Randy Schaffer MD

Transplant, Hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgeon, educator and researcher. Interests: Transplant LivingDonors Cancer. Opinions are my own and are not medical advice

[UCI Surgery @UCIrvineSurgery]

Happy Match Day!!! Our #surgeryfamily is elated to welcome this amazing class of surgeons!! Congratulations, everyone! #Match2026 #MatchDay2026 #MatchWeek #SurgEd #MedEd #nrmp #surgeryeducation @TheNRMP @UCIMedSchool @UCIrvineHealth

[ASTS @ASTSChimera]

Push the #LDPA over the finish line! Passing the LDPA breaks down barriers to giving the gift of life. It take less than 3 minutes to tell your Member of Congress to support the LDPA using our form: https://t.co/L3sXn1cFqt

Join the movement to support living donors! ✨

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

@JSurgRes @anjiwall @bswhealth Congratulations, Anji! Well deserved!

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

@DfarmerDouglas @dgsomucla @UCLAHealth So sorry to hear this. Such a part of the transplant community in SoCal

[Krista Lentine, MD,PhD | FASN | FAST @KristaLentine]

Honored to present 🎤‘Pro–Changing the Follow-up Paradigm: Building a Collaboration Centers, #Donors & @SRTRNews thru the #LivingDonorCollective’ in US #LivingDonor Follow-up Debate w/ @VineetaKumar8
•🙏🏾Co-faculty, moderators➕attendees for robust discussion 🙌🏾 #ATC2023SanDiego

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

@agarwal_g1 @VineetaKumar8 @UAB_NRTC Congratulations! @VineetaKumar8

[Angie Nishio-Lucar MD FAST @AngieNishioMd]

Fantastic pro & con IMPACT session #ATC2023SanDiego by @VineetaKumar8 and @KristaLentine elegantly moderated by @RandySchafferMD and Neetika Garg @UWDeptMedicine

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

@UNOSNews 🏆⭐️👨🏻‍⚕️

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

@HeatherFHunt @UNOSNews Congratulations on a productive term as Chair! I personally cannot thank you enough for what you have brought to the Committee during your 7 years. Now, on to bigger and better things! BOD!

[Jim Griffin @jgrif17]

How to prevent Whipple complications @ #IHPBA2022

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

Love this quote and the simplicity of the concept

[Mary L. Brandt, MD, MDiv @drmlb]

“That’s what all training amounts to, as far as I can tell — conditioning ourselves to take a more effective action at a certain moment than the impulsive one we start out doing." https://t.co/xZv0Th0pPP

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

@drmlb Love this. I’m going to start sharing this with the residents

[Yasar Caliskan @yasar_caliskan]

#Precision #Genomic #Medicine for Living #Kidney #Donor Evaluation. So thrilled to share our latest #Review 😊🙏 @KristaLentine, Brian Lee, @AdrianWhelan6, Fadee Abu Al Rub, @PucksReturn, @AST_LDCOP @slunephrons @SLUHospital @AST_info @ASNKidney 👇🏾👍 https://t.co/1HFlfuBkPL

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

Another important contribution from @KristaLentine and co-authors

[Current Reports @SpringerCurRpts]

Use of Organs from SARS-CoV-2 Infected Donors: Is It Safe? A Contemporary Review https://t.co/p3evtDDmjm new section on COVID in Current Transplantation Reports

[Current Reports @SpringerCurRpts]

Reducing kidney discard – How can AI decision support help? https://t.co/HvFioAzDjN from Current Transplantation Reports.

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

Grateful for the work of @poojasinghMD and team! @KristaLentine

[Current Reports @SpringerCurRpts]

How have living kidney donor transplant programs pivoted during the pandemic? Telehealth use during COVID and beyond, in Current Transplantation Reports: https://t.co/sAeQFaeoFa

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

@MGHSurgery @mgh_transplant @UNOSNews @mghtransplantmd Congratulations Nahel and to the Living Donor Committee!

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

Patients and transplant hospitals working together to safely use the power of social media to share the need for and identify potential living donors

[United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) @UNOSNews]

#ICYMI Is social media effective in identifying potential #livingdonors? Learn more about the survey results presented by UNOS researchers during the 2020 @ATCMeeting. @AST_info @ASTSChimera #TransplantTwitter #Organdonation https://t.co/5V6zFf1el8

[Heather Hunt @HeatherFHunt]

“Results show social media campaigns are effective in identifying potential living donors.” Thx @UNOSNews for bringing data to all aspects of organ donation. #livingdonation #socialmedia

[Randy Schaffer MD @RandySchafferMD]

Starting off a beautiful morning right, with coffee, good company (real and virtual) and great presentations at #ATC2020Virtual There seem to be fewer technical issues! Thanks to the ATC team for working out the kinks overnight! #transplant @ASTSChimera @AST_info