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Timucin Taner, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Transplant Surgeon
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Specialty Groups

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

EnglishTurkish

Existing patients

Timucin Taner, M.D., Ph.D., is a transplant surgeon within the Transplant Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. His primary clinical interests include liver transplantation from both deceased and living donors, liver resection for donation, kidney transplantation, minimally invasive living donor nephrectomy and pediatric liver transplantation. His research focuses on liver transplant immunobiology, investigating the interaction between the liver allografts and the host immune responses. He leads a basic science laboratory research team and oversees several clinical trials aiming at finding new therapies to decrease the reliance on immunosuppression after transplantation.

  1. Acute liver failure
  2. Alagille syndrome
  3. Alcoholic hepatitis
  4. Alcoholic liver disease
  5. Amyloidosis
  6. Autoimmune hepatitis
  7. Budd-Chiari syndrome
  8. Cholangiocarcinoma
  9. Chronic liver disease
  10. Cirrhosis
  11. End-stage renal disease
  12. Fatty liver disease
  13. Hepatocellular carcinoma
  14. Hepatopulmonary syndrome
  15. Hepatorenal syndrome
  16. Kidney failure
  17. Liver cancer
  18. Liver mass
  19. Liver tumor
  20. Metabolic liver disease
  21. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
  22. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
  23. Polycystic kidney disease
  24. Polycystic liver disease
  25. Portal hypertension
  26. Portopulmonary hypertension
  27. Primary biliary cholangitis
  28. Primary hyperoxaluria
  29. Primary sclerosing cholangitis
  1. Donor nephrectomy
  2. Kidney donor evaluation
  3. Kidney transplant
  4. Liver donation
  5. Liver resection
  6. Liver transplant
  7. Living donor kidney transplant
  8. Living donor liver transplant
  9. Living kidney donation
  10. Living-donor transplant
  11. Pancreas transplant
  • Deceased- and living-donor liver transplantation
  • Kidney transplantation
  • Donor nephrectomy
  • Pancreas transplantation
  • Transplant immunology
  • Living donor hepatectomy
  • Pancreas transplantation
  • Pediatric liver transplantation
  1. 2010
    ResidentSurgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. 2005
    PhDDepartment of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicinel
  3. 2000
    MDHacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Certifications

  1. 2010
    General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2022
    Pirnie Transplant AwardMayo Clinic Transplant Center
  2. 2021
    Pirnie Transplant AwardMayo Clinic Transplant Center
  3. 2017
    Liver Transplantation Career Development AwardAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  4. 2013
    Rolland E. Dickson Research Scholarship in TransplantTransplant Center
  5. 2013
    Roderick and Verena Cushman Clinician Career Development Award Fund in Translational ResearchDepartment of Development
  6. 2013
    Vanguard PrizeAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons
  7. 2009
    Jon A. van Heerden Most Meticulous Caregiver Award, Department of SurgeryMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
  8. 2006
    Young Investigator AwardWorld Transplant Congress
  9. 2004
    Best Basic Science Presentation AwardTransplant Fellows' Conference
  10. 2003
    Predoctoral FellowshipAmerican Heart Association
  11. 2000
    Predoctoral FellowshipUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  12. 1993
    Outstanding Achievement Award and Full ScholarshipRepublic of Turkey Prime Ministry
  13. 1993
    ScholarshipAFS Exchange Program
  14. 1989
    National Merit Award in MathematicsTurkish Scientific and Technical Research Foundation

Professional memberships

  1. 2023
    Abstract Review Committee, Category Co-ChairAmerican Transplant Congress
  2. 2022 - present
    Advisory Board MemberEurofins Transplant Genomics
  3. 2022 - present
    MemberAmbassador Program, Mayo Clinic International
  4. 2022 - present
    Group MemberASTS Donor Research Policy and Advocacy Task Force
  5. 2021 - present
    Abstract ReviewerAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons Winter Symposium
  6. 2021 - present
    LeaderEnterprise Liver Transplant Convergence Workgroup
  7. 2020 - present
    MemberDepartment of Surgery Research Executive Committee
  8. 2020 - present
    MemberScientific Studies Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  9. 2019 - present
    Abstract ReviewerDigestive Disease Week
  10. 2019 - present
    MemberWestern Surgical Association
  11. 2019 - present
    MemberTurkish Association for the Study of the Liver
  12. 2019 - present
    Abstract ReviewerAASLD Annual Liver Meeting
  13. 2019 - present
    MemberUNOS National Liver Review Board
  14. 2019 - present
    Abstract ReviewerAsian-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  15. 2018 - present
    Abstract ReviewerInternational Liver Transplantation Society
  16. 2018 - present
    Inaugural MemberThomas E. Starzl Scientific Society
  17. 2018 - present
    MemberLife Source Liver Committee
  18. 2018 - present
    MemberInternational Liver Transplant Society Basic Science Committee
  19. 2018 - 2020
    ChairEducation Subcommittee, Liver Transplantation and Surgery Special Interest Group, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  20. 2018 - present
    MemberLife Source Liver Committee
  21. 2018 - 2020
    Steering Committee MemberLiver Transplantation and Surgery Special Interest Group, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  22. 2018 - 2020
    MemberSurgery and Liver Transplantation Committee, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
  23. 2017 - present
    Council MemberThe Priestley Society
  24. 2016 - present
    Advisory Board MemberRochester Medical Technologies, LLC
  25. 2016 - 2019
    Principal InvestigatorTogether Project - Liver: Transplant Organ Genomics to Help Prevent Rejection in Liver Transplant Recipients
  26. 2016 - present
    MemberImmunology Disease-Oriented Group
  27. 2016 - present
    MemberThe Transplantation Society
  28. 2016 - present
    Abstract ReviewerInternational Congress of the Transplantation Society
  29. 2015 - present
    MemberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  30. 2015 - present
    Workgroup MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation
  31. 2014 - present
    MemberCommunity of Basic Scientists Mentoring and Recruitment Work Group, American Society of Transplantation
  32. 2014 - 2017
    MemberGrants Review Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  33. 2014 - present
    MemberUnited Network for Organ Sharing
  34. 2013 - present
    MemberOrgan, Tissue and Eye Donation Committee
  35. 2013 - present
    MemberPeer Review Research Committee, Department of Surgery
  36. 2013 - present
    MemberInternational Liver Transplantation Society
  37. 2012 - present
    Abstract ReviewerAmerican Transplant Congress
  38. 2010 - present
    MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons
  39. 2010 - present
    MemberThe Priestley Society
  40. 2009 - 2010
    MemberGeneral Surgery Residency Committee, Department of Surgery
  41. 2007 - present
    MemberAssociation for Academic Surgery
  42. 2005 - present
    MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
  43. 2005 - present
    MemberAmerican Medical Association
  44. 2003 - present
    MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation

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Research activities

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