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Office
505 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-353-1300Fax+1 415-353-8570
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1981
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1979 - 2026
- American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FSIR) Society of Interventional Radiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 396 citationsExcellent outcome following down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: an intention-to-treat analysis.Francis Y. Yao, Robert K. Kerlan, Ryutaro Hirose, Timothy J. Davern, Nathan M. Bass
Hepatology. 2008-09-01 - 297 citationsDownstaging of hepatocellular cancer before liver transplant: Long-term outcome compared to tumors within Milan criteriaFrancis Y. Yao, Neil Mehta, Jennifer A. Flemming, Jennifer L. Dodge, Bilal Hameed
Hepatology. 2015-06-01 - 410 citationsLiver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Validation of the UCSF-Expanded Criteria Based on Preoperative ImagingFrancis Y. Yao, L. Xiao, Nathan M. Bass, Robert K. Kerlan, Nancy L. Ascher
American Journal of Transplantation. 2007-11-01
Journal Articles
- Managing Refractory Postoperative Fistulas as Chronic Wounds Using Video-Assisted Hydrodebridement (VAHD)Jeanne Laberge, Kimberly Kirkwood, Marguerite Changala, Andrew Taylor, Robert Kerlan, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Press Mentions
- Bay Area Top Doctors 2017January 11th, 2018
- Bay Area Top Doctors 2016December 18th, 2015
- 50 Orthopedic Practices to KnowFebruary 12th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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