Megan Adams, MD

Professional Titles

• Associate Fellowship Director
• Surgical Director of Pediatric Living Donor Transplantation
• Surgical Director of Pediatric Transplant Clinical Research

Research Interests

Publications

• Adams, Megan A, and Thomas Bak. “Ch 93 Liver Transplantation.” Abernathy's Surgical Secrets, 7th ed., Elsevier, 2018, pp. 421–422.
• Anderson, Megan, Christopher Raeburn, and Barish Edil. "Enucleation of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor." Ed. Michael W. Mulholland, Daniel Albo, Michael Englesbe, Mary Hawn, Steven Hughes, Michael Sabel, and Ronald Dalmn. Operative Techniques in Surgery. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2014. 835-39. Print.
• Ibrahim-Zada I, Adams MA, Nydam T. A spontaneous pneumoperitoneum after Klebsiella-induced chronic granulomatous cholecystitis: Is the surgery warranted?. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Nov;83(5):978-980. PubMed PMID: 28697016
• Adams MA, Bock ME, Goebel J. How Small Is Too Small and How Young Is Too Young When Allocating Pediatric Deceased Donor Kidneys to Optimize Kidney Transplant Rates?. Transplantation. 2019 Dec;103(12):2458-2459. PubMed PMID: 30883455
• Dagan A, Choudhury RA, Yaffe H, Yoeli D, Moore HB, Conzen KD, Adams M, Wachs M, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Nydam TL. Offspring Versus Nonoffspring to Parent Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Does Donor Relationship Matter?. Transplantation. 2020 May;104(5):996-1002. PubMed PMID: 31568397
• Choudhury RA, Yoeli D, Hoeltzel G, Moore HB, Prins K, Kovler M, Goldstein SD, Holland-Cunz SG, Adams M, Roach J, Nydam TL, Vuille-Dit-Bille RN. STEP improves long-term survival for pediatric short bowel syndrome patients: A Markov decision analysis. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Sep;55(9):1802-1808. PubMed PMID: 32345501
• 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
• Goss MB, Galván NTN, Ruan W, Munoz FM, Brewer ED, O'Mahony CA, Melicoff-Portillo E, Dreyer WJ, Miloh TA, Cigarroa FG, Ranch D, Yoeli D, Adams MA, Koohmaraie S, Harter DM, Rana A, Cotton RT, Carter B, Patel S, Moreno NF, Leung DH, Goss JA. The pediatric solid organ transplant experience with COVID-19: An initial multi-center, multi-organ case series. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Sep 18;:e13868. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32949098
• Yoeli D, Jackson WE, Adams MA, Wachs ME, Sundaram SS, Sater A, Cisek JR, Choudhury RA, Nydam TL, Pomposelli JJ, Conzen KD, Kriss MS, Burton JR Jr, Pomfret EA. Challenging the Traditional Paradigm of Supply and Demand in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Through Nondirected Living Donation: A Case Series. Liver Transpl. 2021 Oct;27(10):1392-1400. PubMed PMID: 34048131
• Yoeli D, Choudhury RA, Nydam TL, Pomposelli JJ, Goss JA, Pomfret EA, Wachs ME, Adams MA. The Surge in Deceased Liver Donors Due to the Opioid Epidemic: Is It Time to Split the Difference?. Transplantation. 2021 Oct 1;105(10):2239-2244. PubMed PMID: 33065726
• Choudhury RA, Yoeli D, Dagan A, Yaffe H, Moore HB, Conzen KD, Adams M, Wachs M, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Nydam TL. Offspring to Parent LDLT: Narrowing the Gap Between Theory and Evidence. Transplantation. 2020 Oct;104(10):e307. PubMed PMID: 32969991
• Yoeli D, Choudhury RA, Nydam TL, Pomposelli JJ, Goss JA, Pomfret EA, Wachs ME, Adams MA. The Surge in Deceased Liver Donors Due to the Opioid Epidemic: Is it Time to Split the Difference?. Transplantation. 2020 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33065726
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Kemme S, Yoeli D, Sundaram SS, Adams MA, Feldman AG. Decreased access to pediatric liver transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 Oct 11;:e14162. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34633127
• Huang J, Yoeli D, Sundaram SS, Carpenter T, Annam A, Pahlavan S, Wachs M, Adams MA. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as rescue therapy in a pediatric liver transplant recipient with very severe hepatopulmonary syndrome. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 Nov 6;:e14185. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34741368
• Goss MB, Galván NTN, Ruan W, Munoz FM, Brewer ED, O'Mahony CA, Melicoff-Portillo E, Dreyer WJ, Miloh TA, Cigarroa FG, Ranch D, Yoeli D, Adams MA, Koohmaraie S, Harter DM, Rana A, Cotton RT, Carter B, Patel S, Moreno NF, Leung DH, Goss JA. The pediatric solid organ transplant experience with COVID-19: An initial multi-center, multi-organ case series. Pediatr Transplant. 2021 May;25(3):e13868. PubMed PMID: 32949098
• Feldman AG, Adams MA, Wachs ME, Abzug MJ, Pratscher L, Jackson WE, Pomfret EA, Sundaram SS. Successful non-directed living liver donor transplant for an infant with biliary atresia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 Dec;24(8):e13816. PubMed PMID: 33460202
• Kemme S, Yoeli D, Sundaram SS, Adams MA, Feldman AG. Decreased access to pediatric liver transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Mar;26(2):e14162. PubMed PMID: 34633127
• Yoeli D, Choudhury RA, Sundaram SS, Mack CL, Roach JP, Karrer FM, Wachs ME, Adams MA. Primary vs. salvage liver transplantation for biliary atresia: A retrospective cohort study. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Oct;57(10):407-413. PubMed PMID: 35065808
• Adams MA, Andacoglu O, Crouch CE, de Santibañes M, Jackson WE, Jalal A, Montasser IF, Rubman S, Spiro M, Raptis DA, Miller C, Pomfret E. Does pre-operative counselling of the donor improve immediate and short-term outcomes after living liver donation? - A review of the literature and expert panel recommendations. Clin Transplant. 2022 Mar 28;:e14636. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35343601
• Moore HB, Bababekov YJ, Pomposelli JJ, Adams MA, Crouch C, Yoeli D, Choudhury RA, Ferrell T, Burton JR, Pomfret EA, Nydam TL. The vexing triad of obesity, alcohol, and coagulopathy predicts the need for multiple operations in liver transplantation. Am J Surg. 2022 Jul;224(1 Pt A):69-74. PubMed PMID: 35227491
• Yoeli D, Choudhury RA, Moore HB, Jackson WE, Nydam TL, Wachs ME, Pomfret EA, Adams MA. Living Donor Liver Transplant Center Volume Influences Waiting List Survival Among Children Listed for Liver Transplantation. Transplantation. 2022 Sep 1;106(9):1807-1813. PubMed PMID: 35579406
• Yoeli D, Nguyen T, Wilder M, Huang J, Pahlavan S, Brigham D, Sundaram SS, Wachs ME, Adams MA. Immediate extubation following pediatric liver transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Dec;26(8):e14352. PubMed PMID: 35844082
• Blanchette E, Pahlavan S, Yoeli D, Brigham D, Sater A, Wachs M, Bock M, Adams M. Successful use of intra-operative continuous renal replacement therapy in pediatric liver transplant recipients: Single center case series. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Dec;26(8):e14377. PubMed PMID: 35959784
• Rodriguez IE, Yoeli D, Ferrell T, Jiang JG, Truong R, Nydam TL, Adams MA, Cullen JM, Pomfret EA, Moore HB. Fibrinolysis resistance after liver transplant as a predictor of early infection. Am J Surg. 2022 Sep 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36153270
• Yoeli D, Feldman AG, Choudhury RA, Moore HB, Sundaram SS, Nydam TL, Wachs ME, Pomfret EA, Adams MA, Jackson WE. Can non-directed living liver donation help improve access to grafts and correct socioeconomic disparities in pediatric liver transplantation?. Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Nov 3;:e14428. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36329627
• Rodriguez IE, Yoeli D, Ferrell T, Jiang JG, Truong R, Nydam TL, Adams MA, Cullen JM, Pomfret EA, Moore HB. Fibrinolysis resistance after liver transplant as a predictor of early infection. Am J Surg. 2022 Dec;224(6):1455-1459. PubMed PMID: 36153270
• Yoeli D, Feldman AG, Choudhury RA, Moore HB, Sundaram SS, Nydam TL, Wachs ME, Pomfret EA, Adams MA, Jackson WE. Can non-directed living liver donation help improve access to grafts and correct socioeconomic disparities in pediatric liver transplantation?. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 Mar;27(2):e14428. PubMed PMID: 36329627
• Moore HB, Saben J, Rodriguez I, Bababekov YJ, Pomposelli JJ, Yoeli D, Ferrell T, Adams MA, Pshak TJ, Kaplan B, Pomfret EA, Nydam TL. Postoperative fibrinolytic resistance is associated with early allograft dysfunction in liver transplantation: A prospective observational study. Liver Transpl. 2023 Jul 1;29(7):724-734. PubMed PMID: 36749288
• Boster JM, Dominguez SR, Messacar K, Adams M, Weinberg A, Black JO, Feldman AG. Acute Liver Failure in a Child With Adenovirus Detected by PCR in the Explanted Liver. Pediatrics. 2023 Feb 1;151(2). PubMed PMID: 36691756
• Feldman AG, Adams M, Griesemer AD, Horslen S, Kelly B, Mavis AM, Mazariegos GV, Ng VL, Perito ER, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Squires JE, Tiao G, Yanni GS, Hsu EK. Advancing the Field of Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Urgent Action Items Identified During the 2022 Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation Meeting. Transplantation. 2023 Jun 1;107(6):1223-1225. PubMed PMID: 37220339
• Yoeli D, Adams MA, Pomfret EA. The current landscape of pediatric living donor liver transplantation in the United States: Benefits, challenges, and future directions. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2023 Apr;21(4):107-110. PubMed PMID: 37197222
• Boster JM, Adams MA, Moore HB. Commentary on "Robust coagulation activation and coagulopathy in mice with experimental acetaminophen-induced liver failure". J Thromb Haemost. 2023 Sep;21(9):2365-2366. PubMed PMID: 37597895
• Rolfes PS, Yoeli D, Feldman AG, Adams MA, Wachs ME, Boster JM. Modern-era successful liver transplantation outcomes in children with hepatic undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 Nov 27;:e14645. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38013236
• Ziogas IA, Schmoke N, Yoeli D, Cullen JM, Boster JM, Wachs ME, Adams MA. The effect of donor graft type on survival after liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma in children. Pediatr Transplant. 2023 Nov 9;:e14641. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37946593
• 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
• Adams, Megan A and Pomfret, Elizabeth. “Ch 204 Living Donor Liver Transplant.” Fischer’s Mastery of Surgery, 8th Ed. LWW, 2023, pp 1886-1898.
• Rolfes PS, Yoeli D, Feldman AG, Adams MA, Wachs ME, Boster JM. Modern-era successful liver transplantation outcomes in children with hepatic undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Feb;28(1):e14645. PubMed PMID: 38013236
• Boster JM, Adams MA, Moore HB. Commentary on "Robust coagulation activation and coagulopathy in mice with experimental acetaminophen-induced liver failure". J Thromb Haemost. 2023 Sep;21(9):2365-2366. PubMed PMID: 37597895
• Ziogas IA, Schmoke N, Yoeli D, Cullen JM, Boster JM, Wachs ME, Adams MA. The effect of donor graft type on survival after liver transplantation for hepatoblastoma in children. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Feb;28(1):e14641. PubMed PMID: 37946593
• 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
• Cotton JL, Suarez-Pierre A, Breithaupt JJ, Yoeli D, Ziogas IA, Choudhury RA, Nydam TL, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Adams MA. Survival following liver transplantation: A population-based nested case-control study. Am J Surg. 2024 Feb;228:264-272. PubMed PMID: 38867471
• 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

Professional Memberships

• ASTS, Member
• ACS, Member
• TTS, Member
• SPLIT, Member
• IPTA, Member
• ICS, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Transplant Surgery, Board Certification
• American Board of Surgery, Board Certification (2015)
• Transplant Accreditation & Certification Council, Certificate (2017)

• Digestive System - Biliary Surgery
• Digestive System
• Digestive System - Pancreas Surgery
• Surgery - Liver Transplant Surgery
• Surgery
• Surgery - Major Liver Surgery (Hepatobiliary)
• Surgery - Pancreas Transplant Surgery
• Surgery - Transplant Surgery
• Surgery - Kidney Transplant Surgery