Faculty

Julie K. Heimbach, M.D.

Clinical Studies

Assessing Barriers to Living Donor Follow-up Rochester, Minn., Jacksonville, Fla., Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.
The purpose of this study is to assess barriers to living donor follow-up by surveying donors.

Predictors of Renal Insufficiency Following Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (MOLTO) (MOLTO) Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to see if certain pre-transplant markers are able to predict how the kidney will respond after a liver transplant.
Quality Of Life after Simultaneous Sleeve Gastrectomy and Liver Transplantation Rochester, Minn.
The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life among a sample of obese liver transplant recipients and compare it between those who underwent sleeve gastrectomy and those who did not.
Sponsor-Initiated OCS Liver Perfusion (OLP-II) Registry Rochester, Minn., Jacksonville, Fla.
The purpose of this study is to collect data on the post-transplant clinical outcomes of donor livers preserved and assessed on OCS Liver System and to document performance of the OCS device in the realworld setting.
Usefulness of Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP) for the Assessment of Liver Steatosis Rochester, Minn.
The primary aim of this study is to determine the accuracy of CAP from Fibroscan in the quantification of liver steatosis in donors using liver biopsies as the gold standard.