JuanPabloRoccaMDMHA FACS
General Surgery • New York, NYHepatobiliary Surgery, Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Surgical Director, Weill Cornell Liver Cancer Program
Overview of Dr. Rocca
Juan Pablo Rocca, MD MHA is the Surgical Director for the Weill Cornell Liver Cancer Program, attending surgeon in the Division of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine and Assistant Professor (Interim) of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University.
Dr. Rocca has been practicing abdominal organ transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery in New York City since 2009, having prior appointments at the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute in the Mount Sinai Health System and at the Montefiore-Einstein Center for Transplantation in the Montefiore Health System. Devoted to surgical innovation, Dr. Rocca spearheaded the application of minimally invasive liver surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, employing both laparoscopic and robotic techniques for performing challenging oncologic operations in the liver affected by fibrosis and cirrhosis. Dr. Rocca has been also principal investigator in two multicenter research trials for the implementation of different novel machine perfusion devices for organ preservation in liver transplantation.
Dr. Rocca earned his MD degree in 1999 at Universidad de Buenos Aires, completing a Residency in General Surgery in 2005 at Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. He continued his surgical training in the U.S. with a Transplant Surgery Fellowship at Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, followed by a second Transplant Surgery Fellowship at the Northwestern University Comprehensive Transplant Center in Chicago, completing his surgical training in 2009. Dr. Rocca also completed in 2019 an Executive Master in Health Administration (MHA) at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.
Office
1283 York Avenue
9th Floor
New York, NY 10065
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 2008 - 2009
New York Medical CollegeFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 2005 - 2008
University of Buenos AiresClass of 1999
University of Buenos AiresNo Degree, Common Basic Cycle: Science, 1993 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2009 - 2025
CT State Medical License 2021 - 2023
IL State Medical License 2008 - 2011
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- EL award 2018 El Diario New York, 2018
- Excellence in teaching award Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 2009
- Fellows' Excellence in Research Award Transplant Summit, 2007
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Clinical Trials
- OCS Liver DCD Trial Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsNeoadjuvant botensilimab plus balstilimab response pattern in locally advanced mismatch repair proficient colorectal cancer.Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, Manuel Hidalgo, Mehraneh D Jafari, Heather Yeo, Lea Lowenfeld
Oncogene. 2023-10-01 - 271 citationsTubular cell and keratinocyte single-cell transcriptomics applied to lupus nephritis reveal type I IFN and fibrosis relevant pathwaysEvan Der, Hemant Suryawanshi, Pavel Morozov, Manjunath Kustagi, Beatrice Goilav
Nature Immunology. 2019-05-20 - 25 citationsAssociation of intraoperative blood pressure instability with adverse outcomes after liver transplantation.S. De Maria, J. Nürnberg, Hung-Mo Lin, A. G. Contreras-Saldivar, Matthew A. Levin
Minerva Anestesiologica. 2013-03-19
Journal Articles
- Beware of Right Renal Vein Valves in Transplanted Kidneys: Renal Vein Valvuloplasty in a Donor Kidney Letters to the EditorZanetti-Yabur A, Rocca JP, Graham JA, Ochsner Journal, 1/1/2017
- Exploring the usage of a mobile phone application in transplanted patients to encourage medication compliance and educationZanetti-Yabur A, Rizzo A, Hayde N, Watkins AC, Rocca JP, Graham JA, The American Journal of Surgery, 1/1/2017
- Increased access to transplantation of highly sensitized patients under the new kidney allocation systemColovai AI, Ajaimy M, Kamal LG, Masiakos P, Chan S, Savchik C, Rocca JP, et al, Human Immunology, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Medication Compliance Assessment in Abdominal Transplant Patients Utilizing a Mobile Phone Application.Rizzo A, Yabur AZ, Graham J, Rocca J, American Journal of Transplantation, 1/1/2016
- Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy in 12 Steps.Gin GE, Jayadevan R, Goland-Van Ryn ML, Herron DM, Chin EH, Rocca JP, et al, Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/26/2014
- Risk-assessment for Potential Live-kidney Donors: Predicting egfr< 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 at One Year After Donation.Wadhera V, Lapointe-Rudow D, Weinberg A, Sharma M, Ebcioglu Z, Delaney V, Rocca JP, American Journal of Transplantation, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- ALPPS. A surgical method to prepare for major hepatectomy.26th Advanced Interventional Management Symposium. New York Hilton-Midtown - 11/12/2018
- The Current Status of Laparoscopic HepatectomyDigestive Disease Interventions Meeting. Crowne Plaza Times Square. New York. - 10/19/2018
- Pitfalls and Challenges in Laparoscopic Hepatectomy2do Curso Internacional de Cirugia Laparoscopica Avanzada. Universidad Catolica Argentina. - 9/20/2018
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Press Mentions
EXCLUSIVE: Two Moms Will Get Kidneys from Other Family KidsMarch 28th, 2015
Other Languages
- Spanish
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