{"id":16,"date":"2025-10-08T20:41:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/matar\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-01-26T23:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:01:03","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/matar\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Selected Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"

Megaly M, DeFor T, Luo X, Dryden M, Rao JS, Wright M, Mathews D, Ramanathan K, Humphreville V, Finger EB, Kandaswamy R, Matar AJ<\/strong>. Solid Organ Malignancy After Pancreas Transplantation: A Four Decade Single-Center Experience. Clinical Transplantation<\/em>. 2026.<\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Aydin C, Waller D, Helgeson E, Vock D, Wright M, Ramanathan K, Humphreville V, Finger EB, Pruett T, Matas AJ, Wise E, Ikramuddin S, Kandaswamy R, Leslie DB. Kidney Transplantation After Bariatric Surgery \u2013 Outcomes From a 30-Year Experience.\u202f<\/span>Surg Obes Relat Dis<\/span><\/i>. 2025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chen Y, Rothbard N, Wright M, Thomson M, Nguyen V,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>. Orthotopic Liver Transplantation During Pregnancy: The Role of Surgical Technique.\u202f<\/span>Transplantation<\/span><\/i>. 2025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Rao JS, Kandaswamy R. Novel techniques of pancreas and islet preservation.\u202f<\/span>Curr Opin Organ Transplant<\/span><\/i>. 2025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lovasik BP,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Habib J, Faber DA, Breeden CP, Farris AB, Tector AJ, Adams AB. Desensitization With Proteasome Inhibition and Costimulation Blockade Modulates the Xenoreactive Humoral Response in Nonhuman Primate Xenotransplantation.\u202f<\/span>Xenotransplantation<\/span><\/i>. 2025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Waller D, Chinnakotla S, Ramanathan K, Brierton J, Chintakrinda S, Kuehler D,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Wright M, Vock D, Humphreville V. Liver Retransplantation: Identifying Factors and Developing a Risk Prediction Model to Predict Futility in the Modern Era.\u202f<\/span>Transplantation<\/span><\/i>. 2025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Wright M, Megaly M, Dryden M, Ramanathan K, Humphreville V, Mathews D, Sarumi H, Kopacz K, Leslie D, Ikramuddin S, Finger EF, Kandaswamy R. Bariatric Surgery Prior to Pancreas Transplantation \u2013 A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study.\u202f<\/span>Surg Obes Relat Dis<\/span><\/i>. 2025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Helgeson ES, Seegmiller JC, Ramanathan K, Finger EB, Kandaswamy RK, Pruett TL, Wright M, Fisher J, El-Rifai R, Spong R, Matas AJ, Humphreville V. Non-Indexed vs. Body Surface Area Indexed Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate Determinations as a Criterion of Living Donor Acceptance.\u202f<\/span>Clin J Am Soc Nephrol<\/span><\/i>. 2025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Keiler J, Bolognese AC, Cimeno A, Whitmore C, Wehrle CJ, Aucejo F, Fedorova E, Aufhauser D, Subramanian R, Kazimi MM, Maharaj V, Aby ES, Magliocca J, Kim SC. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Following Liver Transplantation \u2013 A Multicenter Cohort Study.\u202f<\/span>Liver Transplantation<\/span><\/i>. 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Falconer E, LaBella M, Kapadia MR, Justiniano CF, Olortegui KS, Steinhagen R, Schultz K, Pratap A, Leeds I, Weaver L, Gaertner W, Finger EB, Thomson M, Fair L, Fichera A, Lovasik BP, Chapman WC, McGeoch C, Camacho MC, Kazimi M, Kim SC, Shaffer VO, Srinivasan JK. Long-term Outcomes Following Colectomy and Liver Transplantation for Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.\u202f<\/span>Annals of Surgery<\/span><\/i>. 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Adams AB, Faber D, Lovasik BP,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Kim SC, Burlak C, Tector M, Tector AJ. Iscalimab Combined with Transient Tesidolumab Prolongs Survival in Pig-to-Rhesus Monkey Renal Xenografts.\u202f<\/span>Xenotransplantation<\/span><\/i>. 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Oppat K, Bennett F, Warren E, Wehrle C, Li Z, Rajendran L, Rokop Z, Kubal C, Biesterveld B, Foley D, Maeda M, Nguyen M, Elinoff B, Humar A, Moris D, Sudan D, Klein J, Emamaulle J, Agopian V, Vagefi P, Dualeh S, Sonnenday C, Sapisochin G, Aucejo F, Maithel SK. Hepatic Resection as the Primary Treatment Modality for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation.\u202f<\/span>Annals of Surgical Oncology<\/span><\/i>. 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Finger EB, Maakaron J, Minja E, Ramanathan K, Humphreville V, Rao JS, Fisher J, Sutherland D, Matas AJ, Kandaswamy R. Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease Following Pancreas Transplantation: A 40 Year Single-Center Experience.\u202f<\/span>Clin Transplant<\/span><\/i>. 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finger E,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Dunn TB, Humar A, Gruessner AC, Gruessner RWG, Ramanathan K, Humphreville V, Matas AJ, Sutherland D, Kandaswamy R. Evolution of Pancreas Transplantation at a Single Institution \u2013 50+ Years and 2500 Transplants.\u202f<\/span>Annals of Surgery<\/span><\/i>. 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith SR,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Sarmiento JM. Pancreaticoduodenectomy Following Liver Transplantation: Operative Technique and Outcomes.\u202f<\/span>American Journal of Surgery<\/span><\/i>. 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Smith SR,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Polireddy K, Feltracco HA, Sarmiento JM. Operative Outcomes for Polycystic Liver Disease: Results from a Contemporary Case Series.\u202f<\/span>Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery<\/span><\/i>. 2023.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Polireddy K, Crepeau RL,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>. Eliminating Financial Disincentives to Living Kidney Donation \u2013 A Call to Action.\u202f<\/span>Front Medicine<\/span><\/i>. 2023.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Parsons R. Simultaneous Pancreas-kidney Transplantation Candidates with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Elevated C-Peptide Levels Warrant Scrutiny, May Portend Worse Outcomes.\u202f<\/span>Transplantation<\/span><\/i>. 2023.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Magliocca JF, Kitchens WH. Successful Liver Transplantation From a Deceased Donor Following Ethylene Glycol Ingestion: A Case Report and Review of the Literature of Organ Donation from Poisoned Donors.\u202f<\/span>Transplant Proc<\/span><\/i>. 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Sachs DH, Duran-Struuck R. The MHC Characterized Miniature Swine: Lessons Learned From a 40 Year Experience in Transplantation.\u202f<\/span>Transplantation<\/span><\/i>. 2022.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Ross-Driscoll K, Kenney L, Wichmann HK, Magliocca JF, Kitchens WH. Biliary Complications Following Adult Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors and Implications at a High-Volume US Center.\u202f<\/span>Transplant Direct<\/span><\/i>. 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Parsons RF,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Lentine KL, Woodside KJ, Singh N, Alhamad T, Basu A, Cabeza Rivera FH, Cheungpasitporn W, Romeo G, Rao S, Kensinger CD, Parajuli S, Sultan S, Tantisattamo E, Pavlakis M, Cooper M. Pancreas Transplantation Perceptions and Practice: Results From a National U.S. Survey.\u202f<\/span>Clin Transplant<\/span><\/i>. 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Crepeau RL, Duran-Struuck R. Non-invasive Imaging for the Diagnosis of Acute Rejection in Transplantation: The Next Frontier.\u202f<\/span>Transpl Immunol<\/span><\/i>. 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Crepeau RL, Mundinger GS, Cetrulo CL, Torabi R. Large Animal Models of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Review of Immune Strategies to Improve Allograft Outcomes.\u202f<\/span>Front. Immunol<\/span><\/i>. 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Subramanian R. Extracorporeal Liver Support: A Bridge to Somewhere.\u202f<\/span>Clinical Liver Disease<\/span><\/i>. 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Crepeau RL, Duran-Struuck R. Cellular Immunotherapies in Pre-Clinical Large Animal Models of Transplantation.\u202f<\/span>Biol Blood Marrow Transplant<\/span><\/i>. 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Wichmann H, Kenney L, Subramanian A, Ratcliff J, Patel V, Tracy BM, Gelbard RB. Outcomes and Implications of a\u202fSingle Brain Death Exam Policy on Organ Donation Outcomes at a High-volume Trauma Center.\u202f<\/span>J Trauma Acute Care Surg<\/span><\/i>. 2020.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ,<\/span><\/b> Yoon JC, Mehta AK, Phadke VK, Guarner J, Greer AM, Lo DJ, Magliocca JF, Kitchens WH. Adenovirus Causing Hepatic Abscess Formation and Unexplained Fever in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients.\u202f<\/span>Transpl Infect Dis<\/span><\/i>. 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Duran-Struuck R, Huang CA,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>. Cellular Therapies for the Treatment of Hematological Malignancies; Swine Are an Ideal Preclinical Model.\u202f<\/span>Front. Oncol<\/span><\/i>. 2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Schenk ME,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Hanekamp I, Hawley RJ, Huang CA, Duran-Struuck R. Development of a Transplantable GFP+ B-Cell Lymphoma Tumor Cell Line from MHC-defined Miniature Swine: Potential for a Large Animal Tumor Model.\u202f<\/span>Front. Oncol<\/span><\/i>. 2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Files J, Burkholder R, Chin T, Angelis M. Evaluating Living Donor Kidney Transplant Rates: Are You Reaching Your Potential?\u202f<\/span>Clin Transplant<\/span><\/i>. 2017.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pathiraja V, Villani V, Tasaki M,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Duran-Struuck R, Yamada R, Moran SG, Clayman ES, Hanekamp J, Shimizu A, Sachs DH, Huang CA, Yamada K. Tolerance of vascularized islet-kidney transplants in rhesus monkeys.\u202f<\/span>Am J Transplant<\/span><\/i>. 2017.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Duran-Struuck R,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Crepeau RL, Teague A, Horner BM, Pathiraja V, Spitzer TR, Fishman JA, Bronson RT, Sachs DH, Huang CA. DLI mediated graft-versus-host responses in a pre-clinical swine model of haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation.\u202f<\/span>Biol Blood Marrow Transplant<\/span><\/i>. 2016.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Climov M,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Farkash E, Medeiros E, Qiao J, Harrington E, Gusha A, Al-Musa A, Sachs DH, Randolph M, Bollenbach TJ, Huang CA. Survival of allogeneic self-assembled cultured skin.\u202f<\/span>Transplantation<\/span><\/i>. 2016.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Duran-Struuck R,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Huang CA. Myeloid leukemias and virally induced lymphomas in miniature inbred swine; development of a large animal tumor model.\u202f<\/span>Front Genet<\/span><\/i>. 2015.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Patil AR, Al-Musa A, Hanekamp I, Sachs DH, Huang CA, Duran-Struuck R. Effect of irradiation on incidence of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder after hematopoietic cell transplantation in miniature swine.\u202f<\/span>Biol Blood Marrow Transplant<\/span><\/i>. 2015.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Leonard DA, Kurtz J, Mallard C, Albritton A, Duran-Struuck R, Farkash EA, Crepeau R,\u202f<\/span>Matar A<\/span><\/b>, Horner B, Randolph MA, Sachs DH, Huang CA, Cetrulo CL Jr. Vascularized composite allograft tolerance across MHC barriers in a large animal model.\u202f<\/span>Am J Transplant<\/span><\/i>. 2014.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wamala I,\u202f<\/span>Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Farkash E, Wang Z, Huang CA, Sachs DH. Recombinant anti-monkey CD3 immunotoxin depletes peripheral lymph node T lymphocytes more effectively than rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin in na\u00efve baboons.\u202f<\/span>Transpl Immunol<\/span><\/i>. 2013.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matar AJ<\/span><\/b>, Pathiraja V, Wang Z, Duran-Struuck R, Gusha A, Crepeau R, Tasaki M, Sachs DH, Huang CA. Effect of pre-existing anti-diphtheria toxin antibodies on T cell depletion levels following diphtheria toxin-based recombinant anti-monkey CD3 immunotoxin treatment.\u202f<\/span>Transpl Immunol<\/span><\/i>. 2012.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Megaly M, DeFor T, Luo X, Dryden M, Rao JS, Wright M, Mathews D, Ramanathan K, Humphreville V, Finger EB, Kandaswamy R, Matar AJ. Solid Organ Malignancy After Pancreas Transplantation: A Four Decade Single-Center Experience. Clinical Transplantation. 2026. Matar AJ, Aydin C, Waller D, Helgeson E, Vock D, Wright M, [\u2026] <\/p>\n

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