Carlos A. Vivas, M.D.

Current professional and academic appointments (Include starting date):

2002 - Present:		Attending Surgeon, Transplant Service, Allegheny General Hospital
1992 - Present:		Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Undergraduate medical education (including dates and degrees):

1967 - 1972:

M.D., Catholic University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina

Postgraduate medical education (including dates of internships, residencies, fellowships, etc.):

1972 - 1974:		Medicine Intern, Reina Fabiola Hospital, Cordoba, Argentina
1974 - 1975:		Surgical Intern, Pontiac General Hospital, Pontiac, MI
1975 - 1979:		General Surgery Resident, Pontiac General Hospital, Pontiac, MI
1984 - 1988:		Urology Resident, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
1988 - 1990:		Renal and Transplantation Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Recent publications and presentations:

Peer-reviewed publications (i.e., journal articles)

Shapiro R, ScantleburyVP, Jordan ML, Vivas CA, Jain A, Hakala TR, McCauley J, Johnston J. Randhawa P, Fedorek S, Gray E, Chesky A, Dvorchik I, Donaldson J, Fung JJ, Starzl TE. A pilot trial of tacrolimus, sirolimus, and steroids in rental transplant recipients. Transplant Proc. 2002 Aug:34(5):1651-2.

McCauley J, Murray J, Jordan M. Scantlebury V, Vivas C, Shapiro R. Labetalol-induced hyperkalemia in rental transplant recipients. Am J Nephrol. 2002 Jul-Aug;22(4):347-51

Acker CG, Flick R, Shapiro R, Scantlebury VP, Jordan ML, Vivas CA, Greenberg A, Johnson JP. Thyroid hormone in the treatment of post-transplant acute tubular necrosis (ATN). Am J Transplant. 2002 Jan;2(1):57-61.

Shapiro R, Randhawa P, Jordan ML, Scantlebury VP, Vivas C, Jain A, Corry RJ, McCauley J, Johnston J, Donaldson J, Gray EA, Dvorchik I, Hakala TR, Fung JJ, Starzl TE. An analysis o early rental transplant protocol biopsies-the high incidence of subclinical tubulitis. Am J Transplant. 2001 May;1(1):47-50.

Shullo MA, Rose ML, Vivas C, Jordan ML, Scantlebury VP, Jain A, Corry RJ, Fung JJ, McCauley J, Johnston J, Shapiro R. Hemorrhagic complications of enoxaparin and aspirin in patients with kidney transplants. Pharmacotherapy. 2002 Feb;22(2):184-7.

Luke PP, Scantlebury VP, Jordan ML, Vivas CA, Hakala TR, Jain A, Somani A, Fedorek S, Randhawa P, Shapiro R. Reversal of steroid-and anti-lymphocyte antibody-resistant rejection using intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in renal transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2001 Aug 15;72(3):419-22.

McCauley J, Shapiro R, Jordan ML, Scantlebury VP, Vivas C, Jain A, Good D, Woods H, Johnston J, Corry RJ. Long-term lipid metabolism in combined kidney-pancreas transplant recipients under tacrolimus immunosuppression. Transplant Proc. 2001 Feb-Mar;331(1-2);1698-9.

Jordan ML, Chakrabarti P, Luke PP, Shapiro R, Vivas CA, Scantlebury VP, Hakala TR, Fedorek S, Corry RJ. Steroid withdrawal for pancreas transplants under tacrolimus immunosuppression. Transplant Proc. 2001 Feb-Mar;331(1-2):1655.

Corry RJ, Chakrabarti P, Shapiro R, Jordan ML, Scantlebury VP, Vivas CA. Comparison of enteric versus bladder drainage in pancreas transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2001 Feb-Mar;33(1-2): 1647-51.

Chakrabarti P, Wong HY, Toyofuku A, Scantlebury VP, Jordan ML, Vivas C, Jain AB, McCauley J, Johnston J, Randhawa PS, Hakala TR, Simmons RL, Fund JJ, Starzl TE, Shapiro R. Outcome after steroid withdrawal in adult renal transplant patients receiving tacrolimus-based immunosuppression. Transplant Proc. 2001 Feb-Mar;33(1-2):1235-6.

Other publications (i.e., non-peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, etc.)

Published Abstracts

Chakrabarti P, Wong HY, Scantlebury V, Jordan ML, Vivas CA, Ellis D, Lonbardozzi-Lane S, Hakala TR, Fung JJ, Simmons RL, Starzl TE, Shapiro R. Outcome after steroid withdrawal in pediatric renal transplant patients receiving tacrolimus-based immunosuppression. Ammerican Society of Transplantation, Annual Meeting, May 15, 1999.

Shapiro R, Nalesnik M, McCauley J, Fedorek S, Jordan ML, Scantlebury V, Vivas CA, Ellis D, Lombardozzi-Lane S, Randhawa P, Johnston J, Hakala TR, Simmons RL, Fung JJ, Starzl TE. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTKD) in adult and pediatric renal transplant patients receiving tacrolimus-based immunosuppression. American Society of Transplantation, Annual Meeting May 15, 1999.

Corry RJ, Shapiro R, Jordan ML, Scantlebury V, Vivas CA, Dvorchik I, Ostrowski L, Fedorek SP, Rao AS, Fung J, Starzl TE. Simultaneous administration of adjuvant donor bone marrow in pancreas transplantation recipients. American Society ofTransplant Surgeons, Annual Meeting, May 20, 1999.

Jordan ML, Luke P, Chakrabarti P, Shapiro R, Scantlebury V, Vivas CA, Corry R. Results of pancreas transplantation following steroid withdrawal under FK 506-based immunosuppression. American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Annual Meeting May 20, 1999.

Jordan ML, Shapiro R, Scantlebury V, Vivas C, Ellis D, Lombardozzi-Lane S, Irish W, Fung J, Hakala TR, Simmons R, Starzl TE. Pediatric renal transplantation under tacrolimus-based immunosuppression. American Urological Association, Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 5, 1999.

Jordan ML, Shapiro R, Vivas C, Scantlebury V, Gritsch HA, Egidi F, Khanna A, Corry R. Long-Term results for pancreas transplantation under tacrolimus immunosuppression. American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, May 5, 1999.

Jordan ML, Shapiro R, Vivas CA, Scantlebury VP, Fung JJ, Starzl TE. Tacrolimus is effective and safe for rescue in both "Low Risk" and "High Risk" patients. XVII World Congress of the Transplantation Society. July 1998.

Jordan ML, Shapiro R, Rao A, Fontes P, Zeevi A, Scantlebury V, Vivas C, Gritsch H, Corry R, Egidi M, Irish W, Randhawa P, Rastellini C, Fung J, Starzl T. Kidney Transplantation with bone marrow augmentation experience with 86 cases. American Urological Association, May 1998.

Jordan ML, Shapiro R, Grisch HA, Egidi F, Khanna A, Vivas CA, Scantlebury VP, Fung JJ, Starzl TE, Corry RJ. Long term results of pancreas transplantation under tacrolimus immunosuppression. American Society of Transplant Surgeons. May 1998.

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