Peter Lawrence Abt MD

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation

Professor of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine

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.

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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

Towards Benchmark-level Outcomes in Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Preservation Strategies.
Chase J Wehrle, Aleah Brubaker, Riccardo De Carlis, Femke De Goeij, Christoph Eckharter
Annals of Surgery. 2026-11-01
Differences in donation after circulatory determination of death (DCD) liver donor management. An international survey initiated by the international liver transplanta...
Rebekah H Chun, Emily A Vail, Wojtek G Polak, Peter L Abt, Aleah L Brubaker
Liver Transplantation. 2026-10-22
The Association of Flavin Mononucleotide and Lactate During Normothermic Regional Perfusion with Post-Transplant Liver Outcomes: An Exploratory Study.
Raphaël M J Fischer, Claire Cywes, Olivia Ong, Nicolas Muñoz, Sardar Din
Medicina. 2026-08-22

Journal Articles

Twelve-Month Outcomes After Transplant of Hepatitis C–infected Kidneys into Uninfected Recipients: A Single-Group Trial
David S Goldberg, Roy D Bloom, Vishnu S Potluri, Susanna M Nazarian, Emily A Blumberg, Peter L Abt, Peter P Reese, Matthew Levine, Melissa Bleicher, Deirdre Sawinski, Annals of Internal Medicine
A Paired Kidney Analysis of Multiorgan Transplantation: Implications for Allograft Survival
Choudhury RA, Reese PP, Goldberg DS, Bloom RD, Sawinski DL, Abt PL, Transplantation, 1/1/2017
Kidney Transplantation From a Donor With Sickle Cell Disease
Rossidis A, Lim MA, Palmer M, Levine M, Naji A, Bloom RD, Abt PL, American Journal of Transplantation, 1/1/2017

Books/Book Chapters

Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery
Chapter: Kidney Transplantation
Abt PL, Baluarte JEditors: Mattei P.Springer Publishing, New YorkEdition 2nd,2011
Clinical Transplants
Chapter: Kidney Transplantation at the University of Pennsylvania: 1998-2008
Page 143.0 - 152.0Porrett PM, Kamoun M, Parsons R, Bloom R, Goral S, Reese P, Grossman R, Baluarte J, Bleicher M, Doyle A, Markmann JF, Levine M, Barker C, Olthoff K, Naji A, Shaked A, ...Editors: P. Terasaki.2009
The Penn Center guide to bioethics
Chapter: Protecting live kidney and liver donors
Reese P, Abt P, Bloom REditors: Ravitsky V, Fiester A, Caplan AL.Springer Publishing Company, New York,NY2009

Lectures

Risk Factors for Ischemia Type Biliary Lesions
Prague, Czech Republic - 1/1/2017
What is Really an Extended Criteria Donor? Are All Extended Criteria Grafts Created Equal?
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2017
Donor Intervention Trials: A Space Odyssey
Miami, FL - 1/1/2016

Other

Cardiovascular disease in pre- and post-renal transplant patients
Tsoulfas G, Abt P, Cardiovascular Disease in Transplantation
1/1/2008

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