Fady Michael Kaldas MD FACS
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Transplantation
Professor of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Kelly Lee Tarantello Chair in Liver Transplantation; Director, Liver Transplant Service; Director, Abdominal Transplant fellowship
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757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 8501Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-267-9608
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Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2008 - 2010
- Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2005 - 2008
- University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy of Basiliximab, Delayed Dose Tacrolimus Plus ECMPA (Enteric Coated Mycophenolic Acid) Following Liver Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
- Examination of Immunosuppression Adjustment Impact on Kidney Function in Liver Transplant Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 15
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Center-Level variations are associated with disparate waitlist mortality and probability of liver transplant in MELD 35 and greater patients.Andrew Melehy, Dominic Amara, Shreya Gumate, Samer Ebaid, Fady M Kaldas
Liver Transplantation. 2025-04-02 - Coil or plug-assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration (CARTO/PARTO) for treating portal hypertensive variceal bleeding: A multicenter, real-world 10-year retrospec...Edward Wolfgang Lee, Sammy Saab, Navid Eghbalieh, Peng-Xu Ding, Ung Bae Jeon
Hepatology. 2025-02-05 - 1 citationsAssociation of Community Socioeconomic Distress With Waitlist and Survival Outcomes in Liver Transplantation.Sara Sakowitz, Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, Saad Mallick, Fady Kaldas, Peyman Benharash
Transplantation. 2025-01-09
Journal Articles
- Heart and Heart‐Liver Transplantation in Adults with Failing Fontan PhysiologyRonald W Busuttil, Ali Nsair, Hillel Laks, Abbas Ardehali, Eugene C DePasquale, Mario C Deng, Jeannette P Lin, Robert S Venick, Leigh C Reardon, Reshma M Biniwale, Fad..., Clinical Transplantation
- Coil-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (CARTO): An Alternative Treatment Option for Refractory Hepatic EncephalopathyFady Kaldas, Francisco Durazo, Siddharth A Padia, Justin P McWilliams, Joseph 3rd DiNorcia, Edward Wolfgang Lee, Ronald W Busuttil, Nature
Press Mentions
- UCLA Program Improves Outcomes for Patients with Rare Liver CancerFebruary 1st, 2022
- Learn More About the Decision of Amsterdam Biotech Company Neogene to Set up Its U.S. Headquarters in Santa MonicaJune 21st, 2021
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Geffen School Receive FundingJune 21st, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons - ASTSMember
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases - AASLDMember
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