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Stephen Dunn, MD, General Surgery, Wilmington, DE, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

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General Surgery Wilmington, DE

Pediatric General Surgery, Transplantation, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Chief, Division of Solid Organ Transplantation Professor of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine, Jefferson University

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Summary

  • Dr. Stephen Dunn is a pediatric transplant surgeon in Wilmington, DE and is an employed physician of the Nemours Children's Hospital Delaware and on the
    medical staff of affiliated hospitals in the area including Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Geisinger Medical Center and Nemours Hospital Orlando. He completed medical school and general surgery training at Indiana University School of Medicine and Medical Center. He completed pediatric surgery training at St. Christophers Hospital for Children and transplant training at Jefferson and University of Nebraska. He has been in practice over 30 years. He specializes in pediatric kidney and liver transplantation and hepato-biliary surgery including portal hypertension and hepatic malignancy surgery. He is board certified in surgical critical care. He has participated in over 800 pediatric organ transplants. Dr. Dunn has also partnered with several international sites to build capacity for liver and kidney transplant services for children including Bolivia, India and Jamaica. He is currently working with the surgical leadership of Bustamante Children's Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica. Dr. Dunn's academic and research interests include immunosuppressive drug use in children, infectious disease monitoring by real time PCR, clinical outcomes in hepatoblastoma including authorship of numerous articles related to the Children's Oncology protocol AHEP 0731. More recently he has been including tumor reduction therapy with Y-90 as an adjunct to chemotherapy to make liver tumor resection possible and liver replacement less likely. Dr. Dunn is happy to provide advice or support to those who are interested in his core areas of interest.

Education & Training

  • Tower Health
    Tower HealthFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 1986 - 1987
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1985
  • Indiana University School of Medicine/Methodist Hospital
    Indiana University School of Medicine/Methodist HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1978 - 1979
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 1978
  • Washington University
    Washington UniversityBA, 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 1978 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • SD State Medical License
    SD State Medical License Active through 2025
  • DE State Medical License
    DE State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1985 - 2024
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Service Medical Committee of Santa Cruz, 2012
  • Youth Peace Prize Maestro de la Juventud, Premio Joven Bolivia, 2011
  • Honorary Membership Society of Bolivian Surgeons, 2010
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Decreasing incidence of symptomatic Epstein-Barr vius disease and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric liver transplant recipients: Report of the s...  
    Narkewicz MR, Green M, Dunn SP, Millis M, McDiarmid S, Mazariegos G, Anand R, Yin W, Liver Transpl, 1/1/2013
  • Liver transplantation in the management of unresectable hepatoblastoma in children  
    Meyers RL, Tiao GM, Dunn SP, Langham MR, Frontiers in Bioscience, 1/1/2012
  • Pediatric liver transplantation: A report from a pediatric surgical unit  
    Rao S, D'Cruz ALJ, Aggarwal R, Chandrashekar S, Chetan G, Gopalakrishnan, Dunn SP, J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg., 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Targeting of the MYC-oncogene Inhibits Breast Cancer Molecular Markers and Growth Parameters In Vitro and In Vivo in a Chick Embryo Model for Tumor Growth
    Rymeski B; Galileo DS; Sampson V; Rong N; Aris V; Soteropoulos P, Galileo D. S; Petrelli N.J.; Dunn S.P; Krueger LJ, Society of Surgical Oncology's 61st Annual Cancer Symposium, Chicago, 1/13/2008
  • MYC-inhibitor targets the MYC-oncogene Transcription Factor: Inhibition of Breast Cancer Molecular Markers and Growth Parameters In Vitro and In Vivo in a Chick Embryo...
    Rymeski B; Galileo DS; Sampson V; Rong N; Aris V; Soteropoulos P, Galileo D. S; Petrelli N.J.; Dunn SP; Krueger LJ., Meeting of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, 1/3/2008
  • Failure of immunosuppressive drug levels to predict t-cell reactivity in Pediatric Transplant Patients
    Dunn SP, American Academy of Pediatrics 2007 National Conference and Exhibition, 1/1/2007
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Lectures

  • Two decades of liver transplantation 
    Pensacola, FL - 1/29/2013
  • Selection of Candidates for Liver Transplantation 
    Naryana Hrudayalaya Hospital, Bangalore, India - 1/1/2013
  • Liver Transplantation in neonatal cholestasis and biliary atresia 
    Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals, Bangalore, India - 1/10/2012
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Other

  • Annual Report of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network And the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients: Transplant Data 1992-2001 
    Dunn, SP, Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Spe
    Rockville,MD; Richmond,VA; Ann Arbor,MI

Press Mentions

  • Interventional News: Small Wonder
    Interventional News: Small WonderNovember 29th, 2021
  • When Chemo and Surgery Fails, Targeted Radiation Is an Option for Kids with Liver Cancer
    When Chemo and Surgery Fails, Targeted Radiation Is an Option for Kids with Liver CancerDecember 7th, 2018
  • Top Doctors 2018
    Top Doctors 2018October 5th, 2018
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