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Michael Hughes Jr., MD, General Surgery, Louisville, KY, UofL Health - Jewish Hospital

MichaelG.HughesJr.MD

General Surgery Louisville, KY

Pancreas, Minimally Invasive Surgery

www.vanguardsurgical.net

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Summary

  • Dr. Michael Hughes is a general surgeon in Louisville, KY and is affiliated with UofL Health - Jewish Hospital. He received his medical degree from Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and has been in practice 18 years. He specializes in pancreas and minimally invasive surgery and is experienced in upper gi endoscopy, pyloroplasty, transplant surgery, autologous islet cell transplantation, and pancreatic surgery.

Education & Training

  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2006
  • Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
    Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 1999
  • Wake Forest University
    Wake Forest UniversityB.A., English, 1989 - 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2008 - 2011
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2006 - 2009
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1999 - 2006
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Society of Transplant SurgeonsLiver, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Young Investigator’s Award International Gastrointestinal Electrophysiology Society, 2015
  • Healthcare Innovation Award, Islet Auto-transplantation Program MediStar, 2015
  • Poster of Distinction Award American Transplant Congress, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Improved Recovery of Human Islets from Young Donor Pancreases Utilizing Increased Protease Dose to Collagenase for Digesting Peri‐Islet Extracellular Matrix  
    Michael Hughes Jr., MD, American journal of transplantation
  • The impact of recipient obesity on outcomes after renal transplantation  
    Cannon RM, Jones CM, Hughes MG, Eng M, Marvin MR, Annals of Surgery, 1/1/2013
  • A review of the United States experience with combined heart-liver transplantation  
    Cannon RM, Hughes MG, Jones, CM, Eng, M, Marvin MR, Transplant International, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Technical Modifications to Improve Islet Yield from Chronic Pancreatitis Pancreas (CPP) for Islet Auto-Transplantation (IAT).
    Dhanasekaran M, Loganathan G, Narayanan S, Tucker W, Patel A, et al, J Clin Exp Transplant, 1/1/2017
  • Mechanisms of Angiogenesis Process after Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation: Role of Intra-islet Endothelial Cells.
    Narayanan S, Loganathan G, Dhanasekaran M, Hughes MJ, Williams SK, et al, J Transplant Technol Res, 1/1/2017
  • Rate of hepatitis C viral clearance by human livers in human patients: Liver transplantation modeling primary infection and implications for studying entry inhibition.
    Hughes MG Jr, Tucker WW, Reddy S, Brier ME, Koch D, McClain CJ, et al, PLOS One, 1/1/2017
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Lectures

  • The Natural History of Diabetes 3c and the Importance of Maintaining C-peptide Positivity after Total Pancreatectomy. 
    Chicago, IL - 1/30/2017
  • Bio-printed spheroids with human islets and adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction cells (SVF) using a 3D bio-printing technology for improving islet integrity and ... 
    Oxford, England - 1/22/2017
  • Peri-islet vessels formation around human islets by stimulating intra-islet endothelial cells: Bioengineering approaches to improve islet survival after transplantation. 
    Oxford, England - 1/22/2017
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Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Chief Medical Officer, Koligo TherapeuticsCell therapies for pancreatic diseases2018 - Present