Journal of Clinical and Experimental Transplantation
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Biography

Alan Langnas, DO, is Professor of Surgery, Director of Nebraska Center for Transplantation, Chief of Transplantation Surgery. Dr. Langnas is also the clinical Director of the Liver Transplantation Program and Intestinal Program at The University of Nebraska Medical Center. In his role as the Director of Transplantation he oversees clinical programs of liver, small bowel, kidney, pancreas transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery and intestinal rehabilitation. He was the Fellowship Director until this past year. Dr. Langnas has been a faculty member at The University of Nebraska Medical Center since 1989. He assumed the role of Chief of Transplantation in 1997. Under Dr. Langnas’ direction the Transplant Program has also developed a unique clinical pathways including: Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Clinic, Pancreatico Biliary and Auto Islet Cell Center, as well as a robust basic science research program.

Dr. Langnas earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and received his DO from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City in 1982. Dr. Langnas served his residency at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan, followed by fellowships in transplantation surgery at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is board certified in surgery and critical care surgery.

Dr. Langnas has been an active member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons for over ten years. His previous roles include: that of Councilor, Treasurer, and President. He is currently immediate past President.

Research Interest

liver, small bowel, kidney, pancreas transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery and intestinal rehabilitation