NicoleATurgeonMD

General Surgery • Austin, TX

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation

Associate Professor of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

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Office
4900 Mueller Blvd.
4th Floor
Austin, TX 78723
Phone+1 512-324-0070
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Education & Training

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 2003 - 2005
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2003
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2020 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2007 - 2020
WI State Medical License 2003 - 2009
MA State Medical License 1998 - 2009
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Islet Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetics Using the Edmonton Protocol of Steroid Free Immunosuppression Start of enrollment: 2002 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Islet Transplantation Using Abatacept Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2
Islet Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetes Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 3
LEA29Y (Belatacept) Emory Edmonton Protocol Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2
Kidney Transplantation in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Terminated
Extended Follow-Up After Islet Transplantation in T1D Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
Completed
Observational Study of HIV+ Deceased Donor Transplant for HIV+ Recipients Start of enrollment: 2015 Nov 01
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Erratum to 'Words matter: adding rigor to our definition of waiting time' [American Journal of Transplantation 23 (2023) 163-164].
Jesse D Schold, Nicole A Turgeon> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2023 Jun 1
1 citations
Words matter: adding rigor to our definition of waiting time.
Jesse D Schold, Nicole A Turgeon> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2023 Feb 1
46 citations
A prospective multicenter pilot study of HIV-positive deceased donor to HIV-positive recipient kidney transplantation: HOPE in action
Christine M. Durand, Wanying Zhang, Diane M. Brown, Sile Yu, Niraj M. Desai, Andrew D. Redd, Serena M. Bagnasco, Fizza F. Naqvi, Shanti Seaman, Brianna Doby, Darin Ost...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2021 May 1
2 citations
Kidney Allocation: The Path Forward.
N Turgeon> ;Transplantation. 2021 Apr 23
45 citations
Phase 3 trial of human islet-after-kidney transplantation in type 1 diabetes
James F. Markmann, Michael R. Rickels, Thomas L. Eggerman, Nancy D. Bridges, David Erick Lafontant, Julie Qidwai, Eric D. Foster, William R. Clarke, Malek Kamoun, Rodo...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2021 Apr 1
1 citations
Deceased donor chains-It is time for debate and consensus.
N Turgeon> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2021 Jan 1
19 citations
Outcomes of donor-derived superinfection screening in HIV-positive to HIV-positive kidney and liver transplantation: a multicentre, prospective, observational study.
Tania S. Bonny, Charles S. Kirby, Craig Martens, Rebecca Rose, Niraj M. Desai, Michael Seisa, Christos Petropoulos, Sander Florman, Rachel J. Friedman-Moraco, Nicole A...> ;The Lancet. HIV. 2020 Jul 27
22 citations
Patient and Kidney Allograft Survival with National Kidney Paired Donation.
David B. Leeser, Alvin G. Thomas, Ashton A. Shaffer, Jeffrey L. Veale, Allan B. Massie, Matthew Cooper, Sandip Kapur, N Turgeon, Dorry L. Segev, Amy D. Waterman, Stuar...> ;Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2020 Feb 7
10 citations
Clarifying the HOPE Act landscape: The challenge of donors with false-positive HIV results.
Christine M. Durand, William A. Werbel, Brianna Doby, Diane Brown, Niraj M. Desai, Maricar Malinis, Jennifer C. Price, Peter Chin-Hong, Shikha Mehta, Rachel J. Friedma...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2020 Feb 1
6 citations
Renal cell carcinoma suspected at time of organ donation 2008‐2016: A report of the OPTN ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee Registry
Martha Pavlakis, Marian G. Michaels, Susan M. Tlusty, Nicole A. Turgeon, Gabriel Vece, Cameron R. Wolfe, R. Patrick Wood, Michael A. Nalesnik> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2019 Jun 25
29 citations
Organs from deceased donors with false-positive HIV screening tests: An unexpected benefit of the HOPE act.
Christine M. Durand, Samantha E. Halpern, Mary G. Bowring, Gilad A. Bismut, Oyinkansola T. Kusemiju, Brianna Doby, Reinaldo E Fernandez, Charles S. Kirby, Darin Ostran...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2018 Oct 1
4 citations
Can we increase organ donation by reducing the disincentives? An experimental analysis.
Zackary Hawley, Danyang Li, Kurt E. Schnier, Nicole A. Turgeon> ;Economics and Human Biology. 2018 May 1
10 citations
Early Experience with the New Kidney Allocation System: A Perspective from a Transplant Center.
John J. Friedewald, Nicole A. Turgeon> ;Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2017 Dec 7
76 citations
Belatacept Combined With Transient Calcineurin Inhibitor Therapy Prevents Rejection and Promotes Improved Long-Term Renal Allograft Function
Andrew B. Adams, J Goldstein, Cristen Garrett, Rebecca Zhang, Rachel E. Patzer, Kenneth A. Newell, Nicole A. Turgeon, Ashtar Chami, Antonio Guasch, Allan D. Kirk, Step...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2017 Nov 1
4 citations
Erratum. National Institutes of Health–Sponsored Clinical Islet Transplantation Consortium Phase 3 Trial: Manufacture of a Complex Cellular Product at Eight Processing...
Camillo Ricordi, Julia S. Goldstein, Appakalai N. Balamurugan, Gregory L. Szot, Tatsuya Kin, Chengyang Liu, Christine W. Czarniecki, Barbara Barbaro, Nancy D. Bridges,...> ;Diabetes. 2017 Jun 29
14 citations
The ASCENT (Allocation System Changes for Equity in Kidney Transplantation) Study: a Randomized Effectiveness-Implementation Study to Improve Kidney Transplant Waitlis...
Rachel E. Patzer, Kayla D. Smith, Mohua Basu, Jennifer C. Gander, Sumit Mohan, Cam Escoffery, Laura C. Plantinga, Taylor Melanson, Sean D. Kalloo, Gary Green, Alex Ber...> ;Kidney International Reports. 2017 May 1
Purified Human Pancreatic Islets, CIT Culture Media with Lisofylline or Exenatide.
J Ansite, Appakalai N. Balamurugan, Barbara Barbaro, J Battle, Daniel Brandhorst, J. Cano, X Chen, S Deng, D Feddersen, Andrew S. Friberg, T Gilmore, Julia S. Goldstei...> ;Cellr4-- Repair, Replacement, Regeneration, & Reprogramming. 2017 Jan 1
113 citations
National Institutes of Health–Sponsored Clinical Islet Transplantation Consortium Phase 3 Trial: Manufacture of a Complex Cellular Product at Eight Processing Facilities
Camillo Ricordi, Julia S. Goldstein, Appakalai N. Balamurugan, Gregory L. Szot, Tatsuya Kin, Chengyang Liu, Christine W. Czarniecki, Barbara Barbaro, Nancy D. Bridges,...> ;Diabetes. 2016 Nov 1
6 citations
Pancreas transplantation in unconventional recipients.
Denise J. Lo, Blayne A. Sayed, Nicole A. Turgeon> ;Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 2016 Aug 1
26 citations
Utility of Prostate Cancer Screening in Kidney Transplant Candidates
Gerardo A. Vitiello, Blayne A. Sayed, Marla Wardenburg, Sebastian D. Perez, Christopher G. Keith, Daniel Canter, Kenneth Ogan, Thomas C. Pearson, Nicole A. Turgeon> ;Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2016 Jul 1
195 citations
Changes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation One Year After KAS Implementation
Darren Stewart, A. Y. Kucheryavaya, David K. Klassen, Nicole A. Turgeon, Richard N. Formica, Mark I. Aeder> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2016 Mar 31
387 citations
Phase 3 Trial of Transplantation of Human Islets in Type 1 Diabetes Complicated by Severe Hypoglycemia
Bernhard J. Hering, William R. Clarke, Nancy D. Bridges, Thomas L. Eggerman, Rodolfo Alejandro, Melena D. Bellin, Kathryn Chaloner, Christine W. Czarniecki, Julia S. G...> ;Diabetes Care. 2016 Apr 18
14 citations
Anti-Leukocyte Function-Associated Antigen 1 Therapy in a Nonhuman Primate Renal Transplant Model of Costimulation Blockade-Resistant Rejection.
Douglas J. Anderson, Denise J. Lo, Francis Leopardi, Mingqing Song, Nicole A. Turgeon, Elizabeth Strobert, Joe B. Jenkins, Rijian Wang, Keith A. Reimann, Christian P. ...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2016 May 1
3 citations
A Primer of Neoclassical (Traditional) and Behavioral Economic Principles for Organ Transplantation: Part 2.
Kurt E. Schnier, Nicole A. Turgeon, Bruce Kaplan> ;Transplantation. 2015 Nov 1
4 citations
A Primer of Neoclassical (Traditional) and Behavioral Economic Principles for Organ Transplantation: Part 1.
Kurt E. Schnier, Nicole A. Turgeon, Bruce Kaplan> ;Transplantation. 2015 Oct 1
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Press Mentions

Dell Children’s, UT Health Austin Launch First Pediatric Abdominal Transplant Center in Central TexasMarch 31st, 2022
Kidney Transplant Center Offers New Hope for Central TexansNovember 1st, 2021
First Heart Transplant Performed at Dell Children'sOctober 20th, 2020
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