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
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 with split liver transplantation in 106 recipients: the University of California, San Francisco, experience from 1993 to 2010.| | PubMed
- Liver transplantation for giant hepatic angiomyolipoma.| | PubMed
- Experience with laparoscopic donor nephrectomy among more than 1000 cases: low complication rates, despite more challenging cases.| | PubMed
- Ten-year retrospective analysis of incisional herniorrhaphy following renal transplantation.| | PubMed
- Fibrin plug.| | PubMed
- Outcomes of surgical repair of bile leaks and strictures after adult-to-adult living donor liver transplant.| | PubMed
- Comparison of biliary complications in adult living-donor liver transplants performed at two busy transplant centers.| | PubMed
- Inguinal herniation of a transplant ureter.| | PubMed
- Emergent orthotopic liver transplantation for hemorrhage from a giant cavernous hepatic hemangioma: case report and review.| | PubMed
- Left lobe adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation: small grafts and hemiportocaval shunts in the prevention of small-for-size syndrome.| | PubMed