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Ronald W. Busuttil is the Dumont Professor of Transplantation Surgery and Chief of the Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplant in the Department of Surgery at the UCLA School of Medicine. After graduating from Loyola University in New Orleans, Dr. Busuttil earned both his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Tulane University. He served his surgical residency at UCLA under Dr. William Longmire and trained in transplantation with Dr. Thomas Starzl at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Busuttil has been a member of the Department of Surgery at UCLA since 1978. In 1984, he established the Liver Transplant Program and has been the Director and Chief Surgeon for more than a decade.
Dr. Busuttil has performed over 2000 liver transplants and is internationally known for his surgical expertise and clinical acumen. He has demonstrated a life-long commitment to the care of desperately ill patients, the training of medical students, residents, and surgical fellows; and to the scientific advancement in the field of transplantation surgery. Furthermore, Dr. Busuttil’s training program in liver transplantation is currently recognized as the foremost in the world. He has trained both U.S. and international transplant surgeons, many of whom lead liver transplant programs throughout the world. Dr. Busuttil serves as a reviewer on the editorial boards of many prestigious journals, and is the co-editor of the definitive textbook on liver transplantation, entitled Transplantation of the Liver. He has written over 40 book chapters, 300 abstracts and 350 peer-reviewed scientific publications. Ronald Busuttil is a member of many national and international surgical and transplant societies, and holds key committee memberships. Dr. Busuttil previously served as the Co-Chairman of the International Congress on Immuno-suppression and is currently President-elect for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Finally, Dr. Ronald Busuttil is an avid automobile aficionado, and truly devoted to his wife of 30 years, Jo Ann and their two daughters, Amber and Ashley.
Postdoctoral Education
| Institution |
Level (Intern,
Resident, Fellow) |
Department |
Year |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California |
Intern |
Surgery |
1971-72 |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California |
Resident |
Surgery |
1972-76 |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Surgery |
1973-75 |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California |
Chief Resident |
Surgery |
1976-77 |
Research Interests
- Ischemia reperfusion injury
- Immunosuppression
- Tolerance
- Hepatic Tumors
Clinical Interests
- Adult living donor liver transplantation
- Split liver transplantation
Honors and Awards
- “Man of the Year Award”, United Liver Association, Los Angeles, California
- Loyola University Integritas Vitae Award, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare
- Tulane University Outstanding Alumnus Award, New Orleans, Louisiana
Hospital Staff Appointments
- Director, 9E Intensive Care Unit
University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine - 1981-1987
- Associate Director, 6E Intensive Care Unit
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine - 1983-1987
- Attending Staff Surgeon
Sepulveda Veterans Administration Hospital
Sepulveda, California 1978-1987
- Trauma Coordinator, Emergency Medical Center
University of California, Los Angeles - 1978-1984
- Director, Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center
UCLA Medical Center, University of California , Los Angeles - 1992-Present
- Attending Surgeon
UCI Medical Center, Orange, California - 1993-Present
- Attending Surgeon
Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, California - 2000-Present
Academic/Teaching Appointments
- Professor and Executive Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of California,
Los Angeles, School of Medicine
- Chief, Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
- Dumont Chair in Transplantation Surgery
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
Memberships in Scholarly or Professional Societies
- Chairman, Living Donor and Split Liver Transplant Symposium 1999
- Chairman, Living Donor and Split Liver Transplant Symposium 2001
- Co-Chairman, The International Congress on Immunosuppression 2001
- American College of Surgeons - Fellow
- American Surgical Association
- Society of University Surgeons
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- Pacific Coast Surgical Association
- International Cardiovascular Society
- Association for Academic Surgery
- Transplantation Society
- Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery
- California Medical Association
- Los Angeles County Medical Association
- International Society for Heart Research
- American College of Angiology
- Los Angeles Surgical Society
- Bay Surgical Society
- Society for Vascular Surgery, Southern California Chapter
- Kansas City Surgical Society
- International Society of Surgery, United States Chapter
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- International Society of Surgery
- Southern Surgical Association
- International Liver Transplantation Society
- Alpha Sigma Nu - Academic Honorary Society
- Alpha Omega Alpha - National Honorary Medical Society
- Beta Beta Beta - National Biological Honorary Society
- Delta Epsilon Sigma - National Society for Arts & Science
- James IV Surgical Traveller
- Rotary Club - Beverly Hills Chapter
National Elected Office Organizations
- Counselor, American Society of Transplant Surgeons 1997-1998
- President-Elect, The American Society of Transplant Surgeons 1998-1999
- President, American Society of Transplant Surgeons 1999-2000
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