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
- Outcomes of 385 adult-to-adult living donor liver transplant recipients: a report from the A2ALL Consortium.| | PubMed
- Laparoscopic procurement of kidneys with multiple renal arteries is associated with increased ureteral complications in the recipient.| | PubMed
- H-NMR-based metabolic signatures of mild and severe ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat kidney transplants.| | PubMed
- BKV in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients: a leading cause of renal graft loss in first 2 years post-transplant.| | PubMed
- Laparoscopic right donor nephrectomy: a large single-center experience.| | PubMed
- Increased rejection in living unrelated versus living related kidney transplants does not affect short-term function and survival.| | PubMed
- Laparoscopic nephrectomy, ex vivo excision and autotransplantation for complex renal tumors.| | PubMed
- Early graft function after living donor kidney transplantation predicts rejection but not outcomes.| | PubMed
- Laparoscopic-assisted upper pole ureterocalicostomy using renal inversion and autotransplantation.| | PubMed
- Experience with steroid-free maintenance immunosuppression in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation.| | PubMed