Transplant Surgery

Surgery Transplant Research
Supports research in abdominal transplant surgery, including but not limited to, organ preservation, organ rehabilitation, and determination of organ graft function.

Transplant Education and Development
Supports transplantation program education and development.

Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Translational Science Professorship in Surgery
Supports a professorship in the department of surgery in the college of medicine.

*If you are interested in supporting a valuable Professorship please contact Ted Kruljac at the number below.

Robert W. Duggan Liver Cancer and Transplant Research Fund
Support research in the areas of liver cancer, liver failure, liver transplantation, hepatocellular carcinoma, ischemia/reperfusion injury, or transplant immunology.

Andy and Molli Yood Fund for Transplant Surgery
Supports travel and lodging expenses for physician training and education in kidney and liver transplant surgery in the college’s department of surgery.


Please email Ted Kruljac, the department of surgery’s interim executive director of development, or call 352.627.7755 for more information.