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Luca Cicalese, MD, General Surgery, League City, TX

LucaCicaleseMD

General Surgery League City, TX

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation

Professor, Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch SOM

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  • Office

    2240 Gulf Fwy S
    League City, TX 77573
    Phone+1 832-505-1800
    Fax+1 281-309-0419

Summary

  • Dr. Luca Cicalese is a general surgeon in League City, TX. He received his medical degree from Sapienza University of Rome and has been in practice 27 years. He specializes in hepatobiliary surgery, pancreas, and transplantation and is experienced in alzheimer's disease, transplant surgery, hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, liver transplantation, and pancreatic and islet cell transplant surgery.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1995 - 1998
  • Sapienza University of Rome
    Sapienza University of RomeBoard certification, Cum Laude, 1990 - 1995
  • Sapienza University of Rome
    Sapienza University of RomeClass of 1990
  • Convitto Nazionale
    Convitto NazionaleMaturita' Classica, 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2002 - 2009
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1999 - 2005
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1996 - 1997
  • General Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Texas super Doctor 2022
  • Clinical Science Award (1st Place) Annual Fellows Conference: Advances in Organ Transplantation, 2013
  • Selected as "one of the 10 most successful Italians in the US" "PRIMI DIECI" by Riccardo Lo Faro, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Evaluation of INK4A promoter methylation using pyrosequencing and circulating cell-free DNA from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma  
    Huang G, Krocker JD, Kirk JL, Merwat SN, Ju H, Soloway RD, Wieck LR, Li A, Okorodudu AO, Petersen JR, Abdulla NE, Duchini A, Cicalese L, Rastellini C, Hu PC, Dong J, Clin Chem Lab Med, 1/1/2014
  • Impact of Size in Pancreatic Islet Transplantation and Potential Interventions to Improve Outcome  
    Zorzi D, Phan T, Sequi M, Lin Y, Freeman DH, Cicalese L, Rastellini C, Cell Transplantation, 1/18/2013
  • Biomarker Discovery for Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis C-infected Patients  
    Mustafa MG, Petersen JR, Ju H, Cicalese L, Snyder N, Haidacher SJ, Denner L, Elferink C, Mol Cell Proteomics, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Liver Cancer in Texas: Environmental Risk Factors Contributing to Higher Incidence Rate.
    Zorzi D., Curcuru' G., Rhoads C., Gazis V., Rastellini C., Cicalese L., American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA), Miami, FL, 1/19/2014
  • How Distance from Specialized Transplant Centers and Residence in Rural and Urban Setting affects Outcome of Liver Transplant Patients on Waitlist in the USA.
    Zorzi D., Jennings K., Rastellini C., Cicalese L., South Chapter American College of Surgeons, Austin, TX, 1/20/2013
  • Analysis of Waiting List Mortality Rate of Liver Transplant Candidates with Increased Geographical Distance from the Transplant Center: Data from UNOS.
    Zorzi D, Rastellini C, Freeman DH, Elias G, Duchini A, Cicalese L., 2013 Annual Fellows Conference: Advances in Organ Transplantation, Cambridge, MA, 1/18/2013
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Lectures

  • Development of an innovative international combined PhD program between UTMB and the University of Palermo. 
    Houston, TX - 1/1/2013
  • Surgical treatment for Liver Cancer. 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2013
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) epidemic and the effect of vaccine. 
    Galveston, TX - 1/1/2012
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Other

  • Love in the Lab. 
    Rastellini C, Cicalese L, ABC 13 News
    1/14/2012
  • Open Journal: Texas Transplantation Center. 
    Cicalese L, UTMB, KPFT 90.1 FM
    Houston, TX - 1/1/2009
  • Multiorgan transplantation. 
    Cicalese L, UTMBT, KEYS 1440 AM
    Corpus Christin, TX - 1/1/2009
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Press Mentions

  • Leading Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Luca Cicalese, MD, PhD, FACS Is to Be Recognized as a 2017 Top Doctor in Galveston, Texas
    Leading Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Luca Cicalese, MD, PhD, FACS Is to Be Recognized as a 2017 Top Doctor in Galveston, TexasNovember 15th, 2017

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