Michael R. Fenlon

Dr. Michael R. Fenlon is a board-certified Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Southern California. He specializes in abdominal organ transplantation and hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgery, with expertise in both adult and pediatric transplant procedures.

• Clinical Focus: Liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation; robotic surgery; normothermic machine perfusion
• Research: Innovations in organ preservation and transplant accessibility

Education: Trained at University of Southern California (residency), Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (research fellowship), Georgetown University Hospital (fellowship), and Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (specialized pediatric training).

Research Trends: His work bridges transplantation and pediatric hepatology, emphasizing normothermic machine perfusion to expand donor pools, fibrosis mechanisms in biliary atresia, and hepatic progenitor cell dynamics. Recent publications highlight collaborations with the Childhood Liver Disease Research Network.

Labs & Teams: Collaborates with Northwestern University’s pediatric transplant teams and contributes to University of Southern California’s transplant research initiatives.