
Robert Joseph Stratta MD Professor of Surgery
Transplantation
Director of Abdominal Organ Transplantation
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One Medical Center BlvdWinston Salem, NC 27157
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Summary
- Robert J Stratta, MD, is an experienced kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon based in Winston Salem, NC, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. His educational background includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, a degree in medicine from the University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine, completing a residency in general surgery at the University of Utah and a transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His career has seen him hold professorial and surgical roles at institutions including the University of Nebraska, the University of Tennessee-Memphis, and Director of Transplantation at Wake Forest since October 2001. Dr. Stratta's wealth of experience spans various areas of expertise including kidney and pancreas allocation and transplantation, immunosuppression, organ donation and preservation, and utilization of non-ideal donor organs. He is co-author of 6 books, 43 book chapters, >835 abstracts, >100 online commentaries, >440 oral presentations, and >520 peer-reviewed articles dealing predominantly with transplantation. He has been active in medical school, surgical resident, and transplant fellow education since 1988; has been a member of 35 medical/surgical societies; three editorial and physician review boards each; and numerous local, regional, and national committees including United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) activities since 1988. He has lectured worldwide on kidney and pancreas transplantation, has performed more than 2500 transplants in his career, is board certified in General Surgery, and has been selected as one of the Best Doctors in America and in North Carolina, one of America's Top Surgeons, one of America’s Top Doctors and the Patients’ Choice Award, and is ranked in the top 1% according Healthcare Research All-Stars.
Education & Training
- University HospitalFellowship, 1986 - 1988
- University of Utah School of Medicine1985 - 1986
- University of Utah School of Medicine1981 - 1986
- University of Utah School of MedicineFellowship, 1982 - 1983
- University of Utah School of MedicineInternship, Surgery, 1980 - 1981
- University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1980
- University of Notre DameBachelor of Science, 1972 - 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 2001 - 2025
- TN State Medical License 1997 - 2006
- WI State Medical License 1986 - 1989
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- Selected, America's Top Surgeons 2004-present, 2012
- Selected, Top Doctors 2000-present, 2012
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Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pancreas rejection: quieting the storm to preserve graft function.Christopher J Webb, Robert J Stratta, Sandesh Parajuli
Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 2025-04-24 - The Challenge of Minding the Glomerular Filtration Rate Gap Between Pancreas Transplant Alone and Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation: Stuck in the Middle.Sandesh Parajuli, Didier Mandelbrot, Robert J Stratta, Raja Kandaswamy, Ronald F Parsons
Transplantation. 2025-03-25 - Safety and Efficacy of Belatacept in Pancreas Transplantation: A Case Series.Quentin Perrier, Alexandra Rose Monetti, Natalia Vladimirovn Sakhovskaya, Alejandra N Mena Gutierrez, Amber Reeves-Daniel
Clinical Transplantation. 2025-03-01
Journal Articles
- Plasma exchange therapy during burn shock.Stratta RJ, Warden GD, Saffle JR, Kravitz M, Current Surgery 40:429-432
- Plasma exchange therapy in patients failing to resuscitate from burn shock.Warden GD, Stratta RJ, Saffle JR, Kravitz M, Ninnemann JL, J Trauma 23:945-951
- Thermal injury in an adrenalectomized patient.Stratta RJ, Saffle JR, Holliman CJ, Kravitz M, Ninnemann JL, Warden GD, J Trauma 23:934-938
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Plasma exchange therapy during burn shock.Stratta RJ, Kravitz M, Saffle JR, Warden GD, Current Surgery 40:429-432, Society of University Surgeons Twenty-Fifth Annual University Surgical Resident's Conference
- Plasma exchange therapy in patients failing to resuscitate from burn shock.Warden GD, Stratta RJ, Saffle JR, Kravitz M, Ninnemann JL, Proc Am Burn Assoc
- Thermal injury in an adrenalectomized patient.Stratta RJ, Saffle JR, Holliman CJ, Kravitz M, Ninnemann JL, Warden GD, Proc Am Burn Assoc
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Lectures
- Plasma Exchange Therapy During Burn Shock.Society of University Surgeons 25th Annual University Surgical Resident's Conference, Oklahoma City
- Thermal Injury in an Adrenalectomized Patient.American Burn Association - Fifteenth Annual Meeting - New Orleans, Louisiana
- Plasma Exchange Therapy in Burn Patients Failing to Resuscitate from Burn Shock.American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma - Annual Meeting, Resident's Papers Competition - S
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Other
- Kidney-Pancreas and Pancreas Transplantation: Past, Present, Future.Stratta RJ, Medscape Conference Summaries, Transplantation 2000
- Pancreas Transplantation: Current Status of Immunosuppression and Progress in Preventing and 3. Treating Rejection.Stratta RJ, Medscape Conference Summaries, Transplantation 2000
- The economics of pancreas transplantation.Stratta RJ, Medscape
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Press Mentions
- Pancreas Transplant More Beneficial Than Other Treatments for People with DiabetesNovember 15th, 2022
- CareDx Transplant Leadership Showcased at ASTS 2021January 8th, 2021
- Genes, Not Race, Determine Donor Kidney SurvivalFebruary 12th, 2016
Grant Support
- 14/14 APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network (APOLLO) Scientific Data Research CenterWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2017–2028
Professional Memberships
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