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. Pancreas-After-Islet Transplantation in Nonuremic Type 1 Diabetes: A Strategy for Restoring Durable Insulin Independence.
      Wisel SA, Gardner JM, Roll GR, Harbell J, Freise CE, Feng S, Kang SM, Hirose R, Kaufman DB, Posselt AM, Stock PG| | PubMed
    2. Vascular complication rates in living donor liver transplantation: How low can we go?
      Freise CE| | PubMed
    3. A Single Perioperative Injection of Dexamethasone Decreases Nausea, Vomiting, and Pain after Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy.
      Yamanaga S, Posselt AM, Freise CE, Kobayashi T, Tavakol M, Kang SM| | PubMed
    4. De novo thyroid cancer following solid organ transplantation-A 25-year experience at a high-volume institution with a review of the literature.
      Kluijfhout WP, Drake FT, Pasternak JD, Beninato T, Mitmaker EJ, Gosnell JE, Shen WT, Suh I, Freise CE, Duh QY| | PubMed
    5. Social and Financial Outcomes of Living Liver Donation: A Prospective Investigation Within the Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study 2 (A2ALL-2).
      DiMartini A, Dew MA, Liu Q, Simpson MA, Ladner DP, Smith AR, Zee J, Abbey S, Gillespie BW, Weinrieb R, Mandell MS, Fisher RA, Emond JC, Freise CE, Sherker AH, Butt Z| | PubMed
    6. Early Postoperative Pain and its Predictors in the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study.
      Mandell MS, Smith AR, Dew MA, Gordon DB, Holtzman S, Howell T, DiMartini AF, Butt Z, Simpson MA, Ladner DP, Freise CE, McCluskey SA, Fisher RA, Guarrera JV, Olthoff KM, Pomfret EA| | PubMed
    7. Impact of Graft Selection on Donor and Recipient Outcomes After Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
      Braun HJ, Dodge JL, Roll GR, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP| | PubMed
    8. Psychosocial Outcomes 3 to 10 Years After Donation in the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study.
      Dew MA, DiMartini AF, Ladner DP, Simpson MA, Pomfret EA, Gillespie BW, Merion RM, Zee J, Smith AR, Holtzman S, Sherker AH, Weinrieb R, Fisher RA, Emond JC, Freise CE, Burton JR, Butt Z| | PubMed
    9. Complications and Their Resolution in Recipients of Deceased and Living Donor Liver Transplants: Findings From the A2ALL Cohort Study.
      Samstein B, Smith AR, Freise CE, Zimmerman MA, Baker T, Olthoff KM, Fisher RA, Merion RM| | PubMed
    10. Defining long-term outcomes with living donor liver transplantation in North America.
      Olthoff KM, Smith AR, Abecassis M, Baker T, Emond JC, Berg CL, Beil CA, Burton JR, Fisher RA, Freise CE, Gillespie BW, Grant DR, Humar A, Kam I, Merion RM, Pomfret EA, Samstein B, Shaked A| | PubMed