Biographical summary
Dr. Diwan completed a transplant surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic as well as completing a minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Legacy Health and has recently led a highly successful program for potential kidney transplant recipients with obesity at the University of Cincinnati, where he had been since completion of his transplant fellowship in Rochester and prior to returning to Mayo Clinic in September 2020. Dr. Diwan is an outstanding surgeon who has already achieved a national reputation and has very strong credentials, particularly within the education shield. He is now a multi-organ transplant surgeon at Mayo Clinic and has a particular focus on obesity within transplantation along with a strong interest in ethics and transplantation.
        Conditions treated
        Procedures performed
        Interests
- Obesity and End Stage Organ Disease
- Ethics in Transplantation
- Surgical Education
Mayo Clinic locations
                     
                            Rochester, Minnesota
            
 Education
- 2011FellowAbdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 2008Observership - Dr. Brice Gayet - Laparoscopic Hepatobiliary SurgeryL' Institut Mutualiste Montsouris 
- 2008Fellow - Minimally Invasive Surgery FellowshipLegacy Health System 
- 2007Resident - General SurgeryMricopa Medical Center 
- 2004Resident - General SurgeryCase Western Reserve Surgery Program 
- 2002Intern - General SurgeryCase Western Reserve Surgery Program 
- 2001MDCase Western Reserve University School of Medicine 
- 1997BA - Psychology
Magna Cum Laude
Case Western Reserve University 
- 1994EMT - Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) CertificationCuyahoga Community College 
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2009General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery 
Awards and honors
- 2019Greek Honors SocietyAlpha Omega Alpha 
- 2018Healthcare Champion Award November 2018 The Health Collaborative 
- 2014Healthcare Heroes FinalistHealthcare Heroes 
- 2006Harry H. Hale Surgery Resident of the Year 2006-2007 Maricopa Medical Center, Maricopa Integrated Health System 
- 1997Greek Honors SocietyGamma Sigma Alpha 
- 1996Fight for Sight Research FellowshipFight for Sight 
- 1996Indian Student Association – Executive Board Member 1996-1997 Case Western Reserve University 
- 1995Kirtland Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching 1995-1996 Case Western Reserve University 
Professional memberships
- 2024 - presentRepresentativeKidney/Pancreas Committee, LifeSource, Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization 
- 2024 - 2027CouncillorAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) 
- 2022 - 2023Commiittee MemberMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Admissions Committee 
- 2022 - 2023ChairAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons Fellowship Training Committee 
- 2022 - presentCo-ChairAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) 
- 2022 - presentmember of committeeData Safety Monitoring Board 
- 2021 - presentFellowship DirectorDivision of Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery 
- 2021 - presentAssociate Program DirectorDepartment of Surgery 
- 2020 - 2021Associate Fellowship DirectorDivision of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery 
- 2020 - presentMemberSociety of University Surgeons 
- 2019 - 2022Co-ChairAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons Fellowship Training Committee 
- 2019 - 2022Co-ChairAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) 
- 2019 - presentMemberTransplant Accreditation and Certification Council 
- 2017 - 2019ChairAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons – Obesity in Transplantation Taskforce (OITT) 
- 2016 - 2019MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons Fellowship Training Committee 
- 2016 - presentMemberInternational Society of Nephrology 
- 2016 - presentMemberThe Transplantation Society 
- 2014 - presentMemberSociety for Laparoscopic Surgeons 
- 2014 - presentMemberCentral Surgical Association 
- 2013 - 2018MemberEthicon Biosurgery Scientific Advisory Board 
- 2013 - 2015MemberMinimally Invasive Devices Scientific Advisory Board 
- 2013 - presentRepresentativeOhio Solid Organ Transplant Consortium 
- 2012 - 2018MemberUniversity of Cincinnati 
- 2012 - presentBoard of DirectorsLifeCenter Organ Donor Network 
- 2012 - presentBoard of Trustees MemberOhio Solid Organ Transplant Consortium 
- 2012 - 2014ChairUC Health 
- 2012 - presentMemberAmerican Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery 
- 2011 - 2012Medical Advisory Board - MemberLifeCenter Organ Donor Network 
- 2011 - presentMemberUniversity of Cincinnati 
- 2010 - 2011Alternate MemberMayo School of Graduate Medical Education 
- 2009 - 2010ChairMinnesota Medical Association 
- 2009 - presentMemberAmerican Society of Transplantation 
- 2009 - presentMemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons 
- 2008 - 2009Committee MemberZumbro Valley Medical Society, Minnesota Medical Association 
- 2008 - 2009Vice ChairMinnesota Medical Association 
- 2008 - 2011MemberZumbro Valley Medical Society 
- 2008 - 2011MemberMinnesota Medical Association 
- 2007 - presentMemberSociety of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons 
- 2005 - presentMemberAmerican College of Surgeons 
- 2005 - presentMemberAmerican Medical Association