Mr Frank Dor
Primary medical qualifications:
MD PhD FEBS(Hon)
Foreign languages:
Dutch, French, German
GMC number:
7259228
Specialities:
Background
Mr Frank Dor attended medical school in Antwerp, Belgium and Rotterdam, Netherlands. He qualified from Erasmus MC University cum laude.
He completed his PhD (cum laude) at Harvard Medical School and Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Mr Dor undertook his general surgery and transplant surgery training at Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Expertise
Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (all different techniques, including complex cases), live kidney donation, kidney transplantation (including complex cases), peritoneal dialysis access (laparoscopic), surgery for polycystic kidney disease, haemodialysis access surgery, pancreas transplantation
Research & publications
Mr Dor's research interests are:
1. Living organ donation, especially live kidney donation. His interests range from surgical technical topics, ethics, psychosocial and informed consent to donor screening and follow up.
2. Ischemia reperfusion injury: including reconditioning strategies (ischemic conditioning, machine perfusion, cellular therapies, dietary preconditioning, immunomodulation)
3. Stem cell therapy
4. Kidney transplantation
5. Evidence-based medicine in transplantation
6. Social media