CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
622 West 168th Street
Floor 14
New York, NY 10032
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About Jean C. Emond, MD
Dr. Emond is the Vice Chairman of Surgery at Columbia University. He has over 30 years of experience performing liver transplantation and complex liver and biliary surgery in children and adults, including the first living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in the United States. Dr. Emond has published extensively in this field and was the co-chair of the NIH A2ALL program for 13 years. In collaboration with the department of Medicine at Columbia, Dr. Emond recruited the leadership of the Columbia Center for Translational immunology that created the foundation for translational and clinical research in transplantation tolerance. This will lead the way to inducing transplant tolerance in l...
Board Certifications
- Surgery
Expertise
- Biliary Surgery
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Immuno Suppression
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Resection Surgery
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Transplantation
- Management of Liver Transplant Complication
- Pediatric Liver Transplant
- Portal Hypertension Surgery
- Vascular Reconstruction
Education
- Fellowship: Hospital de Paris - France
- Fellowship: University of Chicago, Liver Transplantation
- Internship: Cook County Hospital, Illinois
- Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Residency: Cook County Hospital, Illinois
Languages
- French
- Spanish
Titles & Positions
- Program Director, Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship
- Thomas S. Zimmer Professor of Reconstructive Surgery (in Pediatrics)
- Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Residency: Cook County Hospital, Illinois
- Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Fellowship: Hospital de Paris - France
- Internship: Cook County Hospital, Illinois
- Fellowship: University of Chicago, Liver Transplantation
Awards & Honors
- New York Magazine Top Doctors, 2002~2020
- Americas Top Doctors, 2001~2020
- Top Doctors New York Metro Area, 2002~2020
- Americas Top Doctors for Cancer, 2005~2020
- Physician of the Year, American Liver Foundation, 2013
- Physician Honoree, TRIO Manhattan, 2005
- Doctor of the Year, Latino Organization for liver awareness, 2000
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor, 2000
- Named in The Best Doctors in America Woodward/White, Inc.
- Honorary Faculty Member AOA
- PEW Scholars Program-University of Chicago nominee
- Andrew Mellon Young Faculty Member
- Fulbright Travel Grant for International Study
- French Government Post-Graduate Scholarship
- Eleanor B. Pillsbury Fellowship
- Ray and Joan Kroc Traveling Scholarship
Titles & Positions
- Program Director, Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship
- Thomas S. Zimmer Professor of Reconstructive Surgery (in Pediatrics)
- Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Board Certifications
- surgery
Languages Spoken
- french
- spanish
NYP Articles & Features
One Living Donation Saves Three Lives: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Performs the First Domino Split-Liver Transplant in Adults in the United States
Health Matters•August 20, 2025Strength in Collaboration: Liver Transplant Program Celebrates Milestone Achievement
Advances•January 04, 2024Conquering New Heights: A Father and Son Celebrate a 20-Year Transplant Anniversary
Health Matters•July 28, 2023Assessing Long-Term Cancer Risk in Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
Advances•December 22, 2022Dr. Tomoaki Kato Reflects on His Harrowing Battle with COVID-19: ‘I Survived Because of Everybody’s Hard Work’
Health Matters•June 04, 2021