ChrisEFreiseMD
General Surgery • San Francisco, CAHepatobiliary Surgery, Transplantation
Professor, Surgery, UCSF School of Medicine
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Office
505 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-353-1888Fax+1 415-353-8709
Summary
- Dr. Chris Freise is a general surgeon in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UCSF Medical Center and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. He received his medical degree from University of Minnesota Medical School and has been in practice 31 years. He specializes in hepatobiliary surgery and transplantation and is experienced in transplant surgery, general / gastrointestinal surgery, and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery.
Education & Training
University of MinnesotaResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1994- University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
MN State Medical License 1989 - 1994- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Transplant Cohort Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Feb 01
- Complex Ventral Hernia Repair Using Biologic or Synthetic Mesh Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsPeritoneal Dialysis Catheter Complications after Insertion by Surgeons, Radiologists, or Nephrologists.Elaine Ku, Timothy Copeland, Charles E McCulloch, Christopher Freise, Sabrina Legaspi
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2024-01-01 - 396 citationsExcellent outcome following down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: an intention-to-treat analysis.Francis Y. Yao, Robert K. Kerlan, Ryutaro Hirose, Timothy J. Davern, Nathan M. Bass
Hepatology. 2008-09-01 - 48 citationsComplications and Their Resolution in Recipients of Deceased and Living Donor Liver Transplants: Findings From the A2ALL Cohort StudyBenjamin Samstein, Abigail R. Smith, Chris E. Freise, Michael A. Zimmerman, Talia Baker
American Journal of Transplantation. 2016-02-01
Press Mentions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence and Death Following Living and Deceased Donor Liver TransplantationJuly 23rd, 2020
More Hospital Complications and Fewer Traffic Collisions Mean Longer Waits for Organ DonationsApril 30th, 2020
Grant Support
- Living Donor Liver Transplant :Short &Long-Term Impact On Donors And RecipientsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2011
- Adult To Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation CohortNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2002–2008
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