Varvara Andreyevna Kirchner MD
Transplantation
Associate Professor of Surgery, Stanford University
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300 Pasteur DrPalo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-723-4000
Fax+1 650-498-5690
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Summary
- Dr. Varvara Kirchner is a general surgeon in Minneapolis, MN and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Minnesota and Stanford Health Care. She received her medical degree from University of Minnesota Medical School and has been in practice 11 years. She specializes in transplantation and is experienced in transplant surgery, renal transplant surgery, general / gastrointestinal surgery, hepatic transplant surgery, and pancreatic and islet cell transplant surgery. She has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
University of MinnesotaResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2013- University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2021 - 2027
MN State Medical License 2010 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Observational Study of Solid Organ Transplantation Utilizing HIV-Positive Donors in HIV-Positive Recipients Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 15
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsNKG2A+ NK cell cytotoxicity of Epstein-Barr virus infected B cells is mediated through the NKG2D and NKp30 activating receptors.Josselyn K Pena, Wenming Zhang, Joshua S Badshah, Cecilia Ledezma-Soto, Kayla C Jenkins
Journal of Immunology. 2026-02-09 - Use of Machine Perfusion in Pediatric Liver Transplantation.Ioannis A Ziogas, Emmanouil Giorgakis, Dor Yoeli, Maria Baimas-George, Katie R Conover
Pediatric Transplantation. 2025-12-01 - Can AI Guide the Decision to Transplant or Resect for Hepatocellular Carcinoma?Varvara A Kirchner, Timothy L Pruett
JAMA Network Open. 2025-09-02
Press Mentions
Teen Faces Liver-Kidney Transplant with Positivity and GritApril 30th, 2025- Best of the Best: Minnesota Monthly Honors over 400 of Our Physicians as 2021 “Top Doctors”August 26th, 2021
- Nearly 100 University of Minnesota Health Doctors Honored as 2019 “Rising Stars” by Mpls.St.Paul MagazineMarch 18th, 2019
Grant Support
- The effect of donor age on the function and therapeutic efficacy of human hepatocyte-like cellsSTANFORD UNIVERSITY2021–2026
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