University of California San Francisco

Chris E. Freise
Chris
Freise
MD, FACS

Professor of Surgery 
Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery

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Address

35 Medical Center Way, #001
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-353-1898
Fax: 415-476-8709

    Biography

    Chris E. Freise, M.D. received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota where he also did his internship and residency in General Surgery. He later completed a  transplantation fellowship at UCSF.   

    He is a member of numerous professional organizations including The Transplantation Society, the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association, the Transplant Infectious Disease Society, the American Hepato-Pancreato-Billiary Association and the Society of University Surgeons. In addition, he recently served as the Medical Director for California Transplant Donor Network. He is also the Associate Counselor for UNOS Region 5, and a member of the UNOS Membership and Professional Standards Committee.

    Dr. Freise has authored more than eighty (80) in peer-reviewed publications and five (5) book chapters. He is an accomplished researcher and clinical educator. Dr. Freise is also a frequent invited lecturer to national and international and conferences in the field.         

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2019
    University of California, San Francisco Transplant Fellowship School of Medicine 1995
    University of California, San Francisco Post-Doc Fellow/Scholar School of Medicine 1991
    University of Minnesota M.D. School of Medicine 1986

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Surgery, 1995

    Clinical Expertise

    Bile Duct Injuries
    Bile Duct Strictures
    Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)
    Choledochal Cyst Disease
    Dialysis Access
    Expanded Criteria Donor Kidney Transplantation
    Fulminant Hepatic Failure
    Hepatitis B
    Hepatitis C
    Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer)
    Intestinal Transplantation and Rehabilitation
    Kidney and LIver Transplantation in HIV Patients
    Kidney Auto-transplantation
    Kidney Transplantation
    Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
    Laparoscopic Kidney and Liver Surgery
    Liver Transplantation
    Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
    Living Donor Liver Transplantation
    Pancreas Transplantation
    Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
    Pediatric Liver Transplantation
    Polycystic Kidney Disease
    Polycystic Liver Disease
    Portal Hypertension
    Surgical Shunts

    Grants and Funding

    • Living Donor Liver Transplant :Short & Long-Term Impact on Donors and Recipients | NIH | 2002-09-01 - 2015-08-31 | Role: Principal Investigator

    Research Narrative

    Dr. Friese's basic science research focuses on the delivery of immunosuppressive agents to organ allografts, ischemia reperfusion injury, and methods to improve organ function in deceased donors. His clinical research includes  a multicenter trial investigating donor and recipient outcomes following living donor liver transplantation.

    Research Interests

    Delivery of Immunosuppressive Agents to Organ Allografts

    Ischemia Reperfusion Injury

    Improvement Organ Function in Deceased Donors

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 125
    1. Ureteral avulsion after ureteroscopy treated with renal auto-transplantation.
      Sanampudi R, Velasquez MC, Freise CE, Stoller ML| | PubMed
    2. Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Complications after Insertion by Surgeons, Radiologists, or Nephrologists.
      Ku E, Copeland T, McCulloch CE, Freise C, Legaspi S, Weinhandl E, Woo K, Johansen KL| | PubMed
    3. DCD liver transplant in patients with a MELD over 35.
      Meier RPH, Nunez M, Syed SM, Feng S, Tavakol M, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Hirose R, Roll GR| | PubMed
    4. Advantages and Limitations of Clinical Scores for Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation.
      Meier RPH, Kelly Y, Yamaguchi S, Braun HJ, Lunow-Luke T, Adelmann D, Niemann C, Maluf DG, Dietch ZC, Stock PG, Kang SM, Feng S, Posselt AM, Gardner JM, Syed SM, Hirose R, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Roll GR| | PubMed
    5. Motivations and outcomes of compatible living donor-recipient pairs in paired exchange.
      Chipman V, Cooper M, Thomas AG, Ronin M, Lee B, Flechner S, Leeser D, Segev DL, Mandelbrot DA, Lunow-Luke T, Syed S, Hil G, Freise CE, Waterman AD, Roll GR| | PubMed
    6. Retransplantation After Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Data from the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Study.
      Braun HJ, Grab JD, Dodge JL, Syed SM, Roll GR, Schwab MP, Liu IH, Glencer AC, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Ascher NL| | PubMed
    7. Biliary obstruction following ureteral revision of a transplanted kidney.
      Thiessen C, Arslan G, Roberts J, Freise C| | PubMed
    8. Setting rules for the sandbox: A response to "Successfully sharing the sandbox: A perspective on combined DCD liver and heart donor procurement".
      Wisel SA, Thiessen C, Day R, Belin LJ, Syed SM, Hirose R, Ascher N, Roberts JP, Freise CE| | PubMed
    9. Treatment of immunocompromised COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma.
      Fung M, Nambiar A, Pandey S, Aldrich JM, Teraoka J, Freise C, Roberts J, Chandran S, Hays SR, Bainbridge E, DeVoe C, Roque Gardner A, Yokoe D, Henrich TJ, Babik JM, Chin-Hong P| | PubMed
    10. Opioid use prior to liver transplant is associated with increased risk of death after transplant.
      Braun HJ, Schwab MP, Jin C, Amara D, Mehta NJ, Grace TR, Croci R, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Ascher NL| | PubMed