University of California San Francisco

Chris E. Freise, MD, FACS

Chris E. Freise
Chris
Freise
MD, FACS

Professor and Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery

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Address

35 Medical Center Way, #902D
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Email: [email protected]

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 10
  1. Portal Vein Thrombectomy in Liver Transplantation for Patients With Calcified Portal Vein Thrombosis: An Extensive Case Series.
    Altshuler PJ, Roll GR, Chu SN, Zheng AC, Record HL, Hasan H, Freise CE, Yamaguchi S, Roberts JP, Syed SM| | PubMed
  2. Outcomes from Referral to Transplant for Patients with MASLD: A California Liver Network Study.
    Lim TY, Steggerda JA, Trivedi H, Luu M, Vipani A, Adjei MA, Singh J, Zhou K, Kwong A, Tincopa M, Vodkin I, Ajmera V, Mehta N, Freise CE, Yilma M, Hirose R, Kuo A, Wisel SA| | PubMed
  3. Steroid Withdrawal Versus Maintenance in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation: Long-Term Outcomes in a Single-Center Retrospective Cohort.
    Meier RPH, Abbasi AB, Gamino G, Kelly YM, Tavakol M, Conti G, Sarwal M, Stock PG, Freise CE| | PubMed
  4. Pre-Donation Cardiac Arrest and Liver Transplantation Outcomes: Implications for Ischemic Preconditioning.
    Amarnath DR, Tingle SJ, Kourounis G, Freise C, Roll GR, Yamaguchi S, Rickert C, Wilson CH| | PubMed
  5. Renal Autotransplantation: Association Between Preoperative Disease Duration and Surgical Outcomes.
    Li KD, Pearce RJ, Sui W, Yang H, Freise C, Roll GR, Chi T, Stoller ML| | PubMed
  6. Case presentation and review of renal autotransplantation for nutcracker syndrome.
    Li KD, Bowman MS, Yang H, Sui W, Freise C, Stoller M| | PubMed
  7. Ureteral avulsion after ureteroscopy treated with renal auto-transplantation.
    Sanampudi R, Velasquez MC, Freise CE, Stoller ML| | PubMed
  8. Abdominal lymphocele following multi-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) managed with a laparoscopic peritoneal window: case report and review of the literature.
    Collins AP, Freise CE, Hiramoto J, Clark AJ, Theologis AA| | PubMed
  9. 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
  10. 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