
Peter Lawrence Abt MD
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation
Professor of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine
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3401 Civic Center BlvdPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 267-425-9538
Fax+1 267-425-9552
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 2001 - 2004
University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2001
University of RochesterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1996 - 1998
University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1996
Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 1994, M.D.
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1995 - 2009
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2015-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Do Prolonged Donor Warm Ischemic Times Correlate with Kidney Transplant Outcomes? The Largest Study of Donation After Circulatory Death Donors in the United States.Olivia Y Ong, Nicolas Munoz, Douglas E Schaubel, Kyle R Jackson, Ronald F Parsons
Transplantation. 2026-05-11 - Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant and Kidney After Liver Transplant Using the Safety Net Criteria-A Single-center Experience.Srijan Tandukar, Vishnu S Potluri, Peter Abt, David E Kaplan, Therese Bittermann
Transplantation Direct. 2026-05-01 - Standardizing Data Collection in Normothermic Regional Perfusion in the United States.David D Aufhauser Jr, Jenny L Philip, Marty Sellers, Kris P Croome, Yanik Bababekov
Annals of Surgery. 2026-04-29
Journal Articles
- Twelve-Month Outcomes After Transplant of Hepatitis C–infected Kidneys into Uninfected Recipients: A Single-Group TrialDavid S Goldberg, Roy D Bloom, Vishnu S Potluri, Susanna M Nazarian, Ali Naji, Emily A Blumberg, Peter L Abt, Peter P Reese, Matthew Levine, Paige Porrett, Melissa Ble..., Annals of Internal Medicine
- A Paired Kidney Analysis of Multiorgan Transplantation: Implications for Allograft SurvivalChoudhury RA, Reese PP, Goldberg DS, Bloom RD, Sawinski DL, Abt PL, Transplantation, 1/1/2017
- Kidney Transplantation From a Donor With Sickle Cell DiseaseRossidis A, Lim MA, Palmer M, Levine M, Naji A, Bloom RD, Abt PL, American Journal of Transplantation, 1/1/2017
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
Penn-Led Team Receives $8 Million to Build on Success of Hepatitis C Kidney Transplantation ResearchJanuary 4th, 2022
Penn Medicine-Led Team Receives $8 Million to Build on Success of Hepatitis C Kidney Transplantation ResearchJanuary 4th, 2022
Transplant Surgery PA Helps Turn Tragic Endings into New BeginningsJuly 28th, 2021
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