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“David E.R. Sutherland, M.D., Ph.D., continues to be
a major international leader in diabetes research and its clinical
applications. He is an exemplary clinician and scientist and has
developed and continues to lead one of the most productive
diabetes research centers in the world.”
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– Frank B. Cerra, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health Sciences,
Academic Health Center
TH E UN IVERSITY OF M I NNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL
TH E GOLF CLASSIC
“FORE” DIABETES RESEARCH CHAI R
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“The contributions of Professor Sutherland and the
Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation
in the areas of transplantation and beta cell
replacement therapy have changed, and will continue
to change, how we think about diabetes and how we will
prevent and manage this common disease.”
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– Frank B. Cerra, M.D., Senior Vice President for Health Sciences,
Academic Health Center
David E.R. Sutherland, M.D., Ph.D., right, is widely regarded as the world’s foremost pioneer of successful pancreas transplantation, as well as living-donor pancreas transplantation,
and performed the world’s first islet transplant.
DH ON O R I N G A N
E X T RAO R D I NA RY S U R G E ON
DAVID E.R. SUTHERLAND, M.D., PH.D., IS A
SURGEON, RESEARCHER, PIONEER, ADMINISTRATOR,
LEADER, MENTOR, PROFESSOR, AND RESPECTED
COLLEAGUE TO THOUSANDS WORLDWIDE.
For nearly 40 years, he has diligently worked to achieve
a higher quality of life for people with diabetes, freeing many
from the major secondary health issues caused by diabetes, such as
blindness, kidney failure, nerve damage, and cardiovascular disease.
Thanks to Dr. Sutherland’s dedication and perseverance,
the University of Minnesota has achieved worldwide prominence
as a center of hope and excellence for people
with diabetes, and is the home of the world’s oldest, largest
pancreas transplant program. He has earned international
recognition for the successful transplantation of insulin-producing
tissue, normalizing blood sugar levels in people
devastated by diabetes.
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The Institute for Scientific Information, which identifies
researchers who have made fundamental contributions
to the advancement of science and technology in the past decade,
has listed Dr. Sutherland as one of the most highly cited
researchers in the world.
T H E G O L F C L A S S
Colleagues, former students, friends, and grateful patients are establishing
T H E G O L F C L AS S I C “ F O R E ” D I A B E T E S R E S EA R C H
C H A I RThis chair will honor Dr. Sutherland, distinguished surgeon, researcher,
mentor, and teacher and will provide resources
for his continued research into beta cell replacement therapy.
S I C “ F O R E ” D I A B E T E
A L I F E T I M E D E D I CAT E D TO D I A B E T E S C U R E R E S EA R C H
As a young resident, Dr. David Sutherland witnessed the makings of a miracle in 1966 at the hands of Drs. Richard Lillehei and William Kelley,
who performed the world’s first kidney-pancreas transplant in a patient with diabetes.Convinced that this surgery could be refined and offer a better quality of life
to people with diabetes, Dr. Sutherland embarked on a career devoted to availing pancreas transplants for those wanting this procedure.
Dr. David Sutherland, left, with Bob Salmen at the Golf Classic “fore” Diabetes Research, one of the Twin Cities’ top five annual golf tournaments.
patients facing severe health issues from diabetes and pancreatitis.
Out of gratitude for Bob Salmen’s 1995successful kidney-pancreas transplant per-formed by Dr. Sutherland, Bob’s brother,Michael, developed the concept of the GolfClassic “fore” Diabetes Research. Bob’s family,colleagues and friends, determined to makeprogress toward a cure for diabetes, estab-lished this premier annual event in 1997,choosing Dr. Sutherland’s research as theappropriate beneficiary.
Proceeds have since helped fund Dr.Sutherland’s laboratory renovations, attracttop staff, and most recently, have establishedthe Golf Classic “fore” Diabetes ResearchChair, held by Dr. David Sutherland. The grati-tude of one patient, combined with that of hisfamily, friends, and colleagues, is now raisingfunds to fuel Dr. Sutherland’s proven bril-liance and expand hope for a cure for diabetes.
Since 1978, he has routinely offered whole-organ pancreas transplantation, and hastrained 90 percent of surgeons performingthis procedure worldwide. His teachings haveaffected countless others in the field ofimmunology and transplantation, yieldingseveral other unique pancreas surgeries notperformed routinely at other institutions.
Dr. Sutherland performed the world’sfirst transplant of insulin-producing “islet”cells from a deceased human donor to a livingperson in 1974. He also has developed spe-cialized surgeries to prevent the onset of diabetes upon the removal of a pancreas inthe case of chronic pancreatitis.
Dr. Sutherland performed the world’sfirst living-donor (segmental) pancreas trans-plant in 1979. He and his team continue toperform more of these complex surgeriesthan any other program worldwide, offeringthe potential of a higher quality of life for
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T H E I M PAC T O F A N A N N UA L LY F U N D E DC H A I R
A chair constitutes one of the most time-honored and treasured means of paying tribute to the contributions of prominent faculty. It’s the single greatest recognition the University of Minnesota can bestow uponan individual, contributing greatly to theadvancement of academic scholarship withinthe University.
Through the generosity of benefactors,the Medical School currently providesendowed and annually funded chair positionsto approximately 75 of its faculty members—the most of any University of Minnesotacollege, school, or institute.
The Golf Classic “fore” Diabetes ResearchChair will allow the Department of Surgeryand the Diabetes Institute for Immunologyand Transplantation to capitalize upon Dr. Sutherland’s proven talents toward acure for diabetes and provide resources forhis research directives. Inevitably, this willtranslate to countless more people beingfreed from the grasp of major secondarycomplications of diabetes.
A N I N V I TAT I ON TO PA RT I C I PAT E
Patients, colleagues, friends, peers, formerstudents, and others have a unique andunprecedented opportunity to become a partof this exciting effort to help honor theUniversity’s legacy of diabetes research andfurther the promise of a cure. You are invitedto help support Dr. Sutherland’s continuedoutstanding work.
Experienced staff at the MinnesotaMedical Foundation are prepared to help you create a lasting legacy that meets yourcharitable objectives while supporting Dr. Sutherland’s promising research.
P L EAS E CONTAC T
Dawn M. Fish, M.A.Minnesota Medical FoundationMcNamara Alumni Center200 Oak St. SE., Suite 300Minneapolis, MN 55455612-624-0450
S R E S E A R C H C H A I R
Dr. David Sutherland, left, with Dr. Frank Cerra, center, and Bob Salmen.
McNamara Alumni Center • University of Minnesota
200 Oak Street SE, Suite 300 • Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-1440 or 1-800-922-1663
Web site: www.mmf.umn.edu
MINNESOTA MEDICAL FOUNDATION
at the University of Minnesota
