Transplant Surgery & Research? Is that Academic Transplant Surgery?

Hey ya'll. Question I want to research to discover how to generate the pancreas. I also want to become a surgeon. I was thinking that if I become a transplant surgeon, it will be a great match for doing both, since, obviously, the goal is to transplant the pancreases I, hopefully, make into people suffering from pancreatic diseases, specifically Type 1 Diabetes to cure them completely. I do know kidneys would be required too, maybe the discovery of one will serve to complement research and... Transplant Surgery & Research? Is that Academic Transplant Surgery?
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