CristinaAngelaMetildiMDMAS

Pediatric (General) Surgery • Tucson, AZ

Fellow Physician in Pediatric General Surgery

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Office
5166 E Glenn St
Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone+1 520-795-5338

Fax+1 520-795-5382

Education & Training

St Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2015 - 2017
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2012
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2020 - 2025
NV State Medical License 2017 - 2023
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2022
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2018
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

75 citations
A hypusine-eIF5A-PEAK1 switch regulates the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer.
Ken Fujimura, Tracy Wright, Jan Strnadel, Sharmeela Kaushal, Cristina A. Metildi
Cancer Research. 2014-11-15
38 citations
Ratiometric Activatable Cell-Penetrating Peptides Label Pancreatic Cancer, Enabling Fluorescence-Guided Surgery, Which Reduces Metastases and Recurrence in Orthotopic ...
Cristina A. Metildi, Csilla N. Felsen, Elamprakash N. Savariar, Quyen T. Nguyen, Sharmeela Kaushal
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2015-01-01
16 citations
Incidence and survival patterns of rare anal canal neoplasms using the surveillance epidemiology and end results registry.
Cristina A. Metildi, Elisabeth C. McLemore, Thuy B. Tran, David C. Chang, Bard Cosman
The American Surgeon. 2013-10-01

Grant Support

T32 Training GrantNIH2010–2012