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Jayme Locke, MD, General Surgery, Birmingham, AL, University of Alabama Hospital

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General Surgery • Birmingham, AL

Transplantation

Professor of Surgery | Arnold G. Diethelm MD Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery

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Summary

  • Dr. Locke is an abdominal transplant surgeon specializing in innovative strategies for the transplantation of incompatible organs, disparities in access to and outcomes after solid organ transplantation, and transplantation of HIV-infected end-stage patients. Dr. Locke completed an undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry at Duke University and her medical degree at East Carolina University prior to matriculating to Johns Hopkins Hospital where she received training in general surgery and multi-visceral abdominal transplantation. Dr. Locke completed her Master of Public Health degree with an emphasis in biostatistics and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

    Her research interests include complex statistical analysis and modeling of transplant outcomes and behavioral research focused on health disparities. She has authored more than 130 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 20 book chapters, and is an NIH R01-funded investigator. In addition, Dr. Locke is a Deputy Editor for the American Journal of Transplantation, and is an editorial board member for Annals of Surgery. She is also a member of the Southern Surgical Association, Society of Clinical Surgery, and the American Surgical Association, and is Councilor-at-Large for the Society of University Surgeons and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Dr. Locke is the recipient of numerous honors including the James IV Association of Surgeons Traveling Fellow, AL.com’s 2015 Women Who Shape the State, Association for Clinical & Translational Science Distinguished Investigator Award: Translation into Public Benefit and Policy 2018, and the AST Clinical Science Faculty Award 2020.

    Dr. Locke is currently Professor of Surgery and the Arnold G. Diethelm MD Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and serves as the Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Institute and Chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2010
  • Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
    Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 0 - 2007
  • Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
    Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityClass of 2002
  • Duke University
    Duke UniversityBS, Biology and Chemistry, Cum Laude, 1994 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2012 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2005 - 2012
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Junior Investigator Award ASTS Winter Symposium, 2014
  • Young Investigator Award ATC, 2013
  • Health Sciences Foundation Scholar University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Leveraging Frailty to Mitigate Sex-Based Disparities in Access to Liver Transplant  
    Saulat S Sheikh, Jayme E Locke, JAMA Surgery
  • Effects of Geographic Redistribution Policy on Access to Organ Transplant—Reply  
    Michael J Hanaway, Jayme E Locke, JAMA Surgery
  • Effects of Geographic Redistribution Policy on Access to Organ Transplant—Reply  
    Michael J Hanaway, Jayme E Locke, JAMA Surgery
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Long-term outcomes among HIV-infected kidney transplant recipients
    Locke JE, Mehta S, Aitchison S, Peck A, Deierhoi R, Segev DL, American Society of Transplant Surgeons Winter Symposium and World Transplant Congress, 1/1/2014
  • Modified frailty index is associated with 30-day mortality in liver transplant recipients
    Peck-Hoffman AL, Locke JE, Deierhoi R, DuBay D, White J, Eckhoff D, Gray S, World Transplant Congress, 1/1/2014
  • Kidney transplantation in nephropathic cystinosis: outcomes in the 21st century
    Mannon RB, Reed RD, Locke JE, World Transplant Congress, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Increasing Living Kidney Donation through Development of an Incompatible Kidney Transplant Program 
    9/10/2014
  • Overcoming Obstacles for the Sensitized Patient 
    6/17/2014
  • What’s New in Organ Donation 
    5/15/2014
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Authored Content

  • Quantifying Sex-Based Disparities in Liver AllocationJuly 2020
  • Quantifying Sex-Based Disparities in Liver AllocationMay 2020
  • Landscape of ABO-Incompatible Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in the USJanuary 2018

Press Mentions

  • ‘Healthy Gut from the Start’ Campaign Sheds Light on GI Tract Function, Digestive Diseases
    ‘Healthy Gut from the Start’ Campaign Sheds Light on GI Tract Function, Digestive DiseasesMay 27th, 2023
  • FDA Limit on Acetaminophen Dosage Linked to Fewer Hospitalizations, Cases of Liver Failure
    FDA Limit on Acetaminophen Dosage Linked to Fewer Hospitalizations, Cases of Liver FailureMarch 30th, 2023
  • FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved Lives
    FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved LivesMarch 8th, 2023
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Grant Support

  • Repopulation Of Liver AllograftsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005–2006

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Jayme Locke, Dr. Jayme Locke, MD, Dr. J Locke, Dr. Jayme E Locke