RAINER GRUESSNER: DEFEATING DISEASE WHILE RAINER GRUESSNER SEES TERMINAL ILLNESS AS AN OBSTACLE, IT IS NOT ONE HE CONSIDERS UNBEATABLE
RAINER GRUESSNER : SURGICAL CAREER During his surgical career that spans over 30 years, Dr. Gruessner has taken on various terminal illnesses ranging from diabetes to oxalosis, unwilling to let them win. With a ‘never say no’ mantra, Dr. Gruessner has saved the lives of patients by staying steadfast in his commitment to finding a cure. With this powerful drive, Dr. Gruessner
has
spearheaded
groundbreaking surgical procedures.
several
DR RAINER GRUESSNER FIRST SPLIT PANCREAS TRANSPLANT Dr Rainer Gruessner was involved in the first split pancreas transplant in 1988
and
standardized
developed
the
first
technique
for
living
donor intestinal transplants in 1997. Just the following year, Dr. Gruessner performed the first preemptive living donor liver transplant for oxalosis.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA While at the University of Minnesota, he also completed the first laparoscopic living donor distal pancreatectomy and nephrectomy in 2000, and, more recently, the first robotassisted total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplant in 2012 at the University of Arizona. For his work on this specific procedure,
Dr. Gruessner received the
Diabetes Cure Award from the American Diabetes Association.
RAINER GRUESSNER : INVASIVE TECHNIQUES Dr. Gruessner has also been involved in
the development of new minimally invasive techniques in colo-rectal and trauma
surgery
as
well
as
the
introduction of new immunosuppressive drugs after pancreas transplantation.
DR. RAINER GRUESSNER AWARDS For
Dr.
Gruessner,
awards
and
recognition are simply a byproduct of his work; his primary concern is with the quality of care he can provide his patients. By curing a patient of diabetes, he
can
eliminate
their
insulin
dependency. An intestinal transplant allows
patients
independently nutrition.
of
to
digest
total
food
parenteral
RAINER GRUESSNER : LIVER TRANSPLANT With a liver transplant, patients can produce bile to break down and expel proteins from the body. Each of these
procedures enhances the lives of his patients, and that is Dr. Gruessner’s biggest motivation to advance surgical techniques.
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