Donated double red - that makes 4 gallons so far to date since I started going routinely! If you are healthy and able to, please be a blood donor! @indianablood
Wonderful evening celebrating our graduating transplant fellow, Dr. Horeb Cano. Congratulations, Horeb, we are extremely proud of you! You are ready and undoubtedly going to be a fantastic transplant surgeon! We are all expecting great things from you! @IU_Surgery
Jonathan Fridell retweeted
📣📖Proud to share our new collaborative publication examining international practice patterns in #PancreasTransplantation for patients with #Type2Diabetes (#T2D)! 🌍🧬
@TransplantJrnl-Direct July 2026
💡Historically reserved for type 1 diabetes, pancreas transplantation is increasingly being performed in selected patients with T2D—but approaches to candidate selection vary across centers.
🏥Most surveyed programs reported offering pancreas transplantation to patients with T2D only when kidney transplantation is also indicated.
⚖️BMI thresholds, insulin requirements, and C-peptide criteria differed substantially between centers, highlighting ongoing variability in eligibility assessment.
💉🥗⚕️Many programs also reported using weight optimization strategies, including lifestyle modification, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and bariatric surgery, to help patients meet transplant candidacy goals.
🌟These findings provide an important snapshot of current international practice and the evolving role of pancreas transplantation in T2D.
📚Read the full article here 🆓: lnkd.in/gteFGB5x
🤝🏽 @jonathanfridell | @AleksandraKukl9 | @AvaDelonai6124 | @drrushdafaruk | @IPITAgroup | @IPITA_YIC | @AST_KPCOP | @IU_Surgery | @SSMHealth 🤝🏽
💫#PancreasTransplant #Transplantation #Type2Diabetes #KidneyTransplant #DiabetesCare #TransplantResearch #ClinicalResearch | #Collaboration | #Multidisciplinary 🌍🤲🏽
Important editorial published in AJT regarding the current requirement for insulin dependency for Pancreas transplant candidacy, particularly for patients with type 2 diabetes. @IU_Surgery @IPITAgroup @IPITA_YIC @AST_KPCOP
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This was an international collaborative effort including a survey conducted during the pre-Congress for the international Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (IPITA) in Pisa last summer. tinyurl.com/3a7jpxyv
@IU_Surgery @IPITAgroup @IPITA_YIC @AST_KPCOP
Excited to have this paper from the IPITA Pancreas Transplant Workgroup published in Transplantation! It describes the definition of type 2 diabetes in various contexts related to pancreas transplantation. @IU_Surgery @IPITAgroup @AST_KPCOP @IPITA_YIC
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Well, that’s exciting! Congratulations to Jeanne Chen and the other co-authors!
@IU_Surgery @AST_KPCOP @IPITA_YIC @IPITAgroup @CliniTransplant
So honored to have been invited back to McGill to present the Alan Turnbull Alumnus Lecture as part of the LD Maclean day and Surgery graduation events. What an impressive group of presenters and graduates! The future looks bright! @McGillGenSurg @IU_Surgery
Congratulations to Katie Ross-Driscoll and co-authors on this important publication in AJT! Association of a new waitlist mortality metric with likelihood of deli... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
@IU_Surgery
Jonathan Fridell retweeted
The recent Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR) report ranks IU Health liver transplant program as 2nd largest program with 5 bars for post transplant survival. A strong team effort, thank you to everyone who makes this work possible. @IU_Health, @IU_Surgery
Rounding on Christmas morning! Please notice the Transplant themed grinch shirts with Pancreas, Liver, and Kidney transplants represented! @IU_Surgery
Jonathan Fridell retweeted
What a year! From welcoming a new class of surgery residents and our new cardiothoracic division chief, to hosting a successful Resident Research Day and Faculty Retreat, advancing groundbreaking research, delivering quality patient care and shaping the next generation of surgeons, we are thankful to our faculty, staff and trainees for making 2025 a year we’ll never forget.🎊
🔗Click here read about this year's highlights: medicine.iu.edu/blogs/surger…
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@alanpladd @waljeejenn @RMotaganahalli
Jonathan Fridell retweeted
This week’s grand rounds brought plenty of holiday cheer as our residents battled it out in Surgical Jeopardy, ugly sweaters and all! Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun and tagged us in your festive photos.☃️🎁
IU Surgery | IU Surgery Grand Rounds | IU Surgery Residents
What a wonderful opportunity to recognize Dr. Andrew Lutz during our Transplant holiday party this afternoon for performing his 500th kidney transplant! Please help me in congratulating him on his “Andy 500” (Hoosier humor)! @IU_Surgery
Jonathan Fridell retweeted
We’re proud to share Shekhar Kubal, MD, was recognized with the Sagamore of the Wabash award, one of Indiana’s highest honors, and Jonathan A. Fridell, MD, was named a Distinguished Hoosier.🏆
These awards, presented by the Governor of Indiana, honor exceptional leadership and community service. Kubal and Fridell join an impressive group of past recipients, including President George H. W. Bush, David Letterman, Willie Nelson and IU President Pamela Whitten.⭐
🔗Click here to read the full release: medicine.iu.edu/news/2025/11…
Congratulations Dr. House!!
🎉Dr. Michael House was honored with the President’s Values Leadership Award at the 2025 @IU_Health annual Leadership Development Institute, a recognition that reflects his leadership and commitment to exceptional patient care. Please join us in congratulating him on this well-deserved achievement.
#IUSurgery #2025LDI #IUHMG #PVLA #LeadershipAward #WeAreIUHealth #ThriveTogether
Jonathan Fridell retweeted
🌟 Congratulations to Smyrna Rivera, NP, from our Transplant Unit, for being recognized as IU Health’s national Rising Star APP Award during National APP Week!
This award celebrates APPs in the first five years of their careers who are already making a meaningful impact on their organizations and the APP profession. Smyrna was nominated by her colleague, Kayla Kendrick, RN.
#RisingStarAward #IUSurgery #IUSurgeryTransplant #IUHealth
please join me in congratulating Dr. John Powelson, Dr. Andrew Lutz, and Dr. Bill Goggins from the Division Of Abdominal Transplant Surgery at IU for being recognized as outstanding educators at the Dunnington Surgical Education Grand Rounds this morning!
Jonathan Fridell retweeted
In honor of September being Women in Medicine Month, we reflect and celebrate the incredible women shaping the future of surgery throughout our department. Their leadership, dedication and mentorship lead the way for the next generation of surgeons.💪
Women in Medicine | Women in Surgery | I Look Like a Surgeon |
