CCEB/DBEI Epidemiology Seminar Series- Peter Reese, MD, PhD

Transplanting Hepatitis C virus infected kidneys into uninfected recipients: Past, present and futurePeter P. Reese, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Attending Physician, Renal Division, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA Attending Physician, Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Peter Reese, MD, MSCE is a transplant nephrologist and epidemiologist. He cares for patients at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. His research focuses on: a) developing effective strategies to increase access to kidney transplantation, b) improving the process of selecting and caring for live kidney donors, c) determining outcomes of health policies on vulnerable populations with renal disease, including the elderly, and d) testing strategies to improve important health behaviors such as medication adherence. He directs Penn's Center for Quality, Analytics and Research in Transplantation (PQART). He also chairs the Ethics Committee for the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which oversees organ allocation and transplant regulation in the United States. In recognition of his contributions to transplant research, he received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in July 2012. The PECASE "recognizes and supports scientists and engineers who show exceptional promise for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge." In the transplant field, Dr. Reese has written specifically about the ethical implications of accepting live kidney donors with risk factors for kidney disease, live donor outcomes, the effects of organ allocation policy on vulnerable subgroups including children and the elderly, and better strategies to promote the careful use of higher-risk organs (e.g., "medically complex donors"). Dr. Reese's mission encompasses energetic support of talented and motivated young researchers at all stages of training. This Lab's success reflects their creativity and efforts.