Resident Biography
Hometown: Plymouth, MA
Undergrad Institution: UMass Amherst
Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
Other information: Certified scuba diver, amateur pro chef
Future Plans: Transplant surgery, maybe Thoracic Surgery
Why UMass?: Fell in love with the program as a student. Have had nothing but the best mentors and seniors. Everyone is willing to teach and help.
Favorite thing to do in Worcester: Check out the evolving food scene (anything and everything)
Recent Publications:
Gene Silencing With siRNA (RNA Interference): A New Therapeutic Option During Ex Vivo Machine Liver Perfusion Preservation. Liver Transpl. 2019 Jan;25(1):140-151. doi: 10.1002/lt.25383.
Thijssen MF, Brüggenwirth IMA, Gillooly AR, Khvorova A, Kowalik TF, Martins PN.
First Report of siRNA Uptake (for RNA Interference) During Ex Vivo Hypothermic and Normothermic Liver Machine Perfusion. Transplantation. 2019 Mar;103(3):e56-e57. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002515.
Andrew R Gillooly 1, Jessica Perry 1, Paulo N Martins 1