Turgeon is the latest Dell Medical School faculty member to lead a national medical society.
Nicole Turgeon, M.D., professor, division chief and director of transplant surgery in the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, assumed her role as president of the American Society of Transplantation during the society’s town hall, held June 22.
Founded in 1982 and comprised of over 5,000 members, the American Society of Transplantation advances the field of transplantation and improves patient care by promoting research, education, advocacy and organ donation. It is the largest transplant organization in North America.
Turgeon, who is also the transplant director of the Abdominal Transplant Center partner program with Ascension Seton, is a longtime member of the society and previously served on its board of directors as secretary. As president, she will carry out the society’s mission, shaping priorities and decision-making in the year ahead, as well as strengthening engagement and advocacy among members and the public.
A kidney-pancreas transplant surgeon, Turgeon’s academic interests include living kidney donation and paired kidney exchange; organ donation and use; adult and pediatric renal transplantation; and pancreatic transplantation. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in nationally and internationally recognized journals, including the American Journal of Transplantation.
Prior to joining Dell Med, Turgeon served as director of Emory University’s living donor and pancreas transplant programs, and director of the kidney transplant program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She remains active in the broader transplant community, serving as a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and holding multiple committee leadership roles in the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network.