Professor
Director, Transplantation Perfusion and Procurement Services
Vice Chair, Surgical Ethics
Areas of Interest
Kidney transplantation, liver transplantation, normothermic regional perfusion (NRP), transplant ethics and health policy
Biography
Dr. Anji Wall attended medical school and completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University. She then completed her general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University and subsequently relocated to Stanford University for her fellowship in abdominal transplantation.
A dedicated surgeon scientist, Dr. Wall has published 129 research articles; authored the book, Ethics for International Medicine: A Practical Guide for Aid Workers in Developing Countries; and completed an additional seven book chapters spanning topics from surgical ethics to transplantation. She currently serves on the editorial boards for Liver Transplantation, Frontiers in Transplantation, and the American Journal of Surgery.
In addition to her outstanding contributions to the literature of surgical research, Dr. Wall is an in-demand faculty presenter, who has delivered over 110 grand rounds and visiting professor lectures. A member of numerous surgical societies, including the American Society of Transplant, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and the Consortium for Surgical Ethics , she has delivered over 100 conference presentations.
Recognized for her pioneering findings in the field of transplantation, Dr. Wall has been awarded the Visionary Leader Award by the Alliance for Organ Donation and Transplantation and the Rising Star in Transplantation Surgery recognition from the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Selected Publications
Wisel SA, Steggerda JA, Brubaker AL, Wall A, Kim IK. Keep the Engine Running Maintaining Transplant Registry Utility in Liver Transplant. Am J Transplant. 2024 Nov 7.
Sellers MT, Philip JL, Brubaker AL, Cauwels RL, Croome KP, Hoffman JR, Neidlinger NA, Reynolds AM, Wall AE, Edwards JM. Normothermic Regional Perfusion Experience of Organ Procurement Organizations in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 1;7(10):e2440130.
Finotti M, Wall A, D'Alessandro A, Schwartz G, Sonnenday C, Goldberg D, Shah A, Friend P, Orlowski JP, McKenna G, Newton S, Adams B, Chapman WC, Mathur A, Abouljoud M, Pruett T, Hessheimer A, Trotter JF, Asrani SK, Testa G. The Dallas Donation after Circulatory Death Transplantation Summit: Expanding Donation after Circulatory Death Procedures Through Process Improvement, Broader Utilization, and Innovation. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2024 Oct 1;13(5):824-836.
Ahn DJ, Kwong AJ, Wall AE, Parker WF. Association of Non-Standardized MELD Score Exceptions with Waitlist Mortality in Adult Liver Transplant Candidates. Am J Transplant. 2024 Sep 26.
Wall A, Snoddy M, Du J, Bayer J, Danobeitia S, Lee SH, Martinez E, Gupta A, Ran G, Parker WF, Asrani SK, Testa G. The Current Landscape of In Situ and Ex-Situ Machine Perfusion Utilization for Liver Grafts from Cardiac Donation after Circulatory Death Donors in the US. Am J Transplant. 2024 Sep 16.
da Graca B, Snoddy M, Fischbach C, Ramakrishnan S, Levan ML, Parent B, Testa G, Wall A. A Scoping Review of the Legal and Ethical Challenges with the Use of Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Controlled Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death from 2005 to 2023. Am J Transplant. 2024 Aug 30.
Kulkarni AV, Wall A, Reddy KR, Bittermann T. Early Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis: Status in the Era of Increasing Demand, Unmet Needs, and Future Considerations. Liver Transpl. 2024 Jul 30.
Wall AE, Merani S, Batten J, Lonze B, Mekeel K, Nurok M, Prinz J, Gil J, Pomfret EA, Guarrera JV. American Society of Transplant Surgeons Normothermic Regional Perfusion Standards: Ethical, Legal, and Operational Conformance. Transplantation. 2024 Jul 17.
Wall AE, Testa G. Exception From Informed Consent—A Model for Donor Intervention Research. JAMA Surg. 2024 Jul 3.
Vyas P, Sader D, Testa G, Du J, Wall A, Johannesson L. Exploring Divergent Views: A Comparative Study of Uterus Transplantation Perceptions among Transplant and Obstetrics/Gynecology Providers. J Clin Med. 2024 May 29;13(11):3182.
Education
Medical School
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Graduate School
Saint Louis University
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Care Ethics
Residency
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
General Surgery Residency
Fellowship
Stanford University Medical Center
Abdominal Transplantation
Contact
Email
aewall@uabmc.edu