Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Dr. Niederhaus is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she took her first transplant surgery position in 2012 with an interest in kidney and pancreas transplantation. Since then, Dr. Niederhaus has served on the UNOS Pancreas Transplant Committee, where she is currently the committee chair. Dr. Niederhaus grew up in Germany, where at age 11 she underwent her first kidney transplant. Her experience with patient education was outstanding then, and she hopes to bring her experiences to this group. Leaving Germany after high school (Gymnasium), Dr. Niederhaus obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology, then trained at the University of Alabama School of Medicine, and completed residency, a two-year research fellowship, and a two-year transplant surgery fellowship all at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.