Dr. Sturdevant ’s interest lies in adult and pediatric liver transplantation with a particular focus in living donor and split liver transplantation in addition to complex hepatobiliary surgery, including the use of minimally–invasive techniques. He has experience in the resection of abdominal tumors involving the hepatic hilum and inferior vena cava, liver resections requiring vascular reconstructions, and bile duct resections and reconstructions. In addition, Dr. Sturdevant performs both kidney and pancreas transplants, live donor nephrectomy, and general surgical procedures particular to those with end–stage liver (including portal decompression procedures) and kidney disease.
Born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, Dr. Sturdevant stayed close to home to complete his bachelor ’s degree in biology, his medical degree, and a one–year student fellowship in surgical pathology at the University of Iowa. His general surgery training was completed at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte and his transplant training started with an abdominal transplant fellowship at the University of Minnesota. He has since held faculty positions in the Divisions of Transplant at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, the University of Pittsburgh, as a Consultant Surgeon in adult and pediatric liver transplantation and hepato– pancreato –biliary surgery at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and at the University of Washington. He is excited to add in any way to the breadth of the transplant and hepatobiliary program currently offered at The Keck School of Medicine of USC.