Francisco G Cigarroa MD
Pediatric General Surgery, Transplantation
Physician
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7703 Floyd Curl DrSte 219, Urschel BldgSan Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-567-5124
Fax+1 210-702-4233
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Summary
- I am certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery. I also completed a fellowship in Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. I am the current director of Transplantation Surgery at UT Health San Antonio and University Health System.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 1990 - 1993
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1990
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1983 - 2027
MD State Medical License 1992 - 1996
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2006
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Integrative multi-omics characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma in Hispanic patients.Debodipta Das, Xiaojing Wang, Yu-Chiao Chiu, Hakim Bouamar, Francis E Sharkey
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2024-12-01 - 1 citationsFicolin-3 induces apoptosis and suppresses malignant property of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via the complement pathway.Guixi Zheng, Lianqiu Wu, Hakim Bouamar, Matyas Cserhati, Yu-Chiao Chiu
Life Sciences. 2024-11-15 - Genome-wide association study identifies high-impact susceptibility loci for HCC in North America.Manal M Hassan, Donghui Li, Younghun Han, Jinyoung Byun, Rikita I Hatia
Hepatology. 2024-07-01
Journal Articles
- Institutional Conflicts of Interest and Public TrustFrancisco Cigarroa, MD, JAMA
Press Mentions
Celebrating Award-Winning Empathy and ExpertiseApril 7th, 2025- UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital Awarded Accreditation from the Joint CommissionFebruary 26th, 2025
- University Health Leads the Nation in Living Donor Kidney Transplants for ChildrenJanuary 10th, 2023
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