Horacio L. Rilo, MD
Director of Cellular Transplantation
Co-Director, Arizona Diabetes Center
Professor of Surgery
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
BIO5 Institute for Collaborative BioResearch
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Department of Physiology
Contact Information
Abdominal Transplant: PO Box 245066; Tucson, Arizona 85724-5066
Arizona Health Science Center: 1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Office Room Number
MRB 126
Office Phone
(520) 626-4341
Office Fax
(520) 626-7779 Clinical
Clinical Specialties
Islet Cell Transplantation
Education
MD: 1983, University of Buenos Aires, School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residency
1984-88, General Surgery, Sanatorio Guemes Hospital Privad, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fellowship
Research Fellow, Clinical Fellow:1988-90, Liver Unit, Clinical Hospital, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
Research
Advancement of islet cell transplantation for the treatment of type 1 diabetes and chronic pancreatitis. The projects include improvements to the method he developed to isolate islet cells; investigation of alternative sites of implantation; expansion of adult-derived pancreatic duct cells into insulin producing cells; research into the cryopreservation of organs; and development of culture media and methods to store organs to promote oxygen diffusion.
