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 |
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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
In the News
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
- Pancreas-After-Islet Transplantation in Nonuremic Type 1 Diabetes: A Strategy for Restoring Durable Insulin Independence.| | PubMed
- Vascular complication rates in living donor liver transplantation: How low can we go?| | PubMed
- A Single Perioperative Injection of Dexamethasone Decreases Nausea, Vomiting, and Pain after Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy.| | PubMed
- De novo thyroid cancer following solid organ transplantation-A 25-year experience at a high-volume institution with a review of the literature.| | PubMed
- 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).| | PubMed
- Early Postoperative Pain and its Predictors in the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study.| | PubMed
- Impact of Graft Selection on Donor and Recipient Outcomes After Living Donor Liver Transplantation.| | PubMed
- Psychosocial Outcomes 3 to 10 Years After Donation in the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study.| | PubMed
- Complications and Their Resolution in Recipients of Deceased and Living Donor Liver Transplants: Findings From the A2ALL Cohort Study.| | PubMed
- Defining long-term outcomes with living donor liver transplantation in North America.| | PubMed