Overview
Michael Marvin, MD, FACS, is a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon specializing in liver and kidney transplantation as well as the removal of kidneys from living donors. He performs a variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures for conditions affecting the liver including managing liver tumors and the repair of bile duct injuries.|Dr. Marvin currently leads the liver and kidney transplant program at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, where he oversees his patients’ care before and after surgery. Under his leadership, the transplant program has grown rapidly, and has expanded the number of insurance companies that recognize Geisinger as a Transplant Center of Excellence (e.g. Aetna and Optum). He performs all the living donor kidney recoveries for Geisinger’s growing living donor kidney transplant program.|Dr. Marvin serves as a referral source for the community for patients with liver tumors, both benign and malignant, and can address these tumors with minimally invasive techniques|Board-certified in general surgery, Dr. Marvin earned his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in New York. He completed his residency in general surgery and a fellowship in transplant and hepatobiliary surgery, both at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, also in New York.|Dr. Marvin has published more than 60 papers and book chapters and serves on the review boards for leading journals in surgery and transplantation. He serves as clinical professor of surgery at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton.|Dr. Marvin has held many leadership positions in national societies including the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, United Network for Organ Sharing and American Society of Transplantation, among others. He is also an active member of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Marvin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Polycystic Kidney Disease, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 30 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
950 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
UPMC Williamsport Kidney Transplant Clinic
Martin Wijkstrom, MD, is an abdominal transplant surgeon. He is an associate professor of surgery and is the director of Islet Cell Transplantation and the Abdominal Transplant Fellowship Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Wijkstrom received his medical degree from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden and spent three years at the University of Minnesota doing preclinical research in islet xenotransplantation. After completing a general surgery residency at Emory University, he did a fellowship in abdominal transplantation at Northwestern University. Dr. Wijkstrom’s clinical interests include surgical treatment of diabetes such as pancreas transplants in uremic and nonuremic patients, islet auto-islet transplants in patients with chronic pancreatitis, islet transplantation in preclinical nonhuman primate models, and clinical stem cell-derived islet transplantation in type 1 diabetic patients with hypoglycemia unawareness. Dr. Wijkstrom is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.
Geisinger Medical Center - Transplant
Anil Kotru, MD, is a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon specializing in liver and kidney transplantation, as well as pediatric kidney transplants. He performs a variety of surgical procedures including gallbladder removal, liver resection, peritoneal dialysis, catheter insertion and removal, vascular access and nephrectomies.|Dr. Kotru currently leads the pediatric kidney transplant program and serves as the director of quality for transplants at Geisinger. He has been instrumental in the development of the liver transplant program at Geisinger Medical Center. He gained international attention for his groundbreaking work on the link between patient expectations and clinical outcomes in transplant surgery and is widely sought after for his expertise in new models for healthcare payments and delivery, physician engagement and leadership.|Dr. Kotru earned his medical degree from Indira Gandhi Medical College in Shimla, India. He completed his residency in general surgery at St. James’ University Hospital in Leeds, United Kingdom, followed by a fellowship in multiorgan transplant at Washington University in Saint Louis.|Dr. Kotru is a member of the patients’ affairs committee of the United Network for Organ Sharing and has completed the American Society of Transplant Surgeons’ leadership program.|He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Edinburgh and the American College of Surgeons.|In 2019, Dr. Kotru was selected for the prestigious Baldrige Performance Excellence Program in recognition of his leadership and contributions to transplant research.|Dr. Kotru is an accomplished researcher and author. He has published numerous papers, book chapters and scientific articles and sits on the review boards for leading journals in surgery and transplantation. He serves as clinical professor of surgery at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton. Dr. Kotru is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.
Upmc Pinnacle Hospitals
Danielle Ladie is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ladie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Polycystic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Kidney TransplantDr. Marvin isAdvanced. Learn about Kidney Transplant.
- Liver TransplantDr. Marvin isAdvanced. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Experienced
- Chronic Antibody-Mediated RejectionDr. Marvin isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection.
- CirrhosisDr. Marvin isExperienced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Marvin isExperienced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Enlarged LiverDr. Marvin isExperienced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Marvin isExperienced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- HepatectomyDr. Marvin isExperienced. Learn about Hepatectomy.