Donald Dafoe
Donald Dafoe | |
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| Born | Donald Cameron Dafoe November 22, 1949 |
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| Education | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Rhoda F. Leichter (divorced)Sahara Dafoe (divorced) |
| Children | 5 |
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| Medical career | |
| Institutions | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center |
Donald Cameron Dafoe (born November 22, 1949) is an American transplant surgeon and research scientist active in California.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Dafoe was born Donald Cameron Dafoe on November 22, 1949 to William Alfred Dafoe (1917–2014), a surgeon and physician, and Muriel Isabel Dafoe (née Sprissler; 1921–2012), a nurse.[1][2][3][4][5] One of eight siblings, Dafoe is the elder brother of the actor Willem Dafoe.[1][2] Raised in Appleton, Wisconsin, Dafoe graduated from Appleton West High School in 1967.[6]
He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received his undergraduate degree in zoology[6] and his medical degree.[7]
He became a transplant surgeon after training in surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and now works at University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California, where he is chief of transplantation surgery. He previously worked at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was Director of the Pancreas Transplantation, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Center; Director of Surgical Education; and held the Eris M. Field Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research. He was previously medical director for the California Transplant Donor Network.
He has written over 160 peer-reviewed articles, and has been on the editorial board of Journal of Surgical Research, The Chimera, and Transplantation Science.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Dafoe has five children, and was previously married to the vascular surgeon Rhoda F. Leichter and Sahara Dafoe.[1] Dafoe is the brother-in-law of Giada Colagrande.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Cedars-Sinai (May 13, 2005). "Pancreas Transplant Director Donald Dafoe Joins Cedars-Sinai". Newswise. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Obituaries: William A. Dafoe, M.D. (S 1947)". Mayo Clinic Alumni Association. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Donald C Dafoe". U.S., Public Records Index, 1950–1993, Volume 1 [database online]. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1993.
- ↑ "Donald Cameron Dafoe". U.S., Public Records Index, 1994–2019 [database online]. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2020.
- ↑ Isaac, Sara (August 12, 1988). "Actor Dafoe's Orlando Parents Support 'Last Temptation' Role". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
- 1 2 Appleton West Legends Club students. "Dr. Donald Dafoe" (PDF). Appleton, Wisconsin: Appleton Area School District via Appleton West Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010.
- 1 2 "Donald C. Dafoe, MD". Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- American transplant surgeons
- Living people
- People from Appleton, Wisconsin
- Medical doctors from Wisconsin
- University of California, Irvine faculty
- University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health alumni
- American people of Swiss-French descent
- 1949 births