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Dr. Jean Tchervenkov

Academic title(s): 

Professor

Dr. Jean Tchervenkov
Contact Information
Email address: 
jean.tchervenkov [at] muhc.mcgill.ca
Department: 
Surgery
Division: 
General Surgery
Degree(s): 

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Location: 
¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University Health Centre (MUHC - Glen) - Royal Victoria Hospital
Graduate supervision: 

Currently supervising students

Group: 
Currently Recruiting
M.Sc. Students
M.Sc. Non-Thesis projects
Ph.D. Students
Areas of expertise: 

Pediatric Transplantation 

Current research: 
  • The role of donor specific transfusion in tolerance induction in vascularized solid organ transplantation
  • Donor cell trafficking following donor-specific transfusion
  • The role of the thymus in allograft tolerance
  • The effect of intraportal vein donor-specific transfusion on small bowel and other vascularized allograft survival
  • The role of T&B cells in Allo & Xeno rejection
Clinical Interests: 

Infection and Immunity

Areas of interest: 
  • Immunosuppression of Hepatitis B & C in liver
  • Kidney expanded criteria donors
  • Immunosuppression of kidney transplantation.
Biography: 

Jean I. Tchervenkov, MD, FRCSsC, FACS, is  Associate Professor of Surgery at the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University Health Centre in Montreal, Quebec. He is currently the Director of Live Donor Kidney Transplantation Services at the Victoria Hospital and Director of Pediatric Transplantation at The Montreal Children’s Hospital. His main research activities are in the areas of solid organ transplantation and immunosuppression. Dr. Tchervenkov has over 100 publications in peer reviewed medical journals and has presented over 150 abstracts. Dr. Tchervenkov graduated from ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ University, and came on staff at the Hospital in 1990. He is President of MD Specialists in Montreal. 

Selected publications: 

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