Todd V. Brennan, MD, MS, FACS
Director, Pancreas Transplant
Professor, Surgery
Contact Information
Clinical Office
Comprehensive Transplant Center
8900 Beverly Blvd - 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA
90048
Phone:
310-423-7408
Fax:
310-423-0234
Todd V. Brennan, MD, MS, FACS
Director, Pancreas Transplant
Professor, Surgery
Specialty
- Surgery-General Surgery
- Surgery/Transplant Surgery
Subspecialty
- Liver Transplant
- Kidney Transplant
Research Profile
The research of Dr. Brennan focuses on how tissue injury causes inflammation and how this inflammation relates to rates of rejection of transplanted organs. Overall, the context in which transplanted organs are encountered by our immune cells is critical to determining the immune response against them. In the setting of tissue injury occurring during organ procurement, storage and transplantation, the immune system is alerted to the presence of tissue damage and initiates a response to this injury. In other words, the immune system recognizes danger signals released by the transplanted organ and can respond aggressively, attacking and damaging the organ. The goal of Dr. Brennan's research is to identify the molecules that create these signals and develop methods to prevent their release or block their recognition.
Education
- B.S., M.S. : UCLA, 1994
- Medical School: Harvard Medical School, 1999
- Internship: University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, 2000
- Residency: University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, 2007
- Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, 2009
Languages Spoken
English
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