Peter T. Kennealey, MD, FACS

Professional Titles

• Shawn and Crystal Osthoff Professor of Kidney Transplantation
• Surgical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs
• Director, Vascular Access Surgery Program

Recognitions

• Phi Beta Kappa, Boston College (1996)
• Colorado Medical Board, Appointed by Governor Jared Polis (2023)

Publications

• Stites E, Kennealey P, Wiseman AC. Current status of pancreas transplantation. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2016 Nov;25(6):563-569. PubMed PMID: 27653421
• Gladden A, Conzen KD, Benge M, Gralla J, Kennealey PT. A Vascular Anastomosis Simulation Can Provide a Safe and Effective Environment for Resident Skills Development. J Surg Educ 2018 Apr 9
• Wiseman AC, Stites E, Kennealey P. Defining Kidney Allograft Benefit from Successful Pancreas Transplant: Separating Fact from Fiction. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2018 Aug; 23(4): 448-453.
• Relationship between bovine carotid artery grafts for hemodialysis access and human leukocyte antigen sensitization. Hemodial Int. 2019 Nov 7. doi: 10.1111/hdi.12784. [Epub ahead of print]
• Defining kidney allograft benefit from successful pancreas transplant: separating fact from fiction.
• A Vascular Anastomosis Simulation Can Provide a Safe and Effective Environment for Resident Skills Development.
• Current status of pancreas transplantation.
• Schulick AC, Moore HB, Walker CB, Yaffe H, Pomposelli JJ, Azam F, Wachs M, Bak T, Kennealey P, Conzen K, Adams M, Pshak T, Choudhury R, Chapman MP, Pomfret EA, Nydam TL. A clinical coagulopathy score concurrent with viscoelastic testing defines opportunities to improve hemostatic resuscitation and enhance blood product utilization during liver transplantation. Am J Surg. 2020 Dec;220(6):1379-1386. PubMed PMID: 32907709
• Moore HB, Yaffe H, Pomposelli JJ, Wachs M, Bak T, Kennealey P, Conzen K, Adams M, Pshak T, Choudhury R, Walker C, Schulick A, Ferrell T, Chapman MP, Pomfret EA, Nydam TL. Detection of early allograft dysfunction at 30 min of reperfusion in liver transplantation: An intraoperative diagnostic tool with real time assessment of graft function. Am J Surg. 2020 Dec;220(6):1518-1525. PubMed PMID: 32907708
• Walker CB, Moore HB, Nydam TL, Schulick AC, Yaffe H, Pomposelli JJ, Wachs M, Bak T, Conzen K, Adams M, Pshak T, Choudhury R, Chapman MP, Pomfret EA, Kennealey P. The use of thromboelastography to assess post-operative changes in coagulation and predict graft function in renal transplantation. Am J Surg. 2020 Dec;220(6):1511-1517. PubMed PMID: 32878689
• Flechner SM, Cooper M, Waterman A, Kennealey P, Redfield R, Verbesey J. Ethical principles governing organ transplantation apply to paired exchange programs. Am J Transplant. 2020 Jun;20(6):1756-1757. PubMed PMID: 32277552
• Dyer-Kindy LM, Heelan Gladden AA, Gralla J, McCormick ND, Jenks C, Cooper J, Kennealey PT. Relationship between bovine carotid artery grafts for hemodialysis access and human leukocyte antigen sensitization. Hemodial Int. 2020 Jan;24(1):36-42. PubMed PMID: 31697439
• Suarez-Pierre A, Choudhury R, Carroll AM, King RW, Iguidbashian J, Cotton J, Colborn KL, Kennealey PT, Cleveland JC, Pomfret E, Fullerton DA. Measuring the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on solid organ transplantation. Am J Surg. 2021 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34980465
• Veale JL, Nassiri N, Capron AM, Danovitch GM, Gritsch HA, Cooper M, Redfield RR, Kennealey PT, Kapur S. Voucher-Based Kidney Donation and Redemption for Future Transplant. JAMA Surg. 2021 Sep 1;156(9):812-817. PubMed PMID: 34160572
• Placement of the Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter UpToDate, December 2021. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/placement-of-the-peritoneal-dialysis-catheter/contributors
• Jiang JG, Ferrell T, Sauaia A, Rodriguez IE, Yoeli D, Nydam TL, Kennealey PT, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Moore HB. Low viscoelastic clot strength, platelet transfusions, and graft dysfunction are associated with persistent postoperative ascites following liver transplantation. Am J Surg. 2022 Dec;224(6):1432-1437. PubMed PMID: 36216610
• Suarez-Pierre A, Choudhury R, Carroll AM, King RW, Iguidbashian J, Cotton J, Colborn KL, Kennealey PT, Cleveland JC, Pomfret E, Fullerton DA. Measuring the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on solid organ transplantation. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt B):437-442. PubMed PMID: 34980465
• Moore HB, LaRiviere W, Rodriguez I, Brown K, Hadley K, Pomposelli JJ, Adams MA, Wachs ME, Conzen KD, Kennealey PT, Kaplan B, Pomfret EA, Nydam TL. Early predictors of prolonged intensive care utilization following liver transplantation. Am J Surg. 2023 Dec;226(6):829-834. PubMed PMID: 37604748
• Kukreja N, Rodriguez IE, Moore HB, LaRiviere W, Crouch C, Stewart E, Nydam TL, Kennealey P, Hendrickse AD, Pomfret EA, Fernandez-Bustamante A. The in-vitro influence of urea concentration on thromboelastrography in patients with and without end stage renal disease. Am J Surg. 2023 Dec;226(6):817-822. PubMed PMID: 37407391
• Croome KP, Barbas AS, Whitson B, Zarrinpar A, Taner T, Lo D, MacConmara M, Kim J, Kennealey PT, Bromberg JS, Washburn K, Agopian VG, Stegall M, Quintini C. American Society of Transplant Surgeons recommendations on best practices in donation after circulatory death organ procurement. Am J Transplant. 2023 Feb;23(2):171-179. PubMed PMID: 36695685
• Jiang JG, Ferrell T, Sauaia A, Rodriguez IE, Yoeli D, Nydam TL, Kennealey PT, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Moore HB. Low viscoelastic clot strength, platelet transfusions, and graft dysfunction are associated with persistent postoperative ascites following liver transplantation. Am J Surg. 2022 Dec;224(6):1432-1437. PubMed PMID: 36216610
• Suarez-Pierre A, Choudhury R, Carroll AM, King RW, Iguidbashian J, Cotton J, Colborn KL, Kennealey PT, Cleveland JC, Pomfret E, Fullerton DA. Measuring the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on solid organ transplantation. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt B):437-442. PubMed PMID: 34980465
• Rodriguez IE, Asher ZP, Klingenberg K, Wright FL, Nydam TL, Adams MA, Bababekov YJ, Peltz E, Smith JW, Saben JL, Kennealey P, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Moore HB. Phase I clinical trial of the feasibility and safety of direct peritoneal resuscitation in liver transplantation. Am J Surg. 2024 Jul 2;:115815. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39003094
• Khan WA, Oliver MJ, Crabtree JH, Clarke A, Armstrong S, Fox D, Fissell R, Jain AK, Jassal SV, Hu SL, Kennealey P, Liebman S, McCormick B, Momciu B, Pauly RP, Pellegrino B, Perl J, Pirkle JL Jr, Plumb TJ, Ravani P, Seshasai R, Shah A, Shah N, Shen J, Singh G, Tennankore K, Uribarri J, Vasilevsky M, Yang R, Quinn RR. Impact of Prior Abdominal Procedures on Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Outcomes: Findings From the North American Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Registry. Am J Kidney Dis. 2024 Aug;84(2):195-204.e1. PubMed PMID: 38447707
• Schold JD, Conzen KD, Cooper J, Arrigain S, Lopez R, Mohan S, Husain SA, Huml AM, Kennealey PT, Kaplan B, Pomfret EA. Quantifying the Effect of Consent for High-Kidney Donor Profile Index Deceased Donor Transplants in the United States. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 May 1;35(5):630-641. PubMed PMID: 38347668
• Qureshi MA, Maierean S, Crabtree JH, Clarke A, Armstrong S, Fissell R, Jain AK, Jassal SV, Hu SL, Kennealey P, Liebman S, McCormick B, Momciu B, Pauly RP, Pellegrino B, Perl J, Pirkle JL Jr, Plumb TJ, Seshasai R, Shah A, Shah N, Shen J, Singh G, Tennankore K, Uribarri J, Vasilevsky M, Yang R, Quinn RR, Nadler A, Oliver MJ. The Association of Intra-Abdominal Adhesions with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter-Related Complications. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 Apr 1;19(4):472-482. PubMed PMID: 38190176
• Moore HB, LaRiviere W, Rodriguez I, Brown K, Hadley K, Pomposelli JJ, Adams MA, Wachs ME, Conzen KD, Kennealey PT, Kaplan B, Pomfret EA, Nydam TL. Early predictors of prolonged intensive care utilization following liver transplantation. Am J Surg. 2023 Dec;226(6):829-834. PubMed PMID: 37604748
• Kukreja N, Rodriguez IE, Moore HB, LaRiviere W, Crouch C, Stewart E, Nydam TL, Kennealey P, Hendrickse AD, Pomfret EA, Fernandez-Bustamante A. The in-vitro influence of urea concentration on thromboelastrography in patients with and without end stage renal disease. Am J Surg. 2023 Dec;226(6):817-822. PubMed PMID: 37407391
• Croome KP, Barbas AS, Whitson B, Zarrinpar A, Taner T, Lo D, MacConmara M, Kim J, Kennealey PT, Bromberg JS, Washburn K, Agopian VG, Stegall M, Quintini C. American Society of Transplant Surgeons recommendations on best practices in donation after circulatory death organ procurement. Am J Transplant. 2023 Feb;23(2):171-179. PubMed PMID: 36695685

Professional Memberships

• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Member
• American Society of Transplantation, Member
• Vascular Access Society of the Americas, Member
• Association of Academic Surgeons, Member
• International College of Surgeons, Fellow
• Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Society, Member
• Phi Beta Kappa, Member
• Society of University Surgeons, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Transplant Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
7th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0833

UCHealth Ambulatory Surgery Center - Cherry Creek Medical Center
100 Cook Street
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80206
720-516-9373

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado
• UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Surgery, Board Certification (2008)
• American Board of Surgery (Re-certification), Board Certification (2020)

Conditions & Treatments

• Surgery - Kidney Transplant Surgery
• Surgery - Laparoscopic Surgery
• Surgery - Pancreas Transplant Surgery
• Surgery - Vascular Surgery
• Surgery - Transplant Surgery
• Surgery