
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.
- Brandeis UniversityBA, History, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1995 - 2009
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Top Ten Abstract ASTS 2010 Winter Meeting, 2010
- Poster of Distinction ASTS Winter Meeting, 2010
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsTrends in candidate hepatitis C virus nucleic acid amplification test (NAT)+ listing and associated impacts on liver transplantation waitlist outcomes.Natalia Salinas Parra, Maarouf A Hoteit, Puru Rattan, Peter Abt, Nadim Mahmud
American Journal of Transplantation. 2025-04-01 - 1 citationsThe underreporting of liver machine perfusion in US national data.Nicolas Muñoz, Emily Minus, Peter Abt, Elizabeth Sonnenberg
American Journal of Transplantation. 2025-03-01 - Have CFTR modulators changed the need for liver and lung transplantation among patients with cystic fibrosis? An analysis of the UNOS database.Manuel Mendizabal, Claire Cywes, Nicolas Muñoz, Amay Banker, Christian Bermudez
Liver Transplantation. 2025-03-01
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
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Risk Factors for Ischemia Type Biliary LesionsPrague, 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 OdysseyMiami, FL - 1/1/2016
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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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