Donald Dafoe

Donald Dafoe
Born
Donald Christian Dafoe

1949 or 1950 (age 75–76)[1]
Citizenship
  • United States
OccupationsSurgeon and research scientist
Spouse
Rhoda Dafoe
​
(divorced)​
Sahara Dafoe
​
(divorced)​
Children5
RelativesWillem Dafoe (brother)

Donald Christian Dafoe is an American surgeon, research scientist, and brother of actor Willem Dafoe.

Biography

The eldest son of surgeon Dr. William Alfred Dafoe (1917–2014),[2] Dafoe graduated from Appleton West High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1967, where he was on the football and wrestling teams.[3] His mother was nurse Muriel Isabel (née Sprissler; 1921–2012) Dafoe.[4][5]

He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received his undergraduate degree in zoology[3] and his medical degree.[6]

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.[6]

Ex-husband to vascular surgeon Dr. Rhoda Dafoe and Sahara Dafoe, he is a father of five,[2] and is the brother of actor Willem Dafoe.[2] He also has five sisters[7] and another brother.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Donald Dafoe, MD is a General Surgeon in West Hollywood, CA". providers.sharecare.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Pancreas Transplant Director Donald Dafoe Joins Cedars-Sinai". Cedars-Sinai Medical Center press release via Newswise.com. May 13, 2005. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "William Dafoe's Obituary on Appleton Post-Crescent". Appleton Post-Crescent. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Isaac, Sara (August 12, 1988). "Actor Dafoe's Orlando Parents Support 'Last Temptation' Role". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Donald C. Dafoe, MD". Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  7. ^ Dafoe, Willem (November 21, 2009). "What I Know about Women". The Observer. UK. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009.
  8. ^ "William Dafoe Obituary (2014) Appleton Post-Crescent". Legacy.com.

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