2023 David Sutherland Award goes to Dr. Joseph Sushil Rao
Dr. Joseph Sushil Rao is the inaugural recipient of the David Sutherland Distinguished Award in Pancreas Transplantation, instituted by the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA).
This biennial award is given to a single clinical/research fellow based upon demonstrated clinical/research merit and future potential for both scholarly academic/clinical excellence and a commitment to the training of clinicians/scientists in the field of pancreas transplantation.
The award honors the legacy of Dr. David Sutherland, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, whose long and illustrious career includes many firsts in the field of pancreas and islet transplantation. Dr. Sutherland directed the pancreas transplant program at the University of Minnesota for decades, a prestigious program in the country and the world that has performed over 2400 pancreas and nearly 1000 islet transplants.
Joseph Sushil Rao, MD
Surgical Lead
Pancreatic Islet Cryopreservation, Exogenic Organ Development & Transplant Immunology
Division of Transplantation & Schulze Diabetes Institute, Department of Surgery
University of Minnesota