


Stuart J. Knechtle, MD
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| Academic Appointment |
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Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Transplantation, Department of
Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine |
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| Clinical Appointments |
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Clinical Director, Emory Transplant Center |
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Director, Liver Transplantation, Emory University Hospital |
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| Telephone |
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404.712.7833 |
| Board Certification |
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American
Board of Surgery |
| Medical School |
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Cornell University Medical College, Class of 1982 |
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| Postgraduate Training |
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General Surgery
Internship and Residency, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1982-1989 |
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Research Fellowship, Transplantation Immunology, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 1984-1986 |
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Transplantation Fellowship, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, WI, 1989-1991 |
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| Honors and Awards |
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Upjohn Award for Outstanding Paper in Transplantation Research by a Young Investigator, American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), 1986 |
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Philip Caves Award for Outstanding Paper in Transplantation Research by a Young Investigator, International Society of Heart Transplantation, 1986 |
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Sandoz Fellowship, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 1989-1991 |
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American College of Surgeons Faculty Fellowship, 1992-1994 |
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ASTS Roche Presidential Travel Award, 1997 |
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James IV Association of Surgeons Traveling Fellow, 1999 |
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Ray D. Owen Professor of Transplantation, University of Wisconsin, 2005 |
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Senior Achievement Award in Clinical Transplantation, American Society of Transplantation, 2008 |
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| Current Editorial Boards |
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Transplantation |
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Transplant Immunology |
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Transplantation Reviews (Co-Editor in Chief) |
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Annals of Surgery |
| Clinical Specialties |
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Liver, kidney and pancreatic transplantation |
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Surgery of the liver |
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| Research Focus |
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The immunologic mechanisms of transplant rejection and immunologic tolerance |
| Year Joined Emory as a Faculty
Member |
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2008 |
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