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Mr. Thamara Perera

Consultant Liver Transplant Surgeon
The Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom
 

Brief Biography:


2010 - Consultant Liver Transplant Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom

2009 - RCS/BTS Post CCT fellow, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom

2007/09 - Clinical Fellow, The Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom

2006 - JSGE Research Fellow, Dokkyo University Medical School Japan

 

 

Academic positions:


Consultant Surgeon

 

Research interests:


1. Cellular metabolism in human marginal and non-marginal liver transplants using in vivo microdialysis, different mass spectrometry based analytical platforms to identify metabolic signatures predicting poor graft function following liver transplantation.

2. Use of in-situ extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation with autologous blood to revive the donation after cardiac death liver grafts from donor warm ischaemia

3. Investigation of humoral mediated liver allograft injury 

 

What I think of the idea behind WebmedCentral:


Webmed Central is an exciting alternative to traditional, limited access sources providing medical literature, and with the revolution of information technology this portal will contribute immensely to the progression of science and dissemination of knowledge.