SophoclisPantelisAlexopoulosMD
General Surgery • Sacramento, CATransplantation, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Associate Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Office
4010 V St
Sacramento, CA 95817Phone+1 857-498-1130Fax+1 916-703-4452
Summary
- Dr. Sophoclis Alexopoulos is a general surgeon in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and has been in practice 17 years. He specializes in transplantation and is experienced in transplant surgery, renal transplant surgery, hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, hepatic transplant surgery, and pancreatic and islet cell transplant surgery.
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2007
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
TN State Medical License 2017 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2008- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsProposing a Sex-Adjusted Sodium-Adjusted MELD Score for Liver Transplant Allocation.Julia M Sealock, Ioannis A Ziogas, Zhiguo Zhao, Fei Ye, Sophoclis P Alexopoulos
JAMA Surgery. 2022-07-01 - 90 citationsFatal hepatic necrosis after nivolumab as a bridge to liver transplant for HCC: Are checkpoint inhibitors safe for the pretransplant patient?Mina F. Nordness, Stephanie Hamel, Caroline M Godfrey, Chanjuan Shi, Douglas B. Johnson
American Journal of Transplantation. 2020-03-01 - 10 citationsUndifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver in Children Versus Adults: A National Cancer Database Analysis.Ioannis A. Ziogas, Irving J. Zamora, Harold N. Lovvorn, Christina E. Bailey, Sophoclis P. Alexopoulos
Cancers. 2021-06-11
Journal Articles
- Biliary-Enteric Drainage vs Primary Liver Transplant as Initial Treatment for Children with Biliary AtresiaLea Matsuoka, Sophoclis Alexopoulos, Elyse LeeVan, JAMA
Press Mentions
Living Liver Transplant Program to Increase Availability of OrgansNovember 14th, 2019
New Appointments Bolster VUMC’s MissionsDecember 14th, 2017- Event Celebrates 2,000th Liver Transplant at VUMCDecember 7th, 2017
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Professional Memberships
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- American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA)Member
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