Education/CredentialsGraduate Diploma: Memorial University of Newfoundland (Clinical Epidemiology)MD: University of Western OntarioBA: Eckerd College (Psychology, Minor in Biology and Chemistry) Board Certifications & LicensesRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Certification Date: 2015-06-30) SpecialtiesSurgery-Transplant Contact Information Medical Sciences Building 1556B Office 513-558-6001 Email lemonkh@ucmail.uc.edu Clinical Interests General SurgeryTransplant SurgeryAbdominal HerniaAcute Kidney Injury (AKI)Acute Renal failure (Acute kidney failure)Biliary Tract Liver DiseaseCholangitisCirrhosisGroin HerniasHepatobiliaryKidney DiseaseLiver diseaseLiver FailureNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)Obstructive Biliary Tract Liver DiseaseRenal Artery ObstructionRenal Artery StenosisRenal CancerRenal Cell Carcinoma Peer Reviewed Publications Zambeli-Ljepović, Alan; Kling, Catherine E; Dageforde, Leigh Anne; Lemon, Kristina; Quillin, R Cutler; Cortez, Alexander R 2025. Progress Update on the Transplant Surgery Training Pipeline in the United States. Transplantation, , Fakunle, Damilola R; Ammann, Allison M; Sisak, Stephanie; Delman, Aaron M; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Lemon, Kristina; Silski, Latifa; Holm, Tammy; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph C 2024. Sex Disparities in Academic Productivity and Rank Among Abdominal Transplant Faculty in the United States. Transplantation proceedings, 56 1, 260-264Whitrock, Jenna N; Price, Adam D; Delman, Aaron M; Pratt, Catherine G; Silski, Latifa S; Lemon, Kristina H; Chang, Alex L; Cuffy, Madison C; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A 2024. Safety and use of late-turndown liver allografts to increase rate of transplantation. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 26 9, 1148-1154Zingg, Sara-Catherine Whitney; Lemon, Kristina 2024. Donor Viral Hepatitis and Liver Transplantation. The Surgical clinics of North America, 104 1, 67-77Rudolph, Mark; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph; Lemon, Kristina; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Latif, Tahir; Sohal, Davendra 2023. Immune checkpoint inhibitors in liver transplant: a case series. Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 14 2, 1141-1148Ryan, Carrie E; Lambdin, Jacob; Shah, Shimul; Quillin, Ralph Cutler; Lemon, Kristina; Hernandez, Jonathan M; Sohal, Davendra 2023. Durvalumab and Tremelimumab for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Listed for a Liver Transplant. Annals of surgical oncology, 30 2, 686-687Whitrock, Jenna N; Chae, Ryan C; Kinzer, Alexandra B; Delman, Aaron M; Price, Adam D; Sisak, Stephanie; Carter, Michela M; Cuffy, Madison C; Lemon, Kristina H; Chang, Alex L; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A 2023. Long-term follow-up of temporary abdominal closure in complex abdomens during liver transplant. Surgery, 174 4, 996-1000Whitrock, Jenna N; Lemon, Kristina H K; Shah, Shimul A 2023. Frailty as an Outcome Measurement Before and After Liver Transplant. JAMA surgery, 158 2, 138-139Delman, Aaron M; Turner, Kevin M; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Estrada, Martha; Lemon, Kristina; Cuffy, Madison C; Shah, Shimul A 2022. The Kidney Transplant Equity Index: Improving Racial and Ethnic Minority Access to Transplantation. Annals of surgery, 276 3, 420-429
Clinical Interests General SurgeryTransplant SurgeryAbdominal HerniaAcute Kidney Injury (AKI)Acute Renal failure (Acute kidney failure)Biliary Tract Liver DiseaseCholangitisCirrhosisGroin HerniasHepatobiliaryKidney DiseaseLiver diseaseLiver FailureNonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)Obstructive Biliary Tract Liver DiseaseRenal Artery ObstructionRenal Artery StenosisRenal CancerRenal Cell Carcinoma
Peer Reviewed Publications Zambeli-Ljepović, Alan; Kling, Catherine E; Dageforde, Leigh Anne; Lemon, Kristina; Quillin, R Cutler; Cortez, Alexander R 2025. Progress Update on the Transplant Surgery Training Pipeline in the United States. Transplantation, , Fakunle, Damilola R; Ammann, Allison M; Sisak, Stephanie; Delman, Aaron M; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Lemon, Kristina; Silski, Latifa; Holm, Tammy; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph C 2024. Sex Disparities in Academic Productivity and Rank Among Abdominal Transplant Faculty in the United States. Transplantation proceedings, 56 1, 260-264Whitrock, Jenna N; Price, Adam D; Delman, Aaron M; Pratt, Catherine G; Silski, Latifa S; Lemon, Kristina H; Chang, Alex L; Cuffy, Madison C; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A 2024. Safety and use of late-turndown liver allografts to increase rate of transplantation. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 26 9, 1148-1154Zingg, Sara-Catherine Whitney; Lemon, Kristina 2024. Donor Viral Hepatitis and Liver Transplantation. The Surgical clinics of North America, 104 1, 67-77Rudolph, Mark; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph; Lemon, Kristina; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Latif, Tahir; Sohal, Davendra 2023. Immune checkpoint inhibitors in liver transplant: a case series. Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 14 2, 1141-1148Ryan, Carrie E; Lambdin, Jacob; Shah, Shimul; Quillin, Ralph Cutler; Lemon, Kristina; Hernandez, Jonathan M; Sohal, Davendra 2023. Durvalumab and Tremelimumab for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Listed for a Liver Transplant. Annals of surgical oncology, 30 2, 686-687Whitrock, Jenna N; Chae, Ryan C; Kinzer, Alexandra B; Delman, Aaron M; Price, Adam D; Sisak, Stephanie; Carter, Michela M; Cuffy, Madison C; Lemon, Kristina H; Chang, Alex L; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A 2023. Long-term follow-up of temporary abdominal closure in complex abdomens during liver transplant. Surgery, 174 4, 996-1000Whitrock, Jenna N; Lemon, Kristina H K; Shah, Shimul A 2023. Frailty as an Outcome Measurement Before and After Liver Transplant. JAMA surgery, 158 2, 138-139Delman, Aaron M; Turner, Kevin M; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Estrada, Martha; Lemon, Kristina; Cuffy, Madison C; Shah, Shimul A 2022. The Kidney Transplant Equity Index: Improving Racial and Ethnic Minority Access to Transplantation. Annals of surgery, 276 3, 420-429
Zambeli-Ljepović, Alan; Kling, Catherine E; Dageforde, Leigh Anne; Lemon, Kristina; Quillin, R Cutler; Cortez, Alexander R 2025. Progress Update on the Transplant Surgery Training Pipeline in the United States. Transplantation, , Fakunle, Damilola R; Ammann, Allison M; Sisak, Stephanie; Delman, Aaron M; Vaysburg, Dennis M; Lemon, Kristina; Silski, Latifa; Holm, Tammy; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph C 2024. Sex Disparities in Academic Productivity and Rank Among Abdominal Transplant Faculty in the United States. Transplantation proceedings, 56 1, 260-264Whitrock, Jenna N; Price, Adam D; Delman, Aaron M; Pratt, Catherine G; Silski, Latifa S; Lemon, Kristina H; Chang, Alex L; Cuffy, Madison C; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A 2024. Safety and use of late-turndown liver allografts to increase rate of transplantation. HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 26 9, 1148-1154Zingg, Sara-Catherine Whitney; Lemon, Kristina 2024. Donor Viral Hepatitis and Liver Transplantation. The Surgical clinics of North America, 104 1, 67-77Rudolph, Mark; Shah, Shimul A; Quillin, Ralph; Lemon, Kristina; Olowokure, Olugbenga; Latif, Tahir; Sohal, Davendra 2023. Immune checkpoint inhibitors in liver transplant: a case series. Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 14 2, 1141-1148Ryan, Carrie E; Lambdin, Jacob; Shah, Shimul; Quillin, Ralph Cutler; Lemon, Kristina; Hernandez, Jonathan M; Sohal, Davendra 2023. Durvalumab and Tremelimumab for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients Listed for a Liver Transplant. Annals of surgical oncology, 30 2, 686-687Whitrock, Jenna N; Chae, Ryan C; Kinzer, Alexandra B; Delman, Aaron M; Price, Adam D; Sisak, Stephanie; Carter, Michela M; Cuffy, Madison C; Lemon, Kristina H; Chang, Alex L; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Shah, Shimul A 2023. Long-term follow-up of temporary abdominal closure in complex abdomens during liver transplant. Surgery, 174 4, 996-1000Whitrock, Jenna N; Lemon, Kristina H K; Shah, Shimul A 2023. Frailty as an Outcome Measurement Before and After Liver Transplant. JAMA surgery, 158 2, 138-139Delman, Aaron M; Turner, Kevin M; Silski, Latifa S; Quillin, Ralph C; Estrada, Martha; Lemon, Kristina; Cuffy, Madison C; Shah, Shimul A 2022. The Kidney Transplant Equity Index: Improving Racial and Ethnic Minority Access to Transplantation. Annals of surgery, 276 3, 420-429