George Lipkowitz, MD

Department of Surgery
Division of Transplantation Surgery

Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles

• Medical Director, Transplantation Surgery, Baystate Medical Center
• Program Director, Transplantation Surgery, Baystate Medical Center

Academic Appointment

• Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
  • Fellowship, Transplantation (1985-1986)
  • Internship/Residency (1982-1985)
  • M.D. (1976-1980)
• State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
  B.S., Biology (1972-1975)

Scholarly Foci

• Organ Transplantation
• Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
• Kidney Disease

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles (Limit 5)

• American College of Surgeons
  • Member (1989-present)
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  • Member (1990-present)
• The Transplantation Society
  • Member (1990-present)
• United Network for Organ Sharing
  • Kidney Committee
    • Board of Directors
      • Member (1990-present)
• New England Donor Services
  • Associate Medical Director (2017-present)

Significant Honors and Awards

• America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly (2000-present)
• Teaching Award, Baystate Health (1991)

Contact Information

Department of Surgery
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
George.Lipkowitz@baystatehealth.org