Stephen P. Dunn, MD

Division Chief

Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware 1600 Rockland Road Wilmington, DE 19803

Fellowship

  • Pediatric Surgery - St. Christophers Hospital for Children, 1987

Internship

  • Surgical - Indiana University School of Medicine, 1979

Residency

  • Surgery - Indiana University School of Medicine, 1985

Medical/Dental School

  • MD - Indiana University School of Medicine, 1978

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery/Surgical Critical Care

  • Deceased - Donor Kidney Transplants
  • Deceased - Donor Liver Transplants
  • Dual Organ Transplants
  • Heart Failure And Transplant Program
  • Heart/Lung Transplant Program
  • Liver Transplant Program
  • Living - Donor Kidney Transplants
  • Living - Donor Liver Transplants
  • Pediatric Heart Transplants
  • Split Liver Transplants

  • Employment search, initial employment experience, and career preferences of recent pediatric surgical fellowship graduates: An APSA survey, part of the right child/right surgeon initiative; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2022).

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  • Anonymous Nondirected Living Liver Donation: Has the Time Come to Formalize the Process?; Liver Transplantation; (2021).

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  • Doxorubicin in combination with cisplatin, 5-flourouracil, and vincristine is feasible and effective in unresectable hepatoblastoma: A Children's Oncology Group study.; Cancer; (2021).

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  • Small Cell Undifferentiated Histology Does Not Adversely Affect Outcome in Hepatoblastoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group (COG) AHEP0731 Study Committee.; Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; (2021).

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  • Society of pediatric liver transplantation: Current registry status 2011-2018; Pediatric Transplantation; (2020).

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  • Successful use of transarterial radioembolization with yttrium-90 (TARE-Y90) in two children with hepatoblastoma.; Pediatric blood & cancer; (2020).

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  • The Right Child/Right Surgeon initiative: A position statement on pediatric surgical training, sub-specialization, and continuous certification from the American Pediatric Surgical Association.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2020).

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  • Minimal adjuvant chemotherapy for children with hepatoblastoma resected at diagnosis (AHEP0731): a Children's Oncology Group, multicentre, phase 3 trial.; The Lancet. Oncology; (2019).

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  • Evaluation of the diagnostic biopsy approach for children with hepatoblastoma: A report from the children's oncology group AHEP 0731 liver tumor committee.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2019).

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  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Pediatric Patient with Hepatopulmonary Syndrome and Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava After Living Related Liver Donation.; ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992); (2019).

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  • Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease of the larynx.; Journal of surgical case reports; (2019).

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  • Separation of omphalopagus conjoined twins with ruptured omphalocele, complex biliary sharing and a choledochal cyst; Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports; (2019).

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  • Acute and chronic rapamycin use in patients with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: A report of two cases.; Bone; (2017).

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  • Characterization of Pulmonary Metastases in Children With Hepatoblastoma Treated on Children's Oncology Group Protocol AHEP0731 (The Treatment of Children With All Stages of Hepatoblastoma): A Report From the Children's Oncology Group.; Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology; (2017).

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  • Upfront window vincristine/irinotecan treatment of high-risk hepatoblastoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group AHEP0731 study committee.; Cancer; (2017).

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  • Acquired discrete subaortic stenosis in solid organ transplant recipients.; Pediatric transplantation; (2014).

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  • Decreasing incidence of symptomatic Epstein-Barr virus disease and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder in pediatric liver transplant recipients: report of the studies of pediatric liver transplantation experience.; Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society; (2013).

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  • Surgical management of children with locally advanced hepatoblastoma.; Cancer; (2012).

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  • Liver transplantation in the management of unresectable hepatoblastoma in children.; Frontiers in bioscience (Elite edition); (2012).

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  • Liver transplantation in the management of unresectable hepatoblastoma in children; Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite; (2012).

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  • Pediatric liver transplantation: A report from a pediatric surgical unit.; Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons; (2011).

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  • Infantile choriocarcinoma in a neonate with massive liver involvement cured with chemotherapy and liver transplant.; Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology; (2011).

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  • Pilot study using an Internet-based program in informed consent.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2010).

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  • Selection of live-related liver transplantation candidates.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2009).

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  • Telemedicine consultation and monitoring for pediatric liver transplant.; Anesthesia and analgesia; (2009).

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  • Failure of immunosuppressive drug levels to predict T-cell reactivity in pediatric transplant patients.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2008).

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  • Health-related quality of life and family function following pediatric liver transplantation.; Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society; (2008).

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  • Successful liver transplant for unresectable hepatoblastoma; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2007).

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  • MicroRNA let-7a down-regulates MYC and reverts MYC-induced growth in Burkitt lymphoma cells; Cancer Research; (2007).

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  • Impact of graft type on outcome in pediatric liver transplantation: A report from Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT); Annals of Surgery; (2007).

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  • Late graft loss or death in pediatric liver transplantation: an analysis of the SPLIT database; American Journal of Transplantation; (2007).

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  • Arterial-venous fistulas following pediatric liver transplant case studies.; Pediatric transplantation; (2007).

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  • c-Myc inhibition negatively impacts lymphoma growth.; Journal of pediatric surgery; (2006).

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  • Analysis of Epstein-Barr virus reservoirs in paired blood and breast cancer primary biopsy specimens by real time PCR.; Breast cancer research : BCR; (2006).

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  • Intussusception in a child with respiratory syncytial virus: a new association.; Delaware medical journal; (2006).

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  • Statistical process control and calcineurin inhibitor management.; The Journal of pediatrics; (2005).

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  • Liver transplantation as definitive treatment for a factor V Leiden mutation.; The Journal of pediatrics; (2005).

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  • Improvement in renal function and rejection control in pediatric liver transplant recipients with the introduction of sirolimus.; Pediatric transplantation; (2004).

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  • Non-compliance in children post-liver transplant. Who are the culprits?; Pediatric transplantation; (2004).

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  • Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and allocation of donor livers; Gastroenterology; (2003).

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  • Neoral monitoring 2 hours post-dose and the pediatric transplant patient.; Pediatric transplantation; (2003).

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  • Pediatric transplantation.; American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons; (2003).

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  • Basiliximab in pediatric liver transplantation: a pharmacokinetic-derived dosing algorithm.; Pediatric transplantation; (2002).

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  • Chromosome rearrangement with no apparent gene mutation in familial adenomatous polyposis and hepatocellular neoplasia.; Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society; (2002).

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  • Domino as a bridge to definitive liver transplantation in a neonate; Pediatric Transplantation; (2002).

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  • Late onset of severe graft-versus-host disease in a pediatric liver transplant recipient; Transplantation; (2001).

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  • Neoral C<sub>2</sub> monitoring in pediatric liver transplant recipients; Transplantation Proceedings; (2001).

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  • Characterization and treatment of biliary anastomotic stricture after segmental liver transplantation; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2000).

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  • Impact of absorption profiling on efficacy and safety of cyclosporin therapy in transplant recipients; Clinical Pharmacokinetics; (2000).

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  • Pediatric recipients of three or more hepatic allografts: Results and technical challenges (1999); Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (2000).

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  • Improved cyclosporine bioavailability in black pediatric liver transplant recipients after administration of the microemulsion formulation; Liver Transplantation and Surgery; (1999).

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  • Living donor liver transplantation in critically ill children; Pediatric Transplantation; (1999).

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  • Sensorineural hearing loss in children after liver transplantation; Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery; (1998).

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  • Area under the concentration curve values in pediatric liver transplant recipients on cyclosporin microemulsion formulation; Transplantation Proceedings; (1998).

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  • Gastrointestinal perforation after pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1998).

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  • Growth acceleration on cyclosporine monotherapy after liver transplantation in children; Transplantation Proceedings; (1998).

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  • Optimization of cyclosporine therapy with new therapeutic drug monitoring strategies: Report from the International Neoral® TDM Advisory Consensus Meeting (Vancouver, November 1997); Transplantation Proceedings; (1998).

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  • Results of conversion from Sandimmune to neoral in stable pediatric liver transplant recipients after two years; Transplantation Proceedings; (1998).

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  • Results of transplantation for acute and chronic hepatic allograft rejection; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1998).

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  • Transplantation for acute hepatic failure in children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1998).

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  • Tacrolimus to cyclosporine microemulsion formulation conversion in the pediatric liver transplant patient; Transplantation Proceedings; (1998).

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  • Split liver transplantation benefits the recipient of the 'leftover liver'; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1997).

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  • Reduced cyclosporine absorption preceded acute allograft rejection in a child with a liver transplant; Liver Transplantation and Surgery; (1997).

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  • Calcineurin activity in children with renal transplants receiving cyclosporine; Transplantation; (1997).

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  • Pharmacokinetics of an oral solution of the microemulsion formulation of cyclosporine in maintenance pediatric liver transplant recipients; Transplantation; (1997).

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  • Related donor liver transplant for veno-occlusive disease following T-depleted unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation; Transplantation; (1996).

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  • Pharmacokinetics of a microemulsion formulation of cyclosporine in pediatric liver transplant recipients; Transplantation Proceedings; (1996).

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  • Pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine after renal transplant in children; Journal of Clinical Pharmacology; (1996).

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  • Pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation: potential predictors of intraoperative blood loss and coagulation status monitoring; Pediatric Surgery International; (1995).

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  • Effects of Carbamazepine on Cyclosporine Metabolism in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients; Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy; (1995).

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  • Absorption characteristics of a microemulsion formulation of cyclosporine in de novo pediatric liver transplant recipients; Transplantation; (1995).

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  • Monotherapy with cyclosporine for chronic immunosuppression in pediatric liver transplant recipients; Transplantation; (1994).

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  • Isolated liver transplantation for liver failure in patients with short bowel syndrome; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1994).

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  • Growth after conversion to alternate-day corticosteroids in children with renal transplants: a single-center study; Pediatric Nephrology; (1994).

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  • Cyclosporine pharmacokinetics in pediatric liver transplant recipients: Utility of the monoclonal radioimmunoassay single point blood concentration; Transplantation Proceedings; (1994).

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  • Rejection after pediatric liver transplantation is not the limiting factor to survival; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1994).

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  • Peritoneal dialysis catheter infections in children after renal transplantation: choosing the time of removal; Pediatric Nephrology; (1994).

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  • Oral cyclosporine pharmacokinetics in pediatric renal and liver transplant recipients; Transplantation Proceedings; (1994).

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  • Simple technique for determination of the correct length of percutaneous tunnelled catheters in neonates and children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1993).

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  • Pediatric liver transplantation without red blood cell transfusion; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1993).

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  • Is age less than 1 year a high-risk category for orthotopic liver transplantation?; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1993).

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  • ABO-incompatible liver transplantation: A risk worth taking; Transplantation Proceedings; (1993).

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  • Successful splenorenal shunt for emergent control of variceal bleeding in a small child; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1992).

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  • Effect of recipient's race on pediatric renal allograft survival: A single-center study; Pediatrics; (1992).

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  • Treatment of steroid-resistant post-transplant nephrotic syndrome with cyclophosphamide in a child with congenital nephrotic syndrome; Pediatric Nephrology; (1992).

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  • Urinary tract infections in children with posterior urethral valves after kidney transplantation; Journal of Urology; (1992).

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  • Antimouse antibody response after OKT3 administration for steroid resistant rejection; Child Nephrology and Urology; (1991).

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  • Combined liver-kidney transplantation in a child with primary hyperoxaluria; Pediatric Nephrology; (1991).

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  • A new approach to the left-lateral segment hepatic transplant the flop; Transplantation; (1990).

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  • Successful kidney retransplantation of children with stable but chronically rejecting allografts prior to dialysis; Transplantation; (1990).

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  • Value of plasmapheresis in hepatic encephalopathy; Pediatric Neurology; (1990).

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  • Association of parainfluenza virus type 3 infection with allograft rejection in a liver transplant recipient; Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal; (1989).

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  • Intravenous digital subtraction angiography: Its use in evaluating vascular injuries in children; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1989).

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  • Safe conversion from cyclosporine to azathioprine with improved renal function in pediatric renal transplantation; Pediatric Nephrology; (1989).

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  • Pyelonephritis following pediatric renal transplant: Increased incidence with vesicoureteral reflux; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1987).

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  • Acute Peptic Ulcer in Infants and Children. Common Problems in Pediatric Surgery; Unknown Source; (0000).