OPO & Transplant Center Leadership

As an adult and pediatric liver, kidney, pancreas and intestinal transplant surgeon, Dr, D’Alessandro is keenly aware of the transplant needs of potential recipients. In his role as the OPO Medical Director he has developed and trained non-surgeon organ recovery specialists. This team of non-surgeon specialists, who are experienced in the liver, pancreas and liver recovery, allows flexibility and efficiency in the recovery process and has allowed transplant centers the ability to focus on the transplantation of more organs.

Dr. D’Alessandro also led the development of a group of  Organ Allocation Specialists (OAS) to assess specific organ offers based on established surgeon and program acceptance criteria. These specialists have dramatically reduced the number of unacceptable organ offer calls going to transplant surgeons. The use of OAS specialists has resulted in greater acceptance and transplantation of organs. 

Dr. D’Alessandro also has experience in creating a Centralized Recovery Center (CRC) which has resulted in cost savings, efficiency, improved organ utilization, improved function, and increased number of successful transplants.