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Michael A. Zimmerman, MD, is a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon specializing in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. His interests include clinical outcomes in solid organ abdominal transplant, and mitigating preservation and reperfusion injury in translational research. Dr. Zimmerman received his MD from the University of California at San Francisco and completed his residency at the University of Colorado. He completed fellowship training in Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery at the University of California Los Angeles. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Zimmerman's research focuses on the role of purinergic signaling and mitochondrial injury in liver ischemia-reperfusion injury. He currently serves as a professor of surgery in the Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant & Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery at University of Utah Health. He is also the Director of the Adult kidney and pancreas transplant program, the director of the pediatric kidney transplant program at Primary Children's Hospital, and the Director of Transplant Research. Dr. Zimmerman's goal is to expand the donor pool using various organ resuscitation methods to increase the number of transplants available. In his spare time, Dr. Zimmerman enjoys Utah's mountains and skiing.

Liz is a Utah transplant from New England who recently completed residency and a Chief Resident year at the University of Utah. Her current academic interests are nursery medicine, QI, and graduate medical education. When out of the hospital, you can find her hiking with her family trying out new restaurants.

Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH, is a Christi T Smith Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Stehlik has received his medical degree from Charles University in Prague and a Master's in Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases at Allegheny General Hospital, MCP*Hahnemann University, and advanced training in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Stehlik has been on faculty at the University of Utah since 2004 and serves as Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Program and Co-chief of the Advance Heart Failure Program at the University of Utah Hospital and the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He is active in clinical work, education, and research in the areas of advanced heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support.