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Clarence Foster Iii, MD, General Surgery, Las Vegas, NV

ClarenceEFoster IiiMDIII FACS

General Surgery Las Vegas, NV

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation

Medical Director of Advisory Services Sound Advisory Services

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  • Office

    Physician Advisor
    St. Rose Dominican San Martin Campus Dignity Health
    Las Vegas, NV 89148
    Phone+1 702-492-8477

Summary

  • I am a Board Certified General Surgeon, Physician Advisor, Combat Veteran, experienced program leader, clinical and research program developer with over 24 years of significant clinical, hospital, and pharmaceutical accomplishments. I have experience in hospital utilization management, leadership in improving patient throughput and patient safety. I have extensive surgical experience in all aspects of general surgery including complex surgeries requiring large multidisciplinary teams such as solid organ transplantation and the treatment of cancer and infectious complications in the immunocompromised host. During my career, I have reopened and improved established transplant programs and brought new initiatives engaging a variety of stakeholders. I have published over 135 abstracts and articles and have given numerous presentations, including developing national continuing education programs for physicians and nurses. In addition, I have experience in cellular transplantation and tissue engineering with a good understanding of FDA and GMP regulations. I am a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the 2018 USC Mork Family Department of Engineering Distinguished Alumni.
  • Clarence E. Foster, MD, Named New Kidney Transplant Surgical Director at TriStar

    Dr. Foster joins TriStar Centennial Medical Center after 10 years as Chief of Division of Transplantation at the University of California's Irvine Medical Cente

Clinical Expertise

  • Transplant surgery, Kidney transplantation, Tissue Donors, Living donor transplant surgery, Graft Survival, Organizational Objectives, Risk management, Cadaver, Thyroid disease, Hepatic cirrhosis, Secondary hyperparathyroidism, End-stage renal disease, Transplant hepatology, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, Cholecystectomy, Pancreatitis, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Education & Training

  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1996 - 1997
  • University of Maryland
    University of Maryland1993 - 1996
  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1996
  • University of Southern California
    University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, 1994
  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandFellowship, Surgery, 1992 - 1993
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1992
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1990
  • St. Gorans Hospital, Karolinska Institute
    St. Gorans Hospital, Karolinska InstituteInternship, 1989 - 1989
  • University of Southern California
    University of Southern CaliforniaB.S., Chemical Engineering, 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1997 - 2022
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2016 - 2020
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 1993 - 2007
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1996 - 2006
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • NATO Afghanistan Service Medal US Army, 2011
  • Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, NATO Afghanistan Service Medal Trauma and General Surgery in Forward Surgery Team, Camp Sharana, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, 2010, 2011
  • Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star US Army, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Pharmacological activation of Nrf2 pathway improves pancreatic islet isolation and transplantation  
    Li, Shiri; Vaziri, Nosratola; Masuda, Yuichi; Hajighasemi-Ossareh, Mohammad ; Robles, Lourdes; Le, Aimee; Vo, Kelly; Chan, Jefferson; Foster, Clarence; Stamos, Michael..., Transplantation, 1/9/2015
  • Treatment with Dimethyl Fumarate ameliorates calcineurin inhibitor-induced Nephrotoxicity  
    Takasu, Chie; Vaziri, Nostratola; Robles, Lourdes; Vo, Kelly; Takasu, Mizuki; Pham, Christine; Farzaneh, Seyed; Foster, Clarence; Stamos, Michael; Ichii, Hirohito, Transplantation, 1/1/2015
  • Impact of hypothermic preservation on tissue yield and viability in pig pancreata  
    Alexander M, Krishnan R, Buder B, Lamb M, Laugenour K, Chapman D, Foster CE 3rd, Lakey JR, Transplant Proceedings, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Treatment With the Nrf2 Activator, Dimethyl Fumarate, Ameliorates Calcineurin Inhibitor Nephrotoxicity in Rats.
    C. Takasu, N. Vaziri, S. Li, L. Robles, K. Vo, M. Takasu, C. Pham, S. Farzaneh, C. Foster 3rd, M. Stamos, H. Ichii, World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/26/2014
  • Stamos and Hirohito Ichii: Improved islet yield from UW solution preserved pancreas with dimethyl fumarate supplementation.
    Shiri Li, Lourdes Robles, Chie Takasu, Kelly Vo, Muziki Takasu, Clarence E. Foster, Nosratola D. Vaziri, Michael J, World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/26/2014
  • Young Porcine Islets Encapsulated in Alginate Microcapsules can maintain Prolonged Euglycemia after Transplantation into Diabetic Athymic Nude Mice.
    Rahul Krishman, Brian Buder, Michael Alexander, Clarence E. Foster, III , Jonathan R. T. Lakey, Biomedical Engineering Society Symposium, San Antonio, TX, 1/22/2014
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Lectures

  • Trauma Care System in Battlefield. 
    Seoul, Korea - 1/26/2014
  • Kidney Transplantation 
    UCI Medical Center, Orange County, CA, 2005, 2006, 2012; Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, 2007; DAVI - 1/22/2012
  • Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation. 
    Tarzana, CA - 1/8/2012
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