Erik Finger
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Credentials
MD, PhD
Credentials
MD, PhD
Professor, Division of Transplantation
Eunice L. Dwan Endowed Diabetes Research Chair
Biography
Bio
December 2023: Dr. Erik Finger honored as the holder of the Eunice L. Dwan Chair for Diabetes Research Award - The Eunice L. Dwan Endowed Diabetes Research Chair was established in 2001 to attract and/or retain an outstanding faculty member in the area of diabetes research. By encouraging and supporting cutting-edge medical research, Mrs. Dwan hoped to improve health for future generations as a positive response to her family's experience and concerns with this challenging disease.
Clinical Summary
Kidney Transplant, Pancreas Transplant, Living Donor Transplant
Education
MD,
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD,
Harvard University, Division of Medical Sciences in Cell and Developmental Biology
BS,
University of California, Davis
Fellowships, Residencies, and Visiting Engagements
Research Fellow, Fellowship
Transplant Surgery Research Laboratory, UCSF
San Francisco, California
Transplant Surgery Fellowship and Instructor of Surgery, Fellowship
UCSF
General Surgery Internship and Residency , Other
Massachusetts General Hospital
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow , Fellowship
UCSF Diabetes Center and UCSF Center for Islet Transplantation
Honors and Recognition
ASTS-Astellas Faculty Development Award
2011
Roche Transplant Research Foundation Research Award
2010
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
2002
Marshall K. Bartlett Fellowship for Research in General Surgery
2001
N.I.H. Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Fellowship
1995
John F. Taplin Research Assistant for graduate research at MIT and Harvard Medical School
1989
Associated Western Universities Fellowship for undergraduate research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
1987
Professional Memberships
American Society of Transplantation
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association
Contact
Contact
Address
420 Delaware St SEPWB 11-200
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Administrative Contact
Hser Htoo | 612-626-5182 | htoox009@umn.edu