Bashar Aqel
@aqel_bashar
Gastroenterology, Hepatology & liver transplant Chair, Mayo Clinic Arizona Transplant Cehter
Eid Mubarak from all of us at Mayo Clinic! Wishing everyone celebrating a joyful holiday filled with health, happiness, and cherished moments with loved ones. #MayoClinic

Curtis was living his dream life — a loving and supportive wife, three wonderful kids, and a future that looked as bright as could be. Then, one day, without warning, the dream was shattered. #LiverTransplant @aqel_bashar mayocl.in/3TZdOvW
An exciting advancement in minimally invasive transplantation @MayoTransplant in AZ! Looking forward to the impact on perioperative outcomes and broader clinical practice. @CarrieJadlowiec @SamiAlasfar @aqel_bashar @nnk_tx_hpb @StephOharaMD
Congratulations to our @MayoTransplant team at @MayoAZSurg on performing our first robotic kidney transplant! The team was led by @MCNguyenMD, @CarrieJadlowiec, #NitinKatariya, and @StephOharaMD. They have since done 3 more, and we look forward to more to come!
RT @MayoTransplant: When surgery isn't an option, a #livertransplant may be a lifesaving alternative for some patients with #colorectalcancer. @DeniseHarnoisDO mayocl.in/4lhEWmv
Successful DCD Liver Transplant: Past, Present, and the Future 2025 Course at Mayo Clinic Arizona prior to ASTS Winter Symposium. Outstanding talks and #NRP #NMP hands-on lab. @MCTransplntSurg @MayoTransplant @ShennenMao @tydiwan @MathurAmitK @aqel_bashar @JulieHeimbach…
What an incredible #transplant year at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Our dedicated teams were able to facilitate more than 900 organs transplants. 40 heart transplants, 25 kidney-pancreas, 525 kidneys, and 317 liver transplants. Truly a monumental coordinated effort from every part of…
Finishing off 2024 with 🔥🔥🔥 300th liver & 500th kidney transplant ✅✅✅ We cannot 🙏 our amazing team enough 💚💙💚 #MayoClinicArizona @MathurAmitK @aqel_bashar @Blankmd22 @peandrews60 @SamiAlasfar @poojabudh @MayoClinic
Congratulations to our colleague Hugo Vargas on being honored with the AASLD Service Recognition Award! This is a well-deserved acknowledgment of his dedication and contributions to the field. His hard work and commitment have truly made a significant impact

Congrats to #Mayo #Transplant Team in Arizona on 25 years of excellence! Over 10,000 solid organ & 3,000 bone marrow txps performed since 1999. Thanks to the donors & the amazing team making it possible! Here’s to an even brighter future @MayoTransplant @MayoClinic Arizona 🌵
Join us in Phoenix, Arizona, January 15-16, 2025 for DCD Liver Transplant: Past, Present, and the Future! This in-person and livestream experience offers in-depth insights into DCD liver procurement, and post-transplant complications. Please visit: ce.mayo.edu/Transplant2025
Mayo Clinic doctors Caroline Jadlowiec, M.D., an abdominal transplant surgeon, and Pooja Budhiraja, M.D., a transplant nephrologist will be hosting a Reddit #AMA session on September 12, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. MT! They will answer your questions on living kidney donation

Registration is open! Join us in Phoenix, Arizona, 01/15-16,2025 for DCD Liver Transplant: Past, Present, and the Future. This immersive in-person and livestream experience offers insights into DCD liver transplant with hands-on workshop. please visit: ce.mayo.edu/Transplant2025
Sue Brenner has lots to smile about. She is 1 of 33 patients at Mayo Clinic in Arizona who got a lifesaving liver transplant last month. We're smiling too as that's a RECORD number of liver transplants in one month for Mayo Clinic! Help us save lives and give the gift of life.

A little late picking up my @phoenixmagazine copy - been busy operating! Delighted to be named a PHOENIX Top Doc once again for Organ Transplant. However, it’s a collective team effort all the way @MayoClinic - the true difference for our patients, not any one person.
We had a great dinner to wrap Dr. Burcin Taner’s, chair of @MayoTransplant enterprise transplant, visit to @MayoClinic in Arizona, learning about #TransfromTransplant initiative and many other things! Thanks @aqel_bashar for hosting! #BoldForward
Recently our Mayo Clinic Transplant leaders gathered the team to review our amazing 2023 and shared what's to come for 2024. @MayoTransplant will continue to innovate and offer outstanding care to our patients. #TransplantTwitter #OrganTransplant
What a phenomenal year for Mayo Clinic Transplant in Arizona. 865 transplants - 284 livers, 525 kidneys, 25 pancreata, 31 hearts. A great milestone for our program, and energized increase access and transform transplant care. Cheers to 2024! @MayoClinic
Closing out 2023!! 🎊🎉Thank you to an amazing team! 2024, here we come!! 🙌💪👊 #MayoClincArizona @MathurAmitK @nnk_tx_hpb @aqel_bashar @Blankmd22 @SamiAlasfar @poojabudh @MayoClinic
As we celebrate the new record of 519th #kidney #transplant in 2023, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the donor families and our dedicated team at Mayo Clinic Arizona. @MayoClinic @MayoTransplant