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Pedro Baron, MD, General Surgery, La Jolla, CA

PedroBaronMD

General Surgery La Jolla, CA

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Transplantation

Professor, Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
    La Jolla, CA 92037
    Phone+1 858-554-4310
    Fax+1 909-798-9055

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1998 - 2000
  • University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals
    University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1988 - 1990
  • Universidad de Antioquia Faculty of Medicine
    Universidad de Antioquia Faculty of MedicineClass of 1977
  • Industrial University of Santander
    Industrial University of SantanderNon Degree, 1968 - 1969
  • Colegio Salesiano
    Colegio SalesianoBS, 1967

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1992 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2019 - 2020
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American College of Surgeons, 2002
  • Outstanding PGY-I Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 1990
  • "El Mundo de Oro" Periodico "El Mundo" Inc., 1984
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Transplantation of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Antibody Positive, Nucleic Acid Test Negative Donor Kidneys to HCV Negative Patients Frequently Results in Seroconversion bu...  
    Philip Wai, Jill Weissman, Thanh Hoang, Pedro Baron, Arputharaj Kore, Rafael Villicana, American journal of transplantation
  • Diffuse Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma developed in a patient with Hepatitis C cirrhosis  
    Baron P.W., Amankonah T., Cubas R., Kore A., Elihu A., de Vera M.E., Perez M., Case Reports in Transplantation, 1/1/2014
  • Morbidity of 200 consecutive cases of hand-assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomies A single center experience  
    Baron P.W., Ben-Youssef R., Ojogho O.N., Kore A., Baldwin D.D., Journal of Transplantation, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Excellent antirejection prophylaxis and low incidence of infections after kidney transplant with low dose rabbit antithymocyte globulin induction therapy in highly imm...
    Baron P.W., Infante S., Weissman J., Karmanova M., Kore A., Wai P., Beeson L., De Vera M., Transplantation Society Meeting, Hong Kong, China, 1/18/2016
  • Comparison of new-onset diabetes after kidney transplant between Hispanics and Caucasians treated with tacrolimus-based immunosuppression.
    Baron P.W., Peters R., Weissman J., Elihu A., Kore A., Beeson L., de Vera M., Transplantation, 2014 World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/26/2014
  • Successful combined liver and kidney transplant with positive flow cross match and multiple high donor specific antibody levels.
    Baron P.W., Bamert R., Buckert L., Zappia J., Kore A., Elihu A., de Vera M., Iwaki Y., The Transplantation Society 24th International Congress, Berlin, Germany, 1/15/2012
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Lectures

  • Induction Therapy in Kidney Transplantation 
    Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA - 1/31/2011
  • Plasmapheresis treatment for Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy. 
    Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT - 1/21/2011
  • Pancreas Transplantation Update 
    Fontana, CA - 1/13/2011
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish