Dr. Linda S. Sher

Biography

 Dr. Sher is a Professor of Clinical Surgery in the Division of Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation in the Department of Surgery at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine (USC). Dr. Sher is also the Chief of the Division of Clinical Research for the Department of Surgery at USC where she oversees the implementation and conduct of clinical trials for the entire department, averaging between 50 and 70 studies at all times. She is also the Vice Chair of the USC Institutional Review Board. Dr. Sher oversees the structure, conduct and reporting of PharmaCyte’s clinical trials and represents PharmaCyte in its interactions with the company’s clinical trial investigators, regulatory agencies, key opinion leaders, the investment, medical and regulatory communities, as well as pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector collaborators and potential partners. After completing her medical school education and surgical residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, Dr. Sher had fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh in Liver and Kidney Transplantation under the tutelage of Dr. Thomas Starzl. Dr. Starzl was a renowned physician, researcher and expert on organ transplants. He performed the first liver transplant and is often referred to as “the father of modern transplantation.” Following completion of her fellowship program in 1988, Dr. Sher was involved in the establishment of two liver transplant programs in Los Angeles before joining the USC program in 2001. Dr. Sher has participated in the surgery and management of more than 700 patients. She has been the Principal or Co-Principal Investigator for more than 50 clinical trials and has mentored young faculty at USC in the conduct of clinical trials. Dr. Sher is active in the clinical and basic science research components of the Abdominal Organ Transplantation Program at USC. She has authored or co-authored publications on immunosuppression, chronic rejection, disease recurrence, infection, and prophylaxis and hepatobiliary surgery. Dr. Sher is one of the original editors of Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, which provides the reader with an up to date overview of the entire field of organ transplantation.

Research Interest

 His research interests are: transplantation- organ transplant, Kidney transplantation