Darrell A. Campbell, Jr., M.D., is Chief of Clinical Affairs at the University of Michigan Health System. He is also Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery and has for many years specialized in solid organ transplantation, particularly kidney, liver, and pancreas. As Chief of Clinical Affairs, Dr. Campbell is responsible for the overall quality of care delivered at the University of Michigan Health System, and has a special interest in patient safety.

Dr. Campbell received his BS degree in zoology from Michigan State University in 1968, and graduated with distinction from George Washington University, receiving an MD degree in 1972. Subsequently, Dr. Campbell received his General Surgery training at the University of Michigan Medical School from 1972 through 1979. During this period, he spent two years as an investigator in the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, working in the laboratory of Ronald B. Herberman, Chief of Immunodiagnostics. Following General Surgery training, Dr. Campbell began his special interest in transplantation, a field which he has pursued and in which he continues to be actively involved. Dr. Campbell spent six months on sabbatical with Professor Sir Roy Calne learning the intricacies of liver transplantation in Cambridge, England, in 1986.

In recent years, Dr. Campbell has become interested in the related subjects of physician wellness, and patient safety. He has lectured nationally on the subject of physician burnout, particularly among surgeons, and has more recently linked this interest to how burnout might affect physician performance. Dr. Campbell currently serves as a co-investigator on two NIH-funded grants. The first grant is entitled, "Patient Safety in Surgery" and, the second grant is entitled, "The Effect of Health Care Working Conditions on Quality of Care". Dr. Campbell also sits on the Executive Committee of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.