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Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Pancreatic and Islet Transplant Program
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Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Pancreatic and Islet Transplant Program
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Piotr Witkowski, MD, PhD, is a leading expert in islet transplantation. He is also highly skilled in kidney, pancreatic, and liver transplantation, including laparoscopic techniques used to procure organs from living kidney donors. Dr. Witkowski also performs islet autotransplantation for patients who need a pancreatectomy.
A widely published researcher, Dr. Witkowski has an impressive record of success in both basic science and clinical research pertaining to islet cell and abdominal organ transplants. Among other accomplishments, he was instrumental in developing an optimized islet isolation technique that greatly improved success in clinical transplants. Under Dr. Witkowski's leadership, multidisciplinary research teams at the University of Chicago are currently conducting several studies skillfully designed to improve quality and outcomes in islet cell transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Transplant Surgery
- Pancreatic Islet Transplant
- Abdominal Hernia
- Access Surgery
Education
Medical University of Gdansk
Additional Education
- Internship: University of Gdansk, Poland
- Residency: University of Gdansk, Poland
- Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center
Memberships & Medical Societies
- International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association
- Association of Polish Surgeons
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- American Society of Transplantation
- Aetna POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO
- BCBS HMO (HMOI)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare
- Coventry Health Plan PPO
- Great West PPO
- Illinicare
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice / Choice Plus
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
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Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM) - Hyde Park
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