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Christian P Larsen Emory Faculty
Christian P Larsen Emory Faculty

Christian P Larsen, MD

Surgery, Transplant Surgery

Emory Transplant Center

1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Bldg B, Fl 6, Atlanta, GA 30322 +4 More Locations
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About

Dr. Larsen is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplantation at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Larsen began serving as executive director of the Emory Transplant Center in 2008 and chair of the Department of Surgery at Emory in 2009. He left both positions in January 2013 to serve as dean of the Emory University School of Medicine. In November 2016, Dr. Larsen returned to full-time pursuit of his clinical practice and research endeavors at the Department of Surgery and Emory Transplant Center.
Dr. Larsen has made seminal contributions to the investigation of the immunologic mechanisms of transplant rejection and immunologic tolerance and is an internationally recognized leader in kidney and pancreas transplantation. He has been funded continuously by the NIH since 1996. Dr. Larsen's achievements are distinguished by his talent to successfully drive a discovery from the bench to the bedside using the rigor of the scientific method.

Languages

  • English

Emory Affiliation

  • Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
  • Emory Healthcare Network
  • Emory Physician Group Practice

Academic Title

  • Professor

Academic Profile

Year Started Practicing

  • 1986

Locations

Emory Transplant Center

1365 Clifton Road Northeast
Bldg B, Fl 6
Atlanta, GA 30322

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Emory Transplant Center Acworth

4791 South Main Street
Acworth, GA 30101

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Emory Transplant Center at Dublin

200 Fairview Park Drive
Dublin, GA 31021

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Emory Transplant Center at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Fl 3, Ste 350
Atlanta, GA 30342

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Emory Transplant Center at Savannah

5353 Reynolds Street
Ste 212
Savannah, GA 31405

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Credentials

Education

  • Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine, Transplant Surgery, 1993
  • Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, General Surgery, 1991
  • Professional Education: University of Oxford, PhD, 1990
  • Fellowship: John Radcliff Hospital, Transplant Surgery, 1990
  • Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, General Surgery, 1986
  • Internship: Stanford University Hospital, General Surgery, 1985
  • Medical Education: Emory University School of Medicine, MD, 1984

Board Certifications

  • Surgery (General Surgery), American Board of Surgery, 1992

Awards

  • AST-Roche Basic Science Established 
    Investigator Award, American Society of Transplantation, 2004
    Dean’s Clinical Investigator Award, 
    Emory University School of Medicine, 2002-2003
    Dean’s Clinical Investigator Award, 
    Emory University School of Medicine, 1999-2000
    Dean’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture 
    and Award, Emory University School of Medicine, 2009
    Emory University - Great Teachers Lecture 
    2002
    NIH Basic Science Award, 
    American Society of Transplant Physicians, 1997
    TTS-Roche Award for Excellence 
    in Translational Science, The Transplantation Society, 2006
    Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery 
    and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, 2007

Professional Memberships

  • American Association of Immunologists
    American College of Surgeons, Fellow (FACS)
    American Diabetes Association
    American Society for the Advancement of Science
    American Society of Transplant Surgeons
    American Society of Transplantation
    Georgia Transplant Foundation
    International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association
    The National Kidney Foundation
    The Society of Clinical Surgery