FranciscoGCigarroaMD

General Surgery • San Antonio, TX

Pediatric General Surgery, Transplantation

Physician

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Office
7703 Floyd Curl Dr
Ste 219, Urschel Bldg
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-567-5124

Fax+1 210-702-4233

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
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1990
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1983 - 2025
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
Ficolin-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 Trust
Francisco Cigarroa, MD, JAMA

Press Mentions

University Health Leads the Nation in Living Donor Kidney Transplants for ChildrenJanuary 10th, 2023
Texas’s Doctor Shortage Is BilingualDecember 15th, 2022
UT Health San Antonio Professors Urge Uplifting US Latinos from Obscurity to the Forefront of Health CareAugust 19th, 2021
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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