Andrew L. Singer, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Transplant Surgeon

Departments

  1. مركز الزراعة
  2. الجراحة

Specialty Groups

  1. برنامج زراعة الكبد
  2. برنامج زراعة الكلى
  3. برنامج زراعة البنكرياس "Pancreas Transplant Program"

Location

  1. Phoenix, Arizona

Languages

English

Andrew L. Singer, M.D., Ph.D., is a transplant surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. He specializes in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation and has extensive expertise in living donor transplantation, pediatric transplantation and complex transplant recipient management.

Dr. Singer is a member of Mayo Clinic's Liver Transplant Program, Kidney Transplant Program and Pancreas Transplant Program. He performs kidney, liver, pancreas, living donor kidney and living donor liver transplantation and cares for patients with complex transplant needs.

His clinical interests include transplantation of highly sensitized kidney recipients, ABO incompatible transplantation, blood type incompatibility, innovative immune modulation strategies, treatment of hepatitis C in transplant recipients and optimization of extended-criteria and increased-infectious-risk donor organ use.

Dr. Singer completed both his transplant surgery fellowship and surgical residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and also holds a Ph.D., reflecting a strong commitment to scientific investigation and innovation in transplantation.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Singer has been active in quality improvement, professional societies and transplant policy initiatives. His participation in the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and Mayo Clinic quality committees reflects his commitment to advancing transplant outcomes, patient safety and multidisciplinary care.

  1. Blood type incompatibility
  2. Hepatitis C
  1. Kidney transplant
  2. Liver transplant
  3. Living donor kidney transplant
  4. Living donor liver transplant
  5. Pancreas transplant
  • Liver, kidney, pancreas transplant
  • Pediatric transplant
  • Live donor liver and kidney transplant
  • Transplantation of highly sensitized kidney recipients
  • ABO incompatible transplant
  • Novel strategies of immune modulation
  • Cutting edge treatments for the hepatitis C virus
  • Optimized use of extended criteria organ donors
  • Optimized use of increased infectious risk organ donors
Phx

Phoenix, Arizona
  1. 2008
    Fellow - Transplant SurgeryDepartment of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
  2. 2006
    ResidentHalsted Surgical Residency, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
  3. 2003
    Ph.D. - Doctoral Studies - Immunology Graduate GroupUniversity of Pennsylvania
  4. 1997
    MDUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  5. 1992
    Post-Baccalaureate StudiesUniversity of Pennsylvania
  6. 1990
    BA - Magna Cum LaudeUniversity of Pennsylvania

Certifications

  1. 2009
    General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2012
    Recognized by Peers in Washington DC/MarylandSuper Doctors
  2. 1997
    Merck Award for Academic ExcellenceUniversity of Pennsylvania
  3. 1990
    BA Graduate with Honors: Magna Cum LaudeUniversity of Pennsylvania

Professional memberships

  1. 2015 - present
    MemberMortality Review Subcommittee, Quality and Process Improvement Committee, Clinical Practice Committee
  2. 2015 - present
    Invited MemberPROACTOR White Paper Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  3. 2014 - present
    MemberMultidisciplinary Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Selection Committee, Transplant Program
  4. 2014 - present
    MemberMultidisciplinary Liver Transplant Selection Committee, Transplant Program
  5. 2014 - present
    DirectorKidney and Pancreas Transplant Waitlist Subcommittee, Transplant Program
  6. 2012 - 2014
    MemberUNOS Ethics Committee, United Network for Organ Sharing
  7. 2012 - 2014
    RepresentativeRegion Two, UNOS Ethics Committee, United Network for Organ Sharing
  8. 2012 - present
    MemberMiddle Eastern Society of Transplantation
  9. 2011 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
  10. 2010 - 2014
    MemberPediatric Liver Transplant Selection Committee, Transplant Program, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  11. 2008 - 2014
    MemberLive Donor Liver and Kidney Transplant Committee, Transplant Program, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  12. 2008 - 2012
    DirectorKidney and Pancreas Transplant Waitlist Subcommittee, Transplant Program, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  13. 2008 - 2012
    MemberSafety Workgroup, Transplant Intensive Care Unit, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  14. 2008 - 2009
    DirectorMultidisciplinary Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Selection Committee, Transplant Program, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  15. 2008 - present
    MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons
  16. 2008 - present
    MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation
  17. 2008 - present
    Abstract ReviewerAmerican Transplant Congress, American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the American Society of Transplantation
  18. 2006 - 2014
    MemberMultidisciplinary Liver Transplant Selection Committee, Transplant Program, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  19. 2006 - 2014
    MemberMultidisciplinary Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Selection Committee, Transplant Program, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  20. 2006 - 2014
    ExaminerMock Oral Boards Faculty Group, General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  21. 2005 - 2007
    MemberResident Selection Committee, General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine
  22. 1997 - present
    MemberAlpha Omega Alpha, University of Pennsylvania