Dr. Kristen A. Tassone

Dr. Ty Dunn is surgical director of the kidney and pancreas transplant programs and a professor of surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Her surgical focus is on kidney, pancreas and islet transplantation, and living kidney donation. She has been actively involved in clinical outcomes research and translational research throughout her career, with areas of interest including immunosuppression, antibody mediated rejection, retransplantation, paired exchange and organ allocation policy. She serves as an associate editor for Clinical Transplantation and is a regular ad hoc reviewer for the American Journal of Transplantation, Transplantation, and Pancreatology. Dr. Dunn has served on multiple regional and national committees concerning kidney, pancreas and islet transplantation and she has an international reputation in islet cell auto-transplantation for patients with chronic pancreatitis. Dr. Dunn is currently serving as an At-Large Councilor of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and as Vice Chair of the OPTN Pancreas Committee. Dr. Dunn is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Pancreas Transplant, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Dunn is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Dunn is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Aakalu serves as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and is an ophthalmologist and oculofacial plastic surgeon. He completed his undergraduate training at Johns Hopkins University and earned his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He subsequently completed residency and fellowship training at University of Illinois Chicago, where he later held multiple leadership roles. He went on to serve as section leader and medical director of Eye Plastics, Orbital, and Facial Cosmetic Surgery at the University of Michigan.Dr. Aakalu’s clinical interests include functional and aesthetic eyelid and facial surgery, thyroid eye disease, orbital and periorbital neoplastic conditions, and lacrimal surgery.An internationally recognized clinician-scientist, Dr. Aakalu has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and has received funding from the NIH, Department of Defense, and the VA. His research focuses on ocular surface disease and translational therapeutics for rare conditions such as Niemann-Pick disease type C. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a Gold Fellow of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He has also contributed extensively to national organizations, including service with the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Aakalu is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ptosis, Eyelid Drooping, Blocked Tear Duct, and Graves Disease. Dr. Aakalu is board certified in Ophthalmology. Dr. Aakalu is currently accepting new patients.

Tracy S. Wang, MD, MPH, FACS, is a Professor of Surgery and Vice Chair of Strategic and Professional Development. She leads the Department’s CAPTAINS (Career Advancement and Professional Training Academy IN Surgery) course.Dr. Wang completed her residency in General Surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and her fellowship in Endocrine Surgery at Yale University. She is a board-certified general surgeon and holds a Focused Practice Designation in Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery from the American Board of Surgery, recognizing advanced training and experience in the management of complex endocrine conditions. Her clinical practice focuses on surgical diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, including inherited endocrine syndromes. Dr. Wang has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and serves as an Associate Editor for theAmerican Journal of Surgery.She also serves on the Editorial Boards ofWorld Journal of Surgery, Surgery, JCEM Case Reports,andVideoEndocrinology.She is the Central Surgical Association’s Representative to the American College of Surgeons’ Board of Governors. She is the Chair of the Society of University Surgeons’ Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee. She is on the Executive Council for the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons, is the past-Treasurer of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) and Secretary-Elect of the AAES Foundation. She is a past-President of the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons. Dr. Wang is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hyperparathyroidism, Thyroid Cancer, Parathyroid Hyperplasia, Parathyroidectomy, and Thyroidectomy. Dr. Wang is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Wang is currently accepting new patients.