MiguelSWestMD

General Surgery • Detroit, MI

Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Office
Harper Professional Bldg Ste 615
4160 John R
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone+1 313-745-4195
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Summary

Dr. Miguel West, MD is a general surgeon in Detroit, Michigan. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Michigan, Indiana, and Maine. He is affiliated with DMC Harper University Hospital and DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital & University Health Center.

Education & Training

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (Mount Sinai)Residency, Surgery, 1987 - 1988
Maimonides Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1986
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1984 - Present
MI State Medical License 2001 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2019 - 2021
ME State Medical License 2016 - 2021
DC State Medical License 1997 - 2002
MN State Medical License 1995 - 1998
PA State Medical License 1997 - 1998
IL State Medical License 1982 - 1996
OH State Medical License 1990 - 1996
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Different patterns of cancer incidence among African American and Caucasian renal allograft recipients.
Scott A. Gruber, Atul Singh, Kalyani Mehta, Katherina Morawski, Miguel S. West, Mona D. Doshi> ;Surgery. 2010 Oct 1
6 citations
Does donor race still make a difference in deceased- donor African-American renal allograft recipients?
Kristian L. Brown, Mona D. Doshi, Atul Singh, Kalyani Mehta, Katherina Morawski, Elizabeth Cincotta, Miguel S. West, Scott A. Gruber> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2010 Mar 1
14 citations
Equivalent outcomes with primary and retransplantation in African-American deceased-donor renal allograft recipients
Scott A. Gruber, Kristian L. Brown, Jose M. El-Amm, Atul Singh, Kalyani Mehta, Katherina Morawski, Elizabeth Cincotta, Sandra L. Nehlsen-Cannarella, Miguel S. West, Mo...> ;Surgery. 2009 Oct 1
6 citations
Outcome predictors in African-American deceased-donor renal allograft recipients.
Kristian L. Brown, Jose M. El-Amm, Mona D. Doshi, Atul Singh, Elizabeth Cincotta, Katherina Morawski, Miguel S. West, Scott A. Gruber> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2009 Aug 1
6 citations
Two-dose daclizumab induction in pediatric renal transplantation.
Amrish Jain, Rudolph P. Valentini, Scott A. Gruber, Miguel S. West, Tej K. Mattoo, Abubakr A. Imam> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2009 Jun 1
47 citations
Preliminary experience with renal transplantation in HIV+ recipients: low acute rejection and infection rates.
Scott A. Gruber, Mona D. Doshi, Elizabeth Cincotta, Kristian L. Brown, Atul Singh, Katherina Morawski, George Alangaden, Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar, Miguel S. West, ...> ;Transplantation. 2008 Jul 27
9 citations
Intermediate-term outcomes of hepatitis C-positive compared with hepatitis C-negative deceased-donor renal allograft recipients
Kristian L. Brown, Jose M. El-Amm, Mona D. Doshi, Atul Singh, Katherina Morawski, Elizabeth Cincotta, Firdous Siddiqui, Miguel S. West, Scott A. Gruber> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2008 Mar 1
18 citations
Intermediate-term outcomes with early steroid withdrawal in African-American renal transplant recipients undergoing surveillance biopsy.
Xu Zeng, Jose M. El-Amm, Mona D. Doshi, Atul Singh, Katherina Morawski, Elizabeth Cincotta, M. West, Scott A. Gruber> ;Surgery. 2007 Oct 1
22 citations
Sirolimus exposure during the early post-transplant period reduces the risk of CMV infection relative to tacrolimus in renal allograft recipients.
Abdolreza Haririan, Katherina Morawski, Miguel S. West, Jose M. El-Amm, Mona D. Doshi, Elizabeth Cincotta, George Alangaden, Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar, Scott A. Gruber> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2007 Jul 1
45 citations
Preliminary experience with cinacalcet use in persistent secondary hyperparathyroidism after kidney transplantation.
Jose M. El-Amm, Mona D. Doshi, Atul Singh, Stephen D. Migdal, Katherina Morawski, Diane Sternbauer, Elizabeth Cincotta, Miguel S. West, Scott A. Gruber> ;Transplantation. 2007 Mar 15
23 citations
Intravenous immunoglobulin, HLA allele typing and HLAMatchmaker facilitate successful transplantation in highly sensitized pediatric renal allograft recipients
Rudolph P. Valentini, Sandra L. Nehlsen-Cannarella, Scott A. Gruber, Tej K. Mattoo, Miguel S. West, Cheryl Lang, Abubakr A. Imam> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2007 Feb 1
34 citations
Short-term experience with early steroid withdrawal in African-American renal transplant recipients
A. Haririan, Dale H. Sillix, Katherina Morawski, Jose M. El-Amm, James Garnick, Mona D. Doshi, Miguel S. West, Scott A. Gruber> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2006 Oct 1
29 citations
Predictive value of human leucocyte antigen epitope matching using HLAMatchmaker for graft outcomes in a predominantly African-American renal transplant cohort
Abdolreza Haririan, Omar R. Fagoaga, Hamidreza Daneshvar, Katherina Morawski, Dale H. Sillix, Jose M. El-Amm, Miguel S. West, James Garnick, Stephen D. Migdal, Scott A...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2006 Mar 1
12 citations
Preliminary results with early corticosteroid withdrawal in African American renal allograft recipients.
Scott A. Gruber, M. West, Dale H. Sillix, Jose M. El-Amm, James J. Garnick, Katherina Morawski, Abdolreza Haririan> ;Surgery. 2005 Oct 1
22 citations
Cytomegalovirus prophylaxis with valganciclovir in African-American renal allograft recipients based on donor/recipient serostatus.
Scott A. Gruber, James Garnick, Katherina Morawski, Dale H. Sillix, Miguel S. West, Darla K. Granger, Jose M. El-Amm, George Alangaden, Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar, A...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2005 Apr 1
48 citations
Induction therapy with basiliximab versus Thymoglobulin in African-American kidney transplant recipients.
A. Haririan, Katherina Morawski, Dale H. Sillix, Jose M. El-Amm, James Garnick, Miguel S. West, Darla K. Granger, Stephen D. Migdal, Scott A. Gruber> ;Transplantation. 2005 Mar 27
24 citations
West Nile virus encephalitis: an emerging disease in renal transplant recipients.
Hani M. Wadei, George Alangaden, Dale H. Sillix, Jose M. El-Amm, Scott A. Gruber, Miguel S. West, Darla K. Granger, James Garnick, Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar, Stephe...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2004 Dec 1
29 citations
Sirolimus-induced angioedema.
Hani M. Wadei, Scott A. Gruber, Jose M. El-Amm, James Garnick, Miguel S. West, Darla K. Granger, Dale H. Sillix, Stephen D. Migdal, Abdolreza Haririan> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2004 Jun 1
69 citations
Clostridium difficile colitis after kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation.
M. West, Jacques Pirenne, Blanche M. Chavers, K. J. Gillingham, D. E. R. Sutherland, David L. Dunn, Arthur J. Matas> ;Clinical Transplantation. 1999 Aug 1
33 citations
Conversion from bladder to enteric drainage after pancreaticoduodenal transplantations.
M. West, Angelika C. Gruessner, Peter Metrakos, David E.R. Sutherland, Rainer W.G. Gruessner> ;Surgery. 1998 Nov 1
8 citations
Surgical complications after conversion from bladder to enteric drainage in pancreaticoduodenal transplantation.
M. West, Angelika C. Gruessner, D. E. R. Sutherland, R. W G Gruessner> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1998 Mar 1
25 citations
Mycophenolate mofetil and tacrolimus for induction and maintenance therapy after pancreas transplantation.
R. W G Gruessner, D. E. R. Sutherland, M B Drangstveit, M. West, Angelika C. Gruessner> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1998 Mar 1
Functional outcome of discordant xenoislet grafts from a large animal donor after recipient defibrinogenation with Ancrod.
Christoph Troppmann, Kristine Y. Zhang, Angelika C. Gruessner, M. West, R. W G Gruessner> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1997 Jun 1
28 citations
Colon perforation after renal transplantation: a single-institution review.
Jacques Pirenne, E. Lledo-Garcia, Enrico Benedetti, M. West, N. S. Hakim, D. E. R. Sutherland, R. W G Gruessner, J. S. Najarian, Arthur J. Matas> ;Clinical Transplantation. 1997 Apr 1
14 citations
Laparoscopic Biopsy After Pancreaticoduodenal Transplantation: A First Report
M. West, Rainer W.G. Gruessner> ;Transplantation. 1996 Dec 15
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Press Mentions

Gift of Life: One Person’s Organ Donation Can Save Eight Lives and Improve the Lives of 75 OthersApril 18th, 2021

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital & University Health CenterDetroit, Michigan
DMC Harper University HospitalDetroit, Michigan
Maine Veterans Affairs Medical CenterAugusta, Maine
Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, Maine