Mark Sturdevant

Dr. Sturdevant ’s interest lies in adult and pediatric liver transplantation with a particular focus in living donor and split liver transplantation in addition to complex hepatobiliary surgery, including the use of minimally–invasive techniques. He has experience in the resection of abdominal tumors involving the hepatic hilum and inferior vena cava, liver resections requiring vascular reconstructions, and bile duct resections and reconstructions. In addition, Dr. Sturdevant performs both kidney and pancreas transplants, live donor nephrectomy, and general surgical procedures particular to those with end–stage liver (including portal decompression procedures) and kidney disease.
Born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, Dr. Sturdevant stayed close to home to complete his bachelor ’s degree in biology, his medical degree, and a one–year student fellowship in surgical pathology at the University of Iowa. His general surgery training was completed at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte and his transplant training started with an abdominal transplant fellowship at the University of Minnesota. He has since held faculty positions in the Divisions of Transplant at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, the University of Pittsburgh, as a Consultant Surgeon in adult and pediatric liver transplantation and hepato– pancreato –biliary surgery at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and at the University of Washington. He is excited to add in any way to the breadth of the transplant and hepatobiliary program currently offered at The Keck School of Medicine of USC.

• ABO Incompatible Grafts Are Associated With Excellent Outcomes in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients: An Important Resource to Reduce Waitlist Mortality Pediatr Transplant. 2025 May; 29(3):e70047. . View in PubMed
• Fully Robotic Left Lobe Donor Hepatectomy is Safer Compared to Open Ann Surg. 2025 Mar 26. . View in PubMed
• Outcomes of pediatric candidates for liver retransplantation in the modern era: Strategies are needed to avoid waitlist mortality in the United States Liver Transpl. 2025 Jan 20. . View in PubMed
• Highly sensitized patients listed for heart after liver transplantation with or without domino J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Jan; 44(1):125-128. . View in PubMed
• Future of US. living donor liver transplant: Donor and recipient criteria, transplant indications, transplant oncology, liver paired exchange, and non-directed donor graft allocation. Liver Transpl. 2025 Jan 01; 31(1):92-104. . View in PubMed
• Optimizing pediatric liver transplantation: Evaluating the impact of donor age and graft type on patient survival outcome Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Jun; 28(4):e14771. . View in PubMed
• Heart after liver transplantation with domino for a highly sensitized patient J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 11; 42(11):1632-1634. . View in PubMed
• Advances and innovations in living donor liver transplant techniques, matching and surgical training: Meeting report from the living donor liver transplant consensus conference Clin Transplant. 2023 07; 37(7):e14968. . View in PubMed
• Maximizing utility of nondirected living liver donor grafts using machine learning Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1194338. . View in PubMed
• The living donor evaluation as a life-saving event Clin Transplant. 2023 01; 37(1):e14885. . View in PubMed
• First Experience in Living Liver Donation From Donors With Sickle Cell Trait Transplant Direct. 2022 Jun; 8(6):e1332. . View in PubMed
• Robotic donor hepatectomy: A major breakthrough in living donor liver transplantation Am J Transplant. 2022 01; 22(1):14-23. . View in PubMed
• Living donor liver transplantation in septuagenarians: Better late than never Clin Transplant. 2021 06; 35(6):e14301. . View in PubMed
• Safety and Feasibility Report of Robotic-assisted Left Lateral Sectionectomy for Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Comparative Analysis of Learning Curves and Mastery Achieved With the Laparoscopic Approach Transplantation. 2021 05 01; 105(5):1044-1051. . View in PubMed
• Feasibility of Full-Right/Full-Left Split-Liver Transplant in Pediatric Deceased Donors for Pediatric Recipients Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 03; 19(3):273-275. . View in PubMed
• Robotic Versus Open Right Lobe Donor Hepatectomy for Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis Liver Transpl. 2020 11; 26(11):1455-1464. . View in PubMed
• Exp Clin Transplant. 2020 04; 18(2):188-195. . View in PubMed
• A study of the main determinants of kidney allograft long-term survival in the era of new immunosuppressive drugs Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2019 May-Jun; 30(3):640-647. . View in PubMed
• The first two cases of living donor liver transplantation using dual grafts in Saudi Arabia Ann Saudi Med. 2019 Mar-Apr; 39(2):118-123. . View in PubMed
• Contemporary Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Complex Challenges, Evolving Solutions Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2017; 55(2):148-161. . View in PubMed
• Gastrointestinal side effects in liver transplant recipients taking enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium vsmycophenolate mofetil. Clin Transplant. 2014 Jul; 28(7):783-8. . View in PubMed
• Complications related to invasive hemodynamic monitors during adult liver transplantation Clin Transplant. 2013 Nov-Dec; 27(6):823-8. . View in PubMed
• Klebsiella necrotizing soft tissue infections in liver transplant recipients: a case series Transpl Infect Dis. 2013 Aug; 15(4):E157-63. . View in PubMed
• The development of practice guidelines for independent living donor advocates Clin Transplant. 2013 Mar-Apr; 27(2):178-84. . View in PubMed
• A national survey of independent living donor advocates: the need for practice guidelines Am J Transplant. 2012 Aug; 12(8):2141-9. . View in PubMed
• Anti-lymphocyte therapy successfully controls late “cholestatic” rejection in pediatric liver transplant recipients Clin Transplant. 2011 Nov-Dec; 25(6):E584-91. . View in PubMed
• The beneficial impact of temporary porto-caval shunt in orthotopic liver transplantation: a single center analysis Transpl Int. 2011 Mar; 24(3):243-50. . View in PubMed
• Liver transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Clin Transpl. 2011; 177-86. . View in PubMed
• Liver transplantation for children with Wilson disease: comparison of outcomes between children and adults Clin Transplant. 2011 Jan-Feb; 25(1):E52-60. . View in PubMed
• Kidney transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Clin Transpl. 2011; 67-76. . View in PubMed
• Improved outcomes in pediatric liver transplantation for acute liver failure Pediatr Transplant. 2010 Nov; 14(7):863-9. . View in PubMed
• Nevirapine-induced stevens johnson-syndrome and fulminant hepatic failure requiring liver transplantation Am J Transplant. 2010 Jul; 10(7):1713-6. . View in PubMed
• Orthotopic placement of a segmental pancreas graft for transplant: a case report Clin Transplant. 2010 May-Jun; 24(3):424-8. . View in PubMed
• Outcome of combined liver and kidney transplantation in hepatitis C: a single-center long-term follow-up experience Transplant Proc. 2009 Jun; 41(5):1713-6. . View in PubMed
• Alcohol abstinence and orthotopic liver transplantation in alcoholic liver cirrhosis Transplant Proc. 2009 May; 41(4):1253-5. . View in PubMed
• Technical failure of the pancreas after SPK transplant: are these patients good candidates for later pancreas retransplant? Clin Transplant. 2008 Jan-Feb; 22(1):50-4.. View in PubMed
• Death on the kidney waiting list–good candidates or not? Am J Transplant. 2006 Aug; 6(8):1953-6.. View in PubMed
• Graft loss from recurrent glomerulonephritis is not increased with a rapid steroid discontinuation protocol Transplantation. 2006 Jan 27; 81(2):214-9. . View in PubMed
• Ectopic pancreatic tissue presenting as submucosal gastric mass J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2002 Oct; 12(5):333-8. . View in PubMed
• Blunt traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta: a report of an unusual mechanism of injury Am J Emerg Med. 2001 Nov; 19(7):579-82. . View in PubMed
• The University of Alabama Teenage Access Project: a model for prevention, referrals, and linkages to testing for high-risk young women J Adolesc Health. 1998 Aug; 23(2 Suppl):107-14. . View in PubMed

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