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William Kitchens Jr

  • Department of Surgery
    Associate Professor
  • (404) 727-8196
  • william.henry.kitchens.jr@emory.edu
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Overview

After graduating from Harvard Medical School with honors, Dr. Kitchens continued his general surgical training at Massachusetts General Hospital. During his research sabbatical from residency, he moved back to his hometown of Atlanta to successfully pursue a PhD in transplant immunology at Emory University under the guidance of Mandy Ford, PhD, and Christian Larsen, MD, DPhil. He finished his surgical training at MGH, then returned to Emory to complete a clinical fellowship in abdominal transplant surgery.

Throughout his training years, Dr. Kitchens received a variety of awards recognizing the quality of his research efforts, including three consecutive Young Investigator Awards from the American Transplant Congress and two Young Innovator Awards at Annual Scientific Exchange meetings of the American Society of Transplantation. He was also awarded the highest research awards offered for surgical residents and transplant fellows by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

In 2018, Dr. Kitchens led the surgical team that performed the first liver transplant from an HIV-positive deceased donor to an HIV-positive recipient in the state of Georgia and one of the first in the Southeast.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Harvard Medical School

Research

Publications

  • Wait Time Advantage for Transplant Candidates With HIV Who Accept Kidneys From Donors With HIV Under the HOPE Act.
    Transplantation Volume: 108 Page(s): 759 - 767
    03/01/2024 Authors: Motter JD; Hussain S; Brown DM; Florman S; Rana MM; Friedman-Moraco R; Gilbert AJ; Stock P; Mehta S; Mehta SA
  • Costimulatory Blockade and Solid Organ Transplantation: The Past, Present, and Future.
    Kidney Int Rep Volume: 8 Page(s): 2529 - 2545
    12/01/2023 Authors: Kitchens WH; Larsen CP; Badell IR
  • National Landscape of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Deceased Organ Donors in the United States.
    Clin Infect Dis Volume: 74 Page(s): 2010 - 2019
    06/10/2022 Authors: Werbel WA; Brown DM; Kusemiju OT; Doby BL; Seaman SM; Redd AD; Eby Y; Fernandez RE; Desai NM; Miller J
  • Chronic Ethanol Exposure Prolongs Murine Allograft Survival.
    Volume: 22 Page(s): 616 - 616
    06/01/2022 Authors: Swift D; Ford M; Kitchens W
  • HOPE in action: A prospective multicenter pilot study of liver transplantation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 22 Page(s): 853 - 864
    03/01/2022 Authors: Durand CM; Florman S; Motter JD; Brown D; Ostrander D; Yu S; Liang T; Werbel WA; Cameron A; Ottmann S
  • Successful Liver Transplantation from a Deceased Donor After Ethylene Glycol Ingestion: A Case Report and Review of the Literature of Organ Donation from Poisoned Donors.
    Transplant Proc Volume: 54 Page(s): 128 - 134
    01/01/2022 Authors: Matar AJ; Magliocca JF; Kitchens WH
  • Belatacept Conversion in Kidney After Liver Transplantation.
    Transplant Direct Volume: 7 Page(s): e780
    11/01/2021 Authors: Cristea O; Karadkhele G; Kitchens WH; Vasanth P; Larsen CP; Badell IR
  • Biliary Complications Following Adult Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors and Implications at a High-volume US Center.
    Transplant Direct Volume: 7 Page(s): e754
    10/01/2021 Authors: Matar AJ; Ross-Driscoll K; Kenney L; Wichmann HK; Magliocca JF; Kitchens WH
  • Biliary Complications Following Adult Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation: Risk Factors and Implications at a High-Volume US Center
    Volume: 21 Page(s): 751 - 752
    06/01/2021 Authors: Matar A; Ross-Driscoll K; Kenney L; Wichmann H; Magliocca JF; Kitchens WH
  • Interruption of Notch Signaling via Blockade of Delta-Like Ligand 4 Prevents Co-Stimulation Blockade Resistant Allograft Rejection
    Volume: 21 Page(s): 475 - 476
    06/01/2021 Authors: Matar AJ; Lovasik BP; Dong Y; Faber DA; Habib J; Breeden C; Regenold J; Ghosh A; Stephenson A; Kitchens WH
  • Adenovirus causing hepatic abscess formation and unexplained fever in adult liver transplant recipients.
    Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 23 Page(s): e13435
    02/01/2021 Authors: Matar AJ; Yoon JC; Mehta AK; Phadke VK; Guarner J; Greer AM; Lo DJ; Magliocca JF; Kitchens WH
  • Incidence and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients With HIV: Report From the National HOPE in Action Consortium.
    Transplantation Volume: 105 Page(s): 216 - 224
    01/01/2021 Authors: Mehta SA; Rana MM; Motter JD; Small CB; Pereira MR; Stosor V; Elias N; Haydel B; Florman S; Odim J
  • Biliary Strictures Increase Long-Term Patient Mortality and Bile Leaks Increase the Incidence of Acute Rejection in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients
    Volume: 21 Page(s): 32 - 32
    01/01/2021 Authors: Matar A; Ross-Driscoll K; Kenney L; Wichmann H; Magliocca J; Kitchens W
  • Interruption of NOTCH Signaling via Blockade of Delta-like Ligand 4 Prevents Co-stimulation Blockade Resistant Allograft Rejection
    Volume: 21 Page(s): 13 - 13
    01/01/2021 Authors: Matar A; Lovasik B; Dong Y; Faber D; Habib J; Breeden C; Regenold J; Ghosh A; Kitchens W; Adams A
  • A Mimic of Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease Following Liver Transplant.
    Exp Clin Transplant Volume: 18 Page(s): 741 - 743
    11/01/2020 Authors: Kitchens WH; Jaye DL; Wedd JP; Magliocca JF
  • Blockade of BAFF Reshapes the Hepatic B Cell Receptor Repertoire and Attenuates Autoantibody Production in Cholestatic Liver Disease.
    J Immunol Volume: 204 Page(s): 3117 - 3128
    06/15/2020 Authors: Thapa M; Tedesco D; Gumber S; Elrod EJ; Han J-H; Kitchens WH; Magliocca JF; Adams AB; Grakoui A
  • Duration of Pre-Transplant Abstinence Does Not Predict Severe Relapses of Alcohol Abuse in High-Risk Alcoholic Liver Transplant Recipients
    Volume: 20 Page(s): 1120 - 1121
    04/01/2020 Authors: Kitchens WH
  • Donor Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Combination with Co-Stimulation Blockade Prolong Allograft Survival
    Volume: 20 Page(s): 332 - 332
    04/01/2020 Authors: Matar AJ; Lovasik BP; Kim SC; Breeden CA; Faber DA; Mathews DV; Regenold J; Ghosh A; Stephenson A; Kitchens WH
  • Noninvasive Imaging of CD122+T Cells via Immuno-PET for Detection of Acute Cellular Rejection
    Volume: 20 Page(s): 304 - 304
    04/01/2020 Authors: Matar AJ; Lovasik BP; Vanover D; Rotolo L; Dong Y; Faber DA; Mathews DV; Kitchens WH; Santangelo P; Adams AB
  • Notch Signaling Inhibition via Blockade of Delta-Like Ligand 4 Prevents Co-Stimulation Blockade Resistant Allograft Rejection
    Volume: 20 Page(s): 339 - 340
    04/01/2020 Authors: Matar AJ; Lovasik BP; Dong Y; Faber DA; Habib J; Breeden CA; Regenold J; Ghosh A; Stephenson A; Kitchens WH
  • Duration of Pre-Transplant Abstinence does not Predict Severe Relapses in High Risk Alcoholic Liver Transplant Recipients
    Volume: 20 Page(s): 54 - 55
    01/01/2020 Authors: Kitchens W
  • Immuno-PET for Detection of Acute Cellular Rejection in Non-Human Primates
    Volume: 20 Page(s): 73 - 73
    01/01/2020 Authors: Matar A; Lovasik B; Vanover D; Rotolo L; Mathews D; Faber D; Kitchens W; Santangelo P; Adams A
  • Interruption of Notch Signaling via Blockade of Delta-Like Ligands 1 and 4 Prevents Co-Stimulation Blockade Resistant Allograft Rejection.
    Volume: 19 Page(s): 428 - 428
    04/01/2019 Authors: Matar A; Dong Y; Lovasik B; Mathews D; Ghosh A; Breeden C; Stephenson A; Kitchens W; Adams A
  • Alterations in Intestinal Microbiota Lead to Production of Interleukin 17 by Intrahepatic T-Cell Receptor-Positive Cells and Pathogenesis of Cholestatic Liver Disease.
    Gastroenterology Volume: 154 Page(s): 2178 - 2193
    06/01/2018 Authors: Tedesco D; Thapa M; Chin CY; Ge Y; Gong M; Li J; Gumber S; Speck P; Elrod EJ; Burd EM
  • Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Recurrence in Renal Transplant Recipients Treated with Belatacept
    Volume: 17 Page(s): 735 - 735
    04/01/2017 Authors: Kitchens W; Farris A; Pastan S; Pearson T; Larsen C; Adams A
  • Interruption of OX40L signaling prevents costimulation blockade-resistant allograft rejection.
    JCI Insight Volume: 2 Page(s): e90317
    03/09/2017 Authors: Kitchens WH; Dong Y; Mathews DV; Breeden CP; Strobert E; Fuentes ME; Larsen CP; Ford ML; Adams AB
  • Nonhuman primate models of transplant tolerance: closer to the holy grail.
    Curr Opin Organ Transplant Volume: 21 Page(s): 59 - 65
    02/01/2016 Authors: Kitchens WH; Adams AB
  • Pathogen Stimulation History Impacts Donor-Specific CD8(+) T Cell Susceptibility to Costimulation/Integrin Blockade-Based Therapy.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 15 Page(s): 3081 - 3094
    12/01/2015 Authors: Badell IR; Kitchens WH; Wagener ME; Lukacher AE; Larsen CP; Ford ML
  • Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Recurrence in Renal Transplant Recipients Treated With Belatacept
    Volume: 15
    05/01/2015 Authors: Kitchens W; Farris A; Pastan S; Pearson T; Larsen C; Adams A
  • Hepatic hydatid cyst: a rare cause of recurrent pancreatitis.
    J Gastrointest Surg Volume: 18 Page(s): 2057 - 2059
    11/01/2014 Authors: Kitchens WH; Liu C; Ryan ET; Fernandez-del Castillo C
  • Hepatic retransplant: what have we learned?
    Clin Liver Dis Volume: 18 Page(s): 731 - 751
    08/01/2014 Authors: Kitchens WH; Yeh H; Markmann JF
  • Combined Costimulatory and OX40L Blockade Significantly Prolongs Transplant Survival in Mice and Non-Human Primates
    Volume: 13 Page(s): 50 - 50
    04/01/2013 Authors: Kitchens W; Wakwe W; Breeden C; Yagita H; Kirk A; Larsen C; Fuentes M; Ford M; Adams A
  • Combined costimulatory and leukocyte functional antigen-1 blockade prevents transplant rejection mediated by heterologous immune memory alloresponses.
    Transplantation Volume: 93 Page(s): 997 - 1005
    05/27/2012 Authors: Kitchens WH; Haridas D; Wagener ME; Song M; Ford ML
  • Combined LFA-1 and Costimulatory Blockade Prevents Transplant Rejection Mediated by Heterologous Immune Memory Alloresponses
    Volume: 12 Page(s): 39 - 39
    05/01/2012 Authors: Kitchens WH; Haridas D; Wagener ME; Ford ML
  • Anti-IL12/23 Synergizes with Costimulatory Blockade To Suppress Intragraft IL-17 and Prolong Transplant Survival in Mice and Non-Human Primates
    Volume: 12 Page(s): 161 - 162
    05/01/2012 Authors: Kitchens WH; Kirk AD; Larsen CP; Ford ML; Adams AB
  • Protein S deficiency in a living liver donor.
    Transpl Int Volume: 25 Page(s): e23 - e26
    02/01/2012 Authors: Kitchens WH; Yeh H; Van Cott EM; Elias N; Kawai T; Markmann JF; Hertl M
  • Integrin antagonists prevent costimulatory blockade-resistant transplant rejection by CD8(+) memory T cells.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 12 Page(s): 69 - 80
    01/01/2012 Authors: Kitchens WH; Haridas D; Wagener ME; Song M; Kirk AD; Larsen CP; Ford ML
  • Diagnostic challenges in the evaluation of hepatic grafts from donors with HELLP syndrome: case report and review of the literature.
    Transplant Proc Volume: 43 Page(s): 4010 - 4012
    12/01/2011 Authors: Kitchens WH; Adams AB; Hughes CB; Subramanian RM
  • Domino liver transplantation: indications, techniques, and outcomes.
    Transplant Rev (Orlando) Volume: 25 Page(s): 167 - 177
    10/01/2011 Authors: Kitchens WH
  • Hyperlipidemia due to biliary stricture after living-donor liver transplantation.
    Transplantation Volume: 92 Page(s): e29 - e30
    09/27/2011 Authors: Yeh H; Kitchens WH; Elias N; Kelsey PB; Markmann JF; Hertl M
  • Defining Populations of Pathogen-Elicited Donor-Specific Memory T Cells with Different Susceptibility to Costimulatory Blockade.
    Volume: 11 Page(s): 153 - 153
    04/01/2011 Authors: Kitchens WH; Kirk AD; Larsen CP; Ford ML
  • Limiting the Amount and Duration of Antigen Exposure during Priming Increases Memory T Cell Requirement for Costimulation during Recall.
    Volume: 11 Page(s): 219 - 219
    04/01/2011 Authors: Ford ML; Floyd TL; Koehn BH; Kitchens WH; Robertson JM; Cheeseman JA; Stempora LL; Larsen CP
  • Integrin Antagonists Prevent Costimulatory Blockade-Resistant Transplant Rejection by CD8(+) Memory T Cells
    Volume: 11 Page(s): 477 - 477
    04/01/2011 Authors: Kitchens WH; Haridas D; Kirk AD; Larsen CP; Ford ML
  • Integrin antagonists for transplant immunosuppression: panacea or peril?
    Immunotherapy Volume: 3 Page(s): 305 - 307
    03/01/2011 Authors: Kitchens WH; Larsen CP; Ford ML
  • Limiting the amount and duration of antigen exposure during priming increases memory T cell requirement for costimulation during recall.
    J Immunol Volume: 186 Page(s): 2033 - 2041
    02/15/2011 Authors: Floyd TL; Koehn BH; Kitchens WH; Robertson JM; Cheeseman JA; Stempora L; Larsen CP; Ford ML
  • Partial abdominal evisceration and intestinal autotransplantation to resect a mesenteric carcinoid tumor.
    World J Surg Oncol Volume: 9 Page(s): 11
    01/31/2011 Authors: Kitchens WH; Elias N; Blaszkowsky LS; Cosimi AB; Hertl M
  • Anti-LFA-1 Synergizes with CD28/CD154 Blockade To Inhibit Anti-Donor Cytotoxicity and Promote Graft Survival in Recipients Possessing Donor-Reactive Memory T Cells
    Volume: 10 Page(s): 41 - 41
    04/01/2010 Authors: Ford ML; Kitchens WH; Robertson JM; Kirk AD; Larsen CP
  • Surmounting the Memory Barrier: Anti-VLA-4 Improves Transplant Survival with Costimulatory Blockade in a Murine Model of Donor-Specific Memory Response
    Volume: 10 Page(s): 557 - 557
    04/01/2010 Authors: Kitchens WH; Wagener ME; Larsen CP; Ford ML
  • Defining Populations of Donor-Specific Memory T Cells with Different Susceptibility to Costimulatory Blockade
    Volume: 10 Page(s): 557 - 557
    04/01/2010 Authors: Kitchens WH; Wagener M; Larsen CP; Ford ML
  • Macrophage depletion suppresses cardiac allograft vasculopathy in mice.
    Am J Transplant Volume: 7 Page(s): 2675 - 2682
    12/01/2007 Authors: Kitchens WH; Chase CM; Uehara S; Cornell LD; Colvin RB; Russell PS; Madsen JC
  • The changing role of natural killer cells in solid organ rejection and tolerance.
    Transplantation Volume: 81 Page(s): 811 - 817
    03/27/2006 Authors: Kitchens WH; Uehara S; Chase CM; Colvin RB; Russell PS; Madsen JC
  • Macrophage depletion suppresses cardiac allograft vasculopathy in mice
    JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 25 Page(s): S157 - S157
    02/01/2006 Authors: Kitchens WH; Chase CM; Uebara S; Colvin RB; Russell PS; Madsen JC
  • NK cells can trigger allograft vasculopathy: the role of hybrid resistance in solid organ allografts.
    J Immunol Volume: 175 Page(s): 3424 - 3430
    09/01/2005 Authors: Uehara S; Chase CM; Kitchens WH; Rose HS; Colvin RB; Russell PS; Madsen JC
  • Estradiol's effect on portal response to endothelin-1 after trauma-hemorrhage.
    J Surg Res Volume: 121 Page(s): 25 - 30
    09/01/2004 Authors: Yokoyama Y; Toth B; Kitchens WC; Schwacha MG; Rue LW; Bland KI; Chaudry IH
  • Using DNA chips to unravel the genetics of type 1 diabetes.
    Diabetes Technol Ther Volume: 2 Page(s): 249 - 258
    01/01/2000 Authors: Kitchens WH; Byrne MC; Strominger JL; Wilson SB
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