Dr. Amelia Hessheimer is a Specialist Attending in Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery & Transplantation at the Hospital Universitario La Paz in and R3 Researcher in the Instituto de Investigación La Paz (IdiPAZ) in Madrid, Spain. Dr. Hessheimer has a background in Chemistry, Medicine, and Surgery. Currently, Dr. Hessheimer performs both clinical and experimental work in the field of abdominal organ transplant, with primary areas of focus related to donation after circulatory death, perfusion technologies, strategies for the successful transplantation of partial liver grafts, and cost and quality-of-life analyses.
Selected publications from PubMed
Utilization of livers donated after circulatory death for transplantation - An international comparison.
Eden J, Sousa Da Silva R, Cortes-Cerisuelo M, Croome K, De Carlis R, Hessheimer AJ, Muller X, de Goeij F, Banz V, Magini G, Compagnon P, Elmer A, Lauterio A, Panconesi R, Widmer J, Dondossola D, Muiesan P, Monbaliu D, de Rosner van Rosmalen M, Detry O, Fondevila C, Jochmans I, Pirenne J, Immer F, Oniscu GC, de Jonge J, Lesurtel M, De Carlis LG, Taner CB, Heaton N, Schlegel A, Dutkowski P
J Hepatol. 2023 May;78(5):1007-1016 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.01.025.
Alternative forms of portal vein revascularization in liver transplant recipients with complex portal vein thrombosis.
Fundora Y, Hessheimer AJ, Del Prete L, Maroni L, Lanari J, Barrios O, Clarysse M, Gastaca M, Barrera Gómez M, Bonadona A, Janek J, Boscà A, Álamo Martínez JM, Zozaya G, López Garnica D, Magistri P, León F, Magini G, Patrono D, Ničovský J, Hakeem AR, Nadalin S, McCormack L, Palacios P, Zieniewicz K, Blanco G, Nuño J, Pérez Saborido B, Echeverri J, Bynon JS, Martins PN, López López V, Dayangac M, Lodge JPA, Romagnoli R, Toso C, Santoyo J, Di Benedetto F, Gómez-Gavara C, Rotellar F, Gómez-Bravo MÁ, López Andújar R, Girard E, Valdivieso A, Pirenne J, Lladó L, Germani G, Cescon M, Hashimoto K, Quintini C, Cillo U, Polak WG, Fondevila C
J Hepatol. 2023 Apr;78(4):794-804 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.01.007.
Which preoperative assessment modalities best identify patients who are suitable for enhanced recovery after liver transplantation? A systematic review of the literature and expert panel recommendations.
Crespo G, Hessheimer AJ, Armstrong MJ, Berzigotti A, Monbaliu D, Spiro M, Raptis DA, Lai JC, ERAS4OLT.org Working Group
Clin Transplant. 2022 Oct;36(10):e14644 doi: 10.1111/ctr.14644.
A multicentre outcome analysis to define global benchmarks for donation after circulatory death liver transplantation.
Schlegel A, van Reeven M, Croome K, Parente A, Dolcet A, Widmer J, Meurisse N, De Carlis R, Hessheimer A, Jochmans I, Mueller M, van Leeuwen OB, Nair A, Tomiyama K, Sherif A, Elsharif M, Kron P, van der Helm D, Borja-Cacho D, Bohorquez H, Germanova D, Dondossola D, Olivieri T, Camagni S, Gorgen A, Patrono D, Cescon M, Croome S, Panconesi R, Carvalho MF, Ravaioli M, Caicedo JC, Loss G, Lucidi V, Sapisochin G, Romagnoli R, Jassem W, Colledan M, De Carlis L, Rossi G, Di Benedetto F, Miller CM, van Hoek B, Attia M, Lodge P, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Detry O, Quintini C, Oniscu GC, Fondevila C, Malagó M, Pirenne J, IJzermans JNM, Porte RJ, Dutkowski P, Taner CB, Heaton N, Clavien PA, Polak WG, Muiesan P, DCD Collaborator Group
J Hepatol. 2022 Feb;76(2):371-382 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.10.004.
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