Ronald F. Parsons, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Transplant Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 2nd Fl. Ravdin Courtyard Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, 2nd Fl. Ravdin Courtyard Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 4047272063
Education:
BA
Williams College, Williamstown, MA, 2000.
MD
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, 2005.
Permanent linkBA
Williams College, Williamstown, MA, 2000.
MD
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, 2005.
Selected Publications
Husain SA, Hippen B, Singh N, Parsons RF, Bloom RD, Anand PM, Lentine KL: Right-sizing multiorgan allocation involving kidneys. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrologists June 28 2023 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000242.Alhamad T, Murad H, Dadhania DM, Pavlakis M, Parajuli S, Concepcion BP, Singh N, Murakami N, Casey MJ, Ji M, Lubetzky M, Tantisattamo E, Alomar O, Faravardeh A, Blosser CD, Basu A, Gupta G, Adler JT, Adey D, Woodside KJ, Ong SC, Parsons RF, Lentine KL: The perspectives of general nephrologists toward transitions of care and management of failing kidney transplants. Transplant International 36: 11172, June 30 2023.
Roll GR, Bray RA, Cooper M, Eagar TN, Gebel HM, Vranic GM, Hitchman KMK, Houp J, Kamoun M, Killian J, Kim J, Kumar V, Levine M, Lovasik BP, Lunow-Luke T, Parsons RF, Pattanayak V, Ranch D, Shah A, Stock PG, Timofeeva OA, Trofe-Clark J, Wongjirad C, Yeh H, Yi S, Rajalingam R: COVID-19 infection and vaccination rarely impact HLA antibody profile in waitlisted renal transplant candidates- A multicenter cohort. Human Immunology 84(4): 278-285, Apr. 2023 Notes: Epub Feb. 23, 2023.
Matar A, Parsons RF: Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation candidates with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Elevated C-peptide levels warrant scrutiny, may portend worse outcomes. Transplantation 107(4): e88-e89, Apr. 1 2023 Notes: Commentary; Epub Jan. 5, 2023.
Parsons RF: Amelioration of diabetes and neuropathy after pancreas transplantation: Measurable differences in vibration perception thresholds impact outcomes. Transplantation 107(2): 309-310, Feb. 1 2023 Notes: Commentary; Epub Aug. 15, 2022.
Parsons RF, Tantisattamo E, Cheungpasitporn W, Basu A, Lu Y, Lentine KL, Woodside KJ, Singh N, Scalea J, Alhamad T, Dunn TB, Rivera FHC, Parajuli S, Pavlakis M, Cooper M: Comprehensive review: Frailty in pancreas transplant candidates and recipients. Clinical Transplantation 37(2): e14899, Feb. 2023 Notes: Epub Jan. 13, 2023.
Parsons RF, John P: Greater awareness and improved governance of transplant tourism among desperate patients is needed. Kidney International Reports 8(4): 693-695, Feb. 27 2023 Notes: Editorial.
Ji M, Wang M, Hu W, Ibrahim M, Lentine KL, Merzkani M, Murad H, Al-Hosni Y, Parsons R, Wellen J, Chang SH, Alhamad T: Corrigendum: Survival after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation in type 1 diabetes: The critical role of early pancreas allograft function. Transplant International 35: 10952, Nov. 7 2022.
Ji M, Wang M, Hu W, Ibrahim M, Lentine KL, Merzkani M, Murad H, Al-Hosni Y, Parsons R, Wellen J, Chang SH, Alhamad T: Survival after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation in type 1 diabetes: The critical role of early pancreas allograft function. Transplant International 35: 10618, Sept. 12 2022.
Alhamad T, Murad H, Dadhania D, Pavlakis M, Parajuli S, Concepcion BP, Singh N, Murakami N, Casey M, Ji M, Lubetzky M, Tantisattamo E, Alomar O, Faravardeh A, Blosser C, Basu A, Molnar M, Gupta G, Adler JT, Adey D, Woodside KJ, Parsons R, Lentine K: The perspective of general nephrologists toward transitions of care and management of patients with failing kidney allografts. American Journal of Transplantation 22(Suppl 3): 940-941, June 2022 Notes: Presented at the American Transplant Congress 2022, Boston, MA, June 4-8, 2022.