolgus monkeys using human-specific short tandem repeat-based assay.
Edip Akpinar, Jodie M. Keary, Roger Kurlander, Douglas A. Hale> ;Transplantation. 2005 Jan 27
45 citations
Strategies for minimizing immunosuppression in kidney transplantation.
Allan D. Kirk, Roslyn B. Mannon, S. John Swanson, Douglas A. Hale> ;Transplant International. 2005 Jan 1
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Grant Support

Bone Marrow Conditioning In Solid Organ TransplantationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2001–2005
Kidney/Pancreas Allograft Rejection: Clinical Studies AnNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2002