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. Open incisional hernia repair at an academic tertiary care medical center.
      Mohebali K, Young DM, Hansen SL, Shawo A, Freise CE, Chang DS, Maa J, Harris HW| | PubMed
    2. Prostate cancer screening and treatment in the transplant population: current status and recommendations.
      Breyer BN, Whitson JM, Freise CE, Meng MV| | PubMed
    3. Genes involved in viral carcinogenesis and tumor initiation in hepatitis C virus-induced hepatocellular carcinoma.
      Mas VR, Maluf DG, Archer KJ, Yanek K, Kong X, Kulik L, Freise CE, Olthoff KM, Ghobrial RM, McIver P, Fisher R| | PubMed
    4. Recipient morbidity after living and deceased donor liver transplantation: findings from the A2ALL Retrospective Cohort Study.
      Freise CE, Gillespie BW, Koffron AJ, Lok AS, Pruett TL, Emond JC, Fair JH, Fisher RA, Olthoff KM, Trotter JF, Ghobrial RM, Everhart JE, A2ALL Study Group| | PubMed
    5. Excellent outcome following down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: an intention-to-treat analysis.
      Yao FY, Kerlan RK, Hirose R, Davern TJ, Bass NM, Feng S, Peters M, Terrault N, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP| | PubMed
    6. Outcomes of living donor liver transplantation for acute liver failure: the adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation cohort study.
      Campsen J, Blei AT, Emond JC, Everhart JE, Freise CE, Lok AS, Saab S, Wisniewski KA, Trotter JF, Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study Group| | PubMed
    7. Donor morbidity after living donation for liver transplantation.
      Ghobrial RM, Freise CE, Trotter JF, Tong L, Ojo AO, Fair JH, Fisher RA, Emond JC, Koffron AJ, Pruett TL, Olthoff KM, A2ALL Study Group| | PubMed
    8. Organ donation and utilization in the United States, 1997-2006.
      Sung RS, Galloway J, Tuttle-Newhall JE, Mone T, Laeng R, Freise CE, Rao PS| | PubMed
    9. HIV-infected liver and kidney transplant recipients: 1- and 3-year outcomes.
      Roland ME, Barin B, Carlson L, Frassetto LA, Terrault NA, Hirose R, Freise CE, Benet LZ, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Murphy B, Keller MJ, Olthoff KM, Blumberg EA, Brayman KL, Bartlett ST, Davis CE, McCune JM, Bredt BM, Stablein DM, Stock PG| | PubMed
    10. Long-term outcomes and late complications of laparoscopic nephrectomy with renal autotransplantation.
      Eisenberg ML, Lee KL, Zumrutbas AE, Meng MV, Freise CE, Stoller ML| | PubMed