michael a. rees, M.D., Ph.D.

Michael A. Rees, MD, PhD

Professor

The University of Toledo Health Science Campus
Departments of Urology and Pathology
3000 Arlington Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 听 43614-2598
Michael.Rees2@utoledo.edu

medical education and training:

  • M.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Ph.D. University of Cambridge, Cambridge U.K.
  • Resident in Urology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
  • Fellow in Transplantation, University of Cambridge, Cambridge U.K.

board certification:

  • American Board of Urology

clinical interests:

  • Renal transplantation
  • Kidney paired donation
  • Tissue typing
  • Urological oncology

research interests:

  • Kidney paired donation
  • Xenotransplantation
  • Extracorporeal perfusion of porcine liver

representative recent publications:

  • Tedesco-Silva H, Pescovitz MD, Cibrik D, Rees MA, Mulgaonkar S, Kahan BD, Gugliuzza KK, Rajagopalan PR, Esmeraldo Rde M, Lord H, Salvadori M, Slade JM, and the FTY720 Study Group:听 Randomized controlled trial of FTY720 versus MMF in de novo renal transplantation.听 Transplantation 82:1689-97, 2006
  • Burlak C, Twining LM, Rees MA:听 Terminal sialic acid residues on human glycophorin A are recognized by porcine kupffer cells.听 Transplantation.80:344-52, 2005
  • Burlak C, Twining LM, Rees MA:听 Carbohydrates borne on human glycophorin A are recognized by porcine Kupffer cells.听 Transplantation 80:66-74, 2005
  • Rees MA, Butler AJ, Brons IG, Negus MC, Skepper JN, Friend PJ:听 Evidence of macrophage receptors capable of direct recognition of xenogeneic epitopes without opsonization. Xenotransplantation 12:13-9, 2005
  • Rees MA:听 A novel role for lectins in xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation 12:7-12, 2005


Dr. Rees discloses the following conflicts of interest:

  • Rejuvenate Healthcare where he receives equity, consulting fees, travel reimbursement and serves on the board of directors. In addition, his wife receives equity and consulting fees from Rejuvenate Healthcare.
  • Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation, a 501c3 not-for-profit organization, where Dr. Rees receives consulting fees, travel reimbursement and serves on the board of directors and his wife receives a salary.
  • Life Connection of Ohio where Dr. Rees serves as the unpaid Chairman of the Board of Directors.
  • For the relationships/affiliations above, the following are true:
    • These relationships/affiliations will not bias or otherwise influence Dr. Rees' involvement in any CME activity.
    • Practice recommendations given relevant to the companies with whom I have relationships/affiliations will be supported by best available evidence or, absent evidence, will be consistent with generally accepted medical and scientific practice.
    • All reasonable clinical alternatives will be discussed when making practice recommendations.

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