Michael A. Zimmerman

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.