Faculty

Shennen A. Mao, 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.

A Multicenter, Prospective, Open-label, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Compare the Safety and Effectiveness of the VitaSmart Liver Machine Perfusion System With Static Cold Storage for Organ Preservation Prior to Liver Transplantation (HOPE) Jacksonville, Fla.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the VitaSmart Liver Machine Perfusion System by comparing clinical outcomes in patients undergoing liver transplantation with ex-vivo liver preservation using static cold storage (SCS) followed by hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) versus SCS only.
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.
Ultrasound Elastography in Renal Transplant Recipients Jacksonville, Fla.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of ultrasound elastography in prediction of renal allograft fibrosis.