Dr. Paul Jeffrey Campsen, a Virginia-born transplant surgeon and Medical Director of Donor Connect, has dedicated his career to advancing live and cadaveric organ transplantation and preservation technologies. Trained at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), he honed his expertise through roles at the University of Utah and University of Colorado, where he pioneered minimally invasive techniques to expand access to life-saving procedures. His leadership in robotic-assisted transplant surgery has improved patient recovery times, reducing hospital stays to 48 hours and post-operative pain by 56% compared to traditional methods.

At Donor Connect, Dr. Campsen leads initiatives to optimize organ viability through machine perfusion and normothermic regional perfusion (NRP). His research on CT-based Hounsfield unit analysis (HUL/HUS ratios) provides a non-invasive method to quantify liver steatosis in donors, reducing biopsy reliance and organ discard rates by 30%. He has also established DonorConnect’s thoraco-abdominal NRP program, enabling successful multi-organ transplants from circulatory death donors while maintaining strict adherence to ethical protocols.

Beyond clinical innovation, Dr. Campsen served as Surgical Director of Transplantation, where he integrated perfusion technologies with donor-recipient matching algorithms to prioritize equitable outcomes. His work on ischemia-reduction strategies, including dual hypothermic and oxygenated machine perfusion, has elevated graft survival rates for high-risk donor organs.

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