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Sudhakar K. Reddy, M.B.B.S., M.D.

  1. Transplant Surgeon

Sudhakar K. Reddy, M.B.B.S., M.D., is a transplant surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. He specializes in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation and has extensive expertise in complex transplant surgery, portal hypertension and pancreatic surgery for benign and malignant disorders.

Dr. Reddy is a member of Mayo Clinic’s Liver Transplant Program, Kidney Transplant Program and Pancreas Transplant Program. He performs deceased donor and living donor kidney transplantation, living donor and deceased donor liver transplantation, pancreas transplantation and advanced pancreatic surgical procedures.

Dr. Reddy has particular expertise in expanded-criteria donor transplantation, positive crossmatch kidney transplantation, paired donation, pediatric en bloc kidney transplantation, dual adult kidney transplantation and transplantation for high-risk recipients. His interests also include immunosuppression protocols, surgery for portal hypertension, pancreatectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure).

Dr. Reddy completed transplant surgery fellowship training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester and additional transplant training at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. He holds certifications in transplant surgery and general surgery through the Royal Colleges in the United Kingdom and has decades of experience advancing transplant care and surgical innovation.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Reddy has contributed to national transplant leadership, education and research. His involvement with the United Network for Organ Sharing and the American Transplant Congress reflects a longstanding commitment to improving transplant outcomes, organ allocation practices and patient care.

  • Liver transplantation: living and expanded criteria deceased donor liver transplantation
  • Kidney transplantation: living and expanded criteria deceased donor kidney transplant; positive cross match, paired donor, pediatric enbloc and dual adult kidney transplant and kidney transplantation in high risk recipients
  • Pancreas transplantation: simultaneous kidney-pancreas and solitary pancreas transplantation
  • Immunosuppression protocols
  • Surgery for portal hypertension
  • Pancreatic surgery for benign and malignant disorders
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy
  • Distal and total pancreatectomy
  1. 1996
    Fellow - Transplant SurgeryMayo Clinic in Rochester
  2. 1994
    Fellow - Kidney Transplant UnitRoyal Victoria Infirmary
  3. 1992
    Resident - Senior House Office, Liver and Hepatobiliary UnitQueen Elizabeth Hospital
  4. 1991
    Resident - Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryAll-India Institute of Medical Sciences
  5. 1987
    Resident - Department of SurgeryAll-India Institute of Medical Sciences
  6. 1983
    Internship - Multiple specialties, compulsory rotating internshipGovernment General Hospital, Guntur, India
  7. 1982
    MB BSGuntur Medical School

Certifications

  1. 1993
    Transplant SurgeryRoyal College of Physicians & Surgeons Glasgow
  2. 1992
    General SurgeryRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Awards and honors

  1. 2000
    AwardeeMarquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare

Professional memberships

  1. 2016
    Abstract ReviewerAmerican Transplant Congress
  2. 2016 - 2018
    Associate CounselorRegion 5, United Network for Organ Sharing
  3. 2016 - present
    MemberRegion 5, United Network for Organ Sharing
  4. 2015
    Abstract ReviewerAmerican Transplant Congress
  5. 2014 - present
    MemberHospital Practice Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
  6. 2013 - 2015
    MemberCME Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  7. 2013
    Abstract ReviewerAmerican Transplant Congress
  8. 2012 - 2016
    MemberMayo Clinic Transplant Specialty Council, Mayo Clinic Committees
  9. 2012 - 2016
    RepresentativeRegion 5 Kidney Committee, United Network for Organ Sharing
  10. 2012 - present
    MemberEthics Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
  11. 2011 - 2012
    Vice ChairTransplant DOG, Disease/Discipline Oriented Groups (DOGs), Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
  12. 2011
    Abstract ReviewerAmerican Transplant Congress
  13. 2010 - 2011
    MemberHospital Practice Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee - Arizona, Executive Operations Team - Arizona
  14. 2009 - 2011
    MemberMembership Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  15. 2009 - 2010
    Abstract ReviewerKidney Deceased Donor Issues, American Transplant Congress
  16. 2005 - present
    Surgical DirectorKidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Mayo Clinic Arizona Transplant Center
  17. 2003 - present
    MemberTransplant Executive Committee, Mayo Clinic Arizona Transplant Center
  18. 2000 - 2011
    MemberRegion 11 Liver Committee, United Network for Organ Sharing
  19. 2000 - 2010
    MemberAmerican Diabetes Association
  20. 2000 - 2010
    MemberThe Transplantation Society
  21. 2000 - 2010
    MemberInternational Pediatric Transplant Association
  22. 2000
    Meeting ParticipantAbstract Review Committee, American Transplant Congress
  23. 2000 - present
    MemberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  24. 2000 - present
    MemberSociety for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
  25. 2000 - present
    MemberAmerican Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  26. 1999 - present
    MemberInternational Liver Transplantation Society
  27. 1999 - present
    MemberInternational Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association
  28. 1998 - 2003
    MemberTransplant Steering Committee, Transplant Center, University of Kentucky
  29. 1998 - 2003
    MemberLaboratory and Patient Care Committee, University of Kentucky
  30. 1998 - 2003
    MemberLexington Medical Society
  31. 1998 - 2003
    MemberKentucky Medical Association
  32. 1998 - present
    MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons

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