Randall S Sung, MD
Section of Transplantation
1500 E Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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About
Randall S. Sung, M.D., is a Professor of Surgery in the Section of Transplantation Surgery at the University of Michigan. He did his general surgery residency training at Columbia, and his clinical fellowship at the University of Michigan. After two years at Mount Sinai in New York, in late 2002 Dr. Sung returned to the University of Michigan, where he is a multi-organ transplant surgeon and the Surgical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation. He has also served as the Fellowship Program Director and Medical Student Facilitator for the Section of Transplantation Surgery.
Dr. Sung has been the MPLAN Medical Director for the University Hospital 5C inpatient unit since 2012. Over the past decade, the 5C MPLAN Leadership team has engaged in many successful initiatives to increase safety, enhance physician- nursing communication, and improve efficiency of clinical care. They also previously represented the UH inpatient units on the UHCVC Operations Committee.
Dr. Sung has provided extensive service to the transplant community. He has a long history of leadership for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), most recently as Councilor-at-Large. He is currently Councilor-at-Large for the Transplant Accreditation and Certification Council. He has also held leadership positions for the Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance and Gift of Life Michigan
Qualifications
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FellowshipUniversity of Michigan Health System, United States
1997 - 2000
Clinical Fellowship
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ResidencyColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, United States
1992 - 1997
Residency
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InternshipColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, United States of America
1991 - 1992
Internship
Center Memberships
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
Research Overview
Dr. Sung's research interests include kidney and pancreas transplantation outcomes, deceased donor organ utilization, and transplant program performance evaluation. He was a Co-investigator for the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) and is currently part of a UM Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center team that provides analytic support to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the evaluation of dialysis facilities, organ procurement organizations, and transplant centers.
Recent Publications
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Obayemi JE, Clark K, Sheetz K, Johnson P, Sung R, Haft J, Haakinson D. American Journal of Transplantation, 2026 Jun 21; 26 (7): s966Journal ArticleExtended Use of XVIVO Hypothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion for a Complex Heart Kidney Transplant: A Case Report
DOI:10.1016/j.ajt.2026.05.2085 -
Wu W, Messana JM, Hartman N, Barnes L, Sung RS, Shearon T, Naik A, Magee JC, Segal J, Dahlerus C, Padilla R, Eckard A, Casher Y, Sardone J, He K. Scientific Reports, 2025 Dec 1; 15 (1):Journal ArticleAssessing health care disparities in US organ procurement organizations
DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-01808-3 PMID: 40389528 -
Sung RS. Transplantation, 2025 Jun 1; 109 (6): 924 - 925.Journal ArticleHow Should We Interpret Worsening Outcomes in Heart-Kidney Transplantation, and What Can Be Done about Them?
DOI:10.1097/TP.0000000000005295 PMID: 39654100 -
Wang D, Ye W, Sung R, Jiang H, Taylor JMG, Ly L, He K. Annals of Applied Statistics, 2025 Jun 1; 19 (2): 1167 - 1189.Journal ArticleKULLBACK-LEIBLER-BASED DISCRETE FAILURE TIME MODELS FOR INTEGRATION OF PUBLISHED PREDICTION MODELS WITH NEW TIME-TO-EVENT DATASET
DOI:10.1214/24-AOAS1955 -
Ly L, Zhu D, Schaubel DE, Woodside KJ, Sung RS. Clinical Transplantation, 2024 May 1; 38 (5):Journal ArticleImpact of delayed listing after initiating kidney transplant evaluation on transplant outcomes
DOI:10.1111/ctr.15319 PMID: 38683684 -
2025 Mar 6;Presentation“Navigating the Changing Landscape in Kidney Transplantation”
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Rheault MN, Amaral S, Bock M, Chambers ET, Chavers B, Ters ME, Garro R, Gbadegesin R, Govil A, Harshman L, Amer H, Hooper DK, Israni AK, Riad S, Sageshima J, Shapiro R, Seifert M, Smith J, Sung R, Thomas CP, Wang Q, Verghese PS. Frontiers in Nephrology, 2023 Jan 1; 3:Journal ArticleA randomized controlled trial of preemptive rituximab to prevent recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis post-kidney transplant (PRI-VENT FSGS): protocol and study design
DOI:10.3389/fneph.2023.1181076 -
Hricik DE, Armstrong B, Alhamad T, Brennan DC, Bromberg JS, Bunnapradist S, Chandran S, Fairchild RL, Foley DP, Formica R, Gibson IW, Kesler K, Kim SJ, Mannon RB, Menon MC, Newell KA, Nickerson P, Odim J, Poggio ED, Sung R, Shapiro R, Tinckam K, Vincenti F, Heeger PS. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2025 Mar 31; 34 (1): 145 - 159.Journal ArticleInfliximab Induction Lacks Efficacy and Increases BK Virus Infection in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients: Results of the CTOT-19 Trial
DOI:10.1681/ASN.2022040454