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Dr. Christopher Hughes
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Christopher B. Hughes, MD
Academic Appointment
green arrow Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Telephone
green arrow 404.712.7944

Affiliations
green arrow Emory University Hospital
green arrow The Emory Clinic

Board Certification
green arrow American Board of Surgery, 1992

Medical School
green arrow College of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, Class of 1991

Postgraduate Training
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General Surgery Internship, 1991-1992, General Surgery Residency, 1992-1997, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee

green arrow Transplant Surgery Fellowship, American Society of Transplant Surgeons Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 1997-1999

Honors and Awards
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Outstanding Transplant Physician, Transplant Recipients International Organization, Florida Chapter, 2003

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"National Best Practice" in Organ Donation/Allocation, Awarded to North Florida LifeSavers of the HRSA Collaborative, presented by Deputy Surgeon General Dr. K. Moritsugu, Washington, DC, 2003

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Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 2006-2007

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Most Outstanding Collaborative Transplant Surgeon in the DSA, 2007


Current Organizational Memberships
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American College of Surgeons, Fellow

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Duval County Medical Society

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Harwell Wilson Surgical Society

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Priestley Society

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United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS): Member, Regional Review Board, Representative, Region 3 OPO Committee

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American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Communications Committee

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Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration: Member, Transplant Donor Collaborative; Faculty, Transplant Center Growth Management Initiative


Clinical Specialties
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Liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation

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Donor procurement surgery

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Hepatic resections

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Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery

green arrow Surgery of the retroperitoneum

Research Focus
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Transplantation in the HIV-positive population

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Infectious diseases in transplantation

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Organ donation and allocation

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Donation after cardiac death


Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
green arrow 2008

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