CharlesBrunicardiMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery, Endocrine, Pancreas

Moss Foundation Chair of Personalized and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Chief General Surgery UCLA-Santa Monica Medical Center, Vice Chairman of Surgical Services, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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Office
3000 Arlington Ave
Ste 2C
Toledo, OH 43614
Phone+1 419-383-3759

Fax+1 419-383-2962

Education & Training

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1989
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1983 - 1986
University of California (San Francisco)/Mount ZionInternship, Transitional Year, 1981 - 1982
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 1980
Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Chemistry, With Honors, 1976
Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Chemistry, With Honors, 1976

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1984 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2016 - 2023
TX State Medical License 1996 - 2020
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America’s Top Doctors Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2013
Southern California Super Doctors 2013-2014
Top 1% of Doctors U.S. News and World Report, 2012
America’s Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2012
One of Texas Super Doctors H Texas Magazine!, 2011
One of America’s Top Doctors for 5 Years Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2011
One of America’s Top Doctors for Cancer for 5 Years Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2011
One of America’s Most Compassionate Doctors Patients’Choice by Patients, 2011
One of Texas Super Doctors 2011
Inducted as an Honorary Member Brazilian College of Surgeons at the 29th Congress of the CBC, 2011
Inducted as an Honorary Member Columbian Association of Surgery, 37th National Congress of Adances in Surgery, 2011
Top Doctors – Surgeon U.S. News, 2011
One of Best Doctors in America 2011-2012 Best Doctors, 2011
Recipient of the St. Luke’s 2010 Distinguished Scientist Award for Cancer Studies 2010
One of Houston’s Best Physicians "H Texas" Magazine, excerpted from Top Docs, 2005
One of Texas Super Doctors "Texas Monthly Magazine," excerpted from the Top Doctors in Texas List, 2005
Spring 2003 Merit Winner World Wide Web Health Awards, 2003
Distinguished Award in the Field of Medicine The Houston Council of the American Diabetes Association, 2002
Poster of Distinction for Abstract Digestive Disease Week/Society for the Surgery of Alimentary Tract Annual Scientific Meeting, 2001
Distinguished Alumni Award The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Alumni Association, 2001
"Poster of Distinction" for Abstract Digestive Disease Week Annual Scientific Meeting, 1998
Marshall for Class UCLA School of Medicine, 1993
Resident Research Award (Mentor) SSAT
Distinguished Alumni Viewpoint recruitment publication, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
One of Houston’s Best Physicians Inside Houston City magazine, excerpted from the Guide to Top Doctors
Distinguished Alumni Award The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Outstanding Student in Surgery Award (Mentor) Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Gene Guinn Outstanding Faculty Award Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Fellowship Award (Mentor) Ethicon - Society of University Surgeons Surgical Research
"Hypoglycemia Work Wins Award for Baylor Team" Medical Segment of the Houston Chronicle News Publication
Teaching Award for Promotion of Gender Equity American Medical Women's Association
Royal College of Surgeons Traveling Fellowship
Outstanding Teacher Award UCLA School of Medicine
Golden Apple Teaching Award The State University of New York
Chemistry Honor Society The Johns Hopkins University
Alpha Epsilon Delta National Premedical Honor Society
Blue Key Honor Society The Johns Hopkins University
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Faculty Excellence Award in Educational Leadership Fulbright and Jaworski L.L.P.
Best Poster Award
Texas Super Doctors
Maimonides Award State of Israel
Lifetime Achievement Award Wadsworth Physicians & Surgeons Alumni
Best Paper AAS/SUS 1st Academic Surgical Congress
Distinguished Surgeon Award Association of periOperative Registered Nurses of Greater Houston
"Platinum Award for Best Site Design" (in Other Healthcare Sites) World Wide Web Health Awards
Molecular Surgeon Research Achievement Award Baylor College of Medicine
Arthur M. Shipley Award for Best Scientific Paper Annual Meeting of the Southern Surgical Association
Best Design Award in the Physician Medical Practice Category Medicine on the Net Web Excellence Awards
Top Doctors in Texas List
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award Baylor College of Medicine, Division of General Surgery of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Outstanding Teacher and Mentor Award Baylor College of Medicine Student Surgical Society
Honoree for "Islet Cell Transplantation Research Program" Partnership for Baylor College of Medicine Gala
"Torch of Hope" Award The Cancer League of Houston
One of Houston’s Top Best Physicians in General Surgery Inside Houston City Magazine
Baylor 4th Annual Distinguished Educators Showcase of Educational Scholarship Baylor College of Medicine
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Conrad Jobst: From Illness to Innovation.
Lindsey Loss, Fedor Lurie, Gregory C. Kasper, Francis C. Brunicardi, Joseph J Sferra
The American Surgeon. 2020-11-02
4 citations
Factors Associated With Increased Mortality After Isolated Abdominal Aortic Dissection Repair.
Mohanad Baldawi, Mustafa Baldawi, Brianna M. Krafcik, Mustafa Al-jubouri, Stephen Markowiak
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2019-06-13
9 citations
KRAS mutant allele-specific expression knockdown in pancreatic cancer model with systemically delivered bi-shRNA KRAS lipoplex.
Donald Rao, Xiuquan Luo, Zhaohui Wang, Christopher M Jay, Francis C. Brunicardi
Plos One. 2018-05-31

Books/Book Chapters

Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Chapter: Molecular and Genomic Surgery
Feng XH, X Lin, Brunicardi FCEdition 10th,2014
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery ABSITE and Board Review
Editors: Brunicardi FC, Andersen DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE, Matthews J, Brandt M.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 10th,2010
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery ABSITE and Board Review
Editors: Brunicardi FC, Andersen DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE, Matthews J, Brandt M.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 10th,2010
Current Surgical Therapy
Chapter: Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
Fisher WE, Brunicardi FCEditors: Cameron JL.Mosby, Inc.Edition 10th,2010
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Chapter: Chapter 37: Inguinal Hernias
Page 1305 - 1342Sherman V, Macho JR, Brunicardi FCEditors: Brunicardi FC, Anderson DK, Billiar TR, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Matthews JB, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 9th,2009
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Chapter: Chapter 33: Pancreas
Page 1167 - 1243Fisher WE, Andersen DK, Bell RH, Saluja AK, Brunicardi FCEditors: Brunicardi FC, Anderson DK, Billiar TR, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Matthews JB, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 9th,2009
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Chapter: Chapter 15: Molecular and Genomic Surgery
Page 379 - 401Feng XH, Lin X, Brunicardi FCEditors: Brunicardi FC, Anderson DK, Billiar TR, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Matthews JB, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 9th,2009
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Chapter: Chapter 1: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Core Competencies
Page 3 - 13Lee TH, Berger DH, Awad SS, Brandt ML, Brunicardi FCEditors: Brunicardi FC, Anderson DK, Billiar TR, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Matthews JB, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 9th,2009
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Editors: Brunicardi FC, Anderson DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE, Matthews J.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 9th,2009
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Editors: Brunicardi FC, Anderson DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE, Matthews J.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 9th,2009
Current Surgical Therapy
Chapter: Benign Gastric Ulcer
Page 81 - 83Fisher, WE, Brunicardi FCEditors: Cameron JL.Mosby, Inc.Edition 9th,2008
Current Sugical Therapy
Chapter: Benign Gastric Ulcer
Brunicardi FCEditors: Cameron JL.Elsevier Mosby, Philadelphia, PA2007
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery: Self-Assessment and Board Review
Editors: Brunicardi FC, Andersen DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 8th,2006
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery: Self-Assessment and Board Review
Editors: Brunicardi FC, Andersen DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 8th,2006
Schwartz’s Manual of Surgery
Editors: Brunicardi FC, Anderson DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 8th,2006
Schwartz’s Manual of Surgery
Editors: Brunicardi FC, Anderson DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 8th,2006
Schwartz Principles of Surgery Companion Handbook
Chapter: Chapter 32: Pancreas
Page 845 - 878Fisher WE, Andersen DK, Bell RH, Saluja AK, Brunicardi FCEditors: Brunicardi FC, Andersen DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 8th,2006
Schwartz Principles of Surgery Companion Handbook
Chapter: Chapter 14: Cell, Genomics, and Molecular Surgery
Page 309 - 326Feng XH, Matthews JB, Lin X, Brunicardi FCEditors: Brunicardi FC, Andersen DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 8th,2006
Schwartz Principles of Surgery Companion Handbook
Chapter: Chapter 47: ACGME Core Competencies
Page 1223 - 1230Nguyen L, Brandt ML, Awad SS, Bush R, Berger DH, Brunicardi, FCEditors: Brunicardi FC, Andersen DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 8th,2006
Surgery Clerkships – 150 Biggest Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Chapter: Foreward
Brunicardi FCEditors: Desai SP.MD2B, Houston, TX2005
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Editors: Brunicardi FC, Anderson DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 8th,2004
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Editors: Brunicardi FC, Anderson DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 8th,2004
Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery
Chapter: Chapter 14: Cell, Genomics, and Molecular Surgery
Page 401 - 425Feng XH, Matthews JB, X Lin, Brunicardi FCEditors: Brunicardi FC, Andersen DK, Dunn DL, Hunter JG, Billiar TR, Pollock RE.McGraw-Hill, NYEdition 8th,2004
Current Surgical Therapy
Chapter: The Management of the Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Page 76 - 79Fisher WE, Brunicardi FCEditors: Cameron JL.Elsevier Mosby, Philadelphia, PA2004
Encyclopedia of Endocrine Diseases
Chapter: Pancreatic Polypeptide (PP)
Page 488 - 496Kono T, Wang XP, Fisher WEEditors: Martini L.Elsevier Inc., St. Louis, MO2004
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Abstracts/Posters

Liver Transplantatio for Lethal Genetics Syndrome: A Novel Model of Personalized Genomic Medicine
Petrowsky H, Brunicardi FC, Zarrinpar A, Rana A, Agopian V, Venick RS, Farmer DG, McDiarmid FK, Kaldas F, Hong JC, Busuttil RW, Southern Surgical Association, West Palm Beach, FL, 12/3/2012
Hypercoagulability After Resection of Intraabdominal Malignancies
Brunicardi FC, Southern Surgical Association, West Palm Beach, FL, 12/3/2012
The VA is Critical to Academic Development
Robinson C, Freishlag J, Brunicardi FC, Berger D, Association for VA Surgeons Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, 5/1/2010
Liu SH, Patell S, Zhou G, Gingras M, Gibbs R, Catania R, Fisher W, Brunicardi F, 5th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Antonio, TX, 2/3/2010
SSTR5 Down-Regulates PDX-1 via Inhibition of P38 MAP Kinase
Zhou G, Liu S, Lin X, Feng X, Fisher W, Brunicardi F, 5th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Antonio, TX, 2/3/2010
ZIP4 Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Growth through Upregulating an Oncogenic Microrna-373 and Downregulating its Target Gene TP53INPI
Zhang Y, Fisher WE, Brunicardi F, Chen C, Yao Q, Li M, 5th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Antonio, TX, 2/3/2010
Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Broad Ligament Internal Hernia
Karmali S, Zurawin RK, Gimpelevich AD, Yee K, Brunicardi FC, Sherman V, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 10/17/2009
RNA interference targeting mouse PDX-1 corrects hypoglycemia in somatostatin receptor 1 and 5 knockout mice
Liu SH, Brunicardi FC, American Pancreatic Association 2008 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 11/6/2008
Aberrant Expression of Zinc Transporter ZIP4 (SLC 39A4) Significantly Contributes to Human Pancreatic Cancer Pathogenesis and Progression
Li M, Zhang Y, Bharadwaj U, Wang X, Wang H, Zhang S, Liuzzi J, Cousins R, Fisher W, Brunicardi FC, Logsdon CD, Chen C, Yao Q, 3rd Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Huntington Beach, CA, 2/13/2008
Effect of Bioglue on the Incidence of Pancreatic Fistula Following Pancreas Resection
Fisher WE, Chai C, Hodges SE, Wu M, Hilsenbeck SG, Brunicardi FC, Seventh Americas Hepatopancreatobiliary Congress, Las Vegas, NV, 4/21/2007
Assessment of Communication Skills of Surgical Residents Using the Social Skills Inventory (SSI)
Horwitz IB, Horwitz SK, Brandt ML, Brunicardi FC, Scott BG, Awad SS, 2nd Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Phoenix, AZ, 2/9/2007
Impact of a Novel Education Curriculum on Surgical Training Within An Academic Training Program
Lee L, Brunicardi FC, Berger DH, Scott BG, Bush RL, Awad SS, Brandt ML, 2nd Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Phoenix, AZ, 2/9/2007
IL-6 Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Growth by Upregulating VEGF and Neuropilins, and Increasing TH2 Cytokine Secretion
Feurino L, Bharadwaj U, Zhang R, Li F, Chai H, Fisher WE, Brunicardi BC, Chen C, Yao Q, Li M, 2nd Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Phoenix, AZ, 2/9/2007
Somatostatin Receptor 5 Loss of Heterozygosity and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism In Human Pancreatic Cancer and Its Effect on Pancreatic Cancer Cell Proliferation
Brunicardi F, Li Z, Li M, Liu S, Vasudevan S A, Lau C. C, Gingras M, Gibbs R A, Fisher WE, 2nd Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Phoenix, AZ, 2/7/2007
Effective Ablation of Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells in SCID Mice Using Systemic Adenoviral Rat Insulin Promoter Directed Thymidine Kinase Gene Therapy
Liu S, Li Z, Davis AR, Davis EA, Wang X, Brunicardi FC, 2nd Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Phoenix, AZ, 2/7/2007
Applying Skills in General Surgery 2006: Preparing Medical Students for Surgical Residency
Williams BJ, Stephenson JB, Fuller MK, Riha GM, Brunicardi FC, Scott BG, 2nd Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Phoenix, AZ, 2/7/2007
Expression of Endocrine Hormones and Somatostatin Receptors in the Adult Human Duodenum, Pancreas and Spleen: A Case Report
Ballian N, Liu S, Wang XP, Brunicardi F, 92nd Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, 10/9/2006
Enhanced Cytotoxicity of RIPTK Gene Therapy Via PDX-1 Co-Delivery
Liu S, Wang X, Brunicardi F, First Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA, 2/9/2006
SSTR5 Regulates Pancreas Gene Expression and Islet Cell proliferation: A Microarray Analysis
Wang X, Li Z, Jeong J, Liu S, Magnusson J, DeMayo FJ, Brunicardi, F, First Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA, 2/9/2006
PDX-1 Expression Is Associated With Islet Cell Proliferation In Vitro and In Vivo
Feanny MA, Fagan S, Lui S, Li Z, Ballian N, Brunicardi F, Wang XP, First Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA, 2/8/2006
Essential Function of SMAD3, But Not SMAD2, in TGF-BETA-Induced Transcription of Cell Differentiation Protein ID1
Liang Y, Lin X, Brunicardi F, Feng X, First Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA, 2/8/2006
Regulation of Tumor Suppressor SMAD4/DPC4 by Ubiquitin and Sumoylation Pathways
Feng X, Liang M, Liang Y, Wrighton K, Brunicardi F, Lin X, First Annual Academic Surgical Congress, San Diego, CA, 2/8/2006
The Effect of Pancreatic Islet Transplantation on Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy and Neuropathy
Lee TC, Barshes NR, O’Mahony CA, Nguyen L, Brunicardi FC, Ricordi C, Alejandro R, Schock AP, Mote A, Goss JA, Transplantation Proceedings, 1/1/2005
Ubiquitination and Proteolysis of Cancer-Derived SMAD4 Mutants by SCFSkp2
Liang M, Liang YY, Wrighton K, Ungermamova D, Wang XP, Brunicardi FC, Liu X, Feng XH, Lin X, 2004 Molecular Surgeon Research Day, Houston, TX, 12/17/2004
Rat Insulin Promoter Directed Gene Therapy Induces Cytotoxic Effect in Human Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro
Levy S, Li Z, Liu S, Folcini F, Wang XP, Brunicardi FC, 2004 Molecular Surgeon Research Day, Houston, TX, 12/17/2004
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Lectures

Patient-Based Leadership Training and Personalized Surgery
Banff, Canada - 1/31/2014
Neuroendocrine Tumours
Banff, Canada - 1/31/2014
Vertically-integrated Translational Studies of PDX-1 as a Therapeutic Target for Pancreatic Cancer via a novel bifunctional RNAi Platform
Miami, FL - 10/30/2013
Principles of Leadership from Martin Luther King
Lisbon, Portugal - 10/11/2013
Personalised Medicine and Surgery
Lisbon, Portugal - 10/11/2013
Personalized Medicine & Surgery
San Diego, CA - 5/1/2013
Personalized Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Brooklyn, NY - 4/18/2013
Surgical Approaches to Neuroendocrine Tumors
Brooklyn, NY - 4/18/2013
Personalized Medicine 2013
Los Angeles, CA - 1/25/2013
Guest Panelist: What’s New in Surgery – Esophageal and Gastric Surgery
Santa Barbara, CA - 1/19/2013
Personalized Medicine and Cancer Treatments
Los Angeles, CA - 1/15/2013
Surgical Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors
Los Angeles, CA - 8/1/2012
Plasma MicroRNA-21, a Potential Diagnostic Marker of Colorectal Cancer
San Francisco, CA - 4/26/2012
Surgical Management of Pancreatic Cancer
Los Angeles, CA - 1/31/2012
Surgical Approaches to NETs
Beverly Hills, CA - 1/21/2012
The Leadership Principles of Abraham Lincon
Fortaleza, Brazil - 8/25/2011
Current Surgical Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Fortaleza, Brazil - 8/22/2011
Personalized Medicine and Surgery
Bogota, Columbia - 8/13/2011
Developing an Academic Career in Surgery
Bogota, Columbia - 8/12/2011
Leadership Principles of Abraham Lincoln
Bogota, Columbia - 8/12/2011
Personalized Targeted Therapy
Baltimore, MD - 4/29/2011
Relationship between the Surgeons and Their Managers
Ascot, England - 11/9/2010
Managing Conflict
Ascot, England - 11/9/2010
Time Management for Leaders
Ascot, England - 11/9/2010
The Role of Leadership in the Healthcare Organization
Ascot, England - 11/8/2010
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Other

Laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated right indirect sliding inguinal hernia involving a retroperitoneal ileum hernia
Freundlich RE, Hawes LT, Weldon S, Brunicardi FC, MDLinx.com
1/1/2010
Breast Cancer Awareness
Brunicardi FC, 99.1 Radio Station Interview in Conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Susan B. Komen B
Houston, TX - 9/14/2004
Islet Transplantation Using a Remote Isolation Facility
Barshes NR, Brunicardi FC, Goss JA, Insulin-Free Times Magazine
1/1/2003
First Pancreatic Islet Transplantation
Brunicardi FC, Channel 13 KTRK Medical Segment of 6:00 p.m. Newscast
1/18/2002
Pancreatic Cancer and Gene Therapy
Brunicardi FC, CNN - Turkey Health Report
1/16/2002
Islet Transplantation
Brunicardi FC, CNN - Turkey Health Report
1/14/2002
Pancreatic Islet Transplantation
Brunicardi FC, Channel 13 KTRK Medical Segment of 6:00 p.m. Newscast
Houston, TX - 6/15/2000
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Press Mentions

History Is Made as JOWMA Advisory Board Member Miriam Andrusier and Her Lesbian Partner Paige Herman Are the First Same-Gender Couple from SUNY Downstate to Attend Harvard TogetherSeptember 4th, 2021
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityJuly 19th, 2021
SUNY Downstate Appoints Dr. Camille A. Clare as Its New OBGYN ChairOctober 28th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member