Keck School Faculty

Technical optimization of spatially resolved single-cell transcriptomic datasets to study clinical liver disease Res Sq. 2023 Sep 05. . View in PubMed

Spatially resolved immune exhaustion within the alloreactive microenvironment predicts liver transplant rejection Res Sq. 2023 Jul 03. . View in PubMed

Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Donor Livers for Transplantation in the United States - A Randomized Controlled Trial Ann Surg. 2023 Jun 26. . View in PubMed

LIN28 and histone H3K4 methylase induce TLR4 to generate tumor-initiating stem-like cells iScience. 2023 Mar 17; 26(3):106254. . View in PubMed

Hepatic stellate cell stearoyl co-A desaturase activates leukotriene B4 receptor 2 - ß-catenin cascade to promote liver tumorigenesis Nat Commun. 2023 05 08; 14(1):2651. . View in PubMed

Transfusion-free Strategies in Liver and Pancreatic Surgery: A Predictive Model of Blood Conservation for Transfusion Avoidance in Mainstream Populations Ann Surg. 2023 03 01; 277(3):469-474. . View in PubMed

Controversy Over Liver Transplantation or Resection for Neuroendocrine Liver Metastasis: Tumor Biology Cuts the Deal Ann Surg. 2022 Aug 17. . View in PubMed

Arterial Anastomosis Using Microsurgical Techniques in Adult Live Donor Liver Transplant: A Focus on Technique and Outcomes at a Single Institution J Reconstr Microsurg. 2022 Jun 28. . View in PubMed

Microscope-Assisted Arterial Anastomosis in Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Outcomes J Reconstr Microsurg. 2022 May; 38(4):306-312. . View in PubMed

Smoking enhances suicide risk-a significant role in the COVID-19 pandemic? QJM. 2022 Jan 05; 114(11):767-769.. View in PubMed

Activated and nonactivated MSCs increase survival in humanized mice after acute liver injury through alcohol binging Hepatol Commun. 2022 07; 6(7):1549-1560. . View in PubMed

Anonymous Nondirected Living Liver Donation in the United States Transplant Direct. 2022 Jan; 8(1):e1275. . View in PubMed

A Programmatic Response, Including Bamlanivimab or Casirivimab-imdevimab Administration, Reduces Hospitalization and Death in COVID-19 Positive Abdominal Transplant Recipients Transplantation. 2022 02 01; 106(2):e153-e157. . View in PubMed

Adaptation of Imaging Mass Cytometry to Explore the Single Cell Alloimmune Landscape of Liver Transplant Rejection Front Immunol. 2022; 13:831103. . View in PubMed

Assessment of the global practice of living donor liver transplantation Transpl Int. 2021 Oct; 34(10):1914-1927. . View in PubMed

Post-COVID syndrome and suicide risk QJM. 2021 Apr 27; 114(2):95-98. . View in PubMed

Effect of COVID-19 on Surgical Training Across the United States: A National Survey of General Surgery Residents J Surg Educ. 2021 Mar-Apr; 78(2):431-439. . View in PubMed

Racial and sex representation in clinical trials: Where are we in abdominal organ transplantation? Am J Transplant. 2021 10; 21(10):3491-3493.. View in PubMed

Potential association between public medical insurance, waitlist mortality, and utilization of living donor liver transplantation: An analysis of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Clin Transplant. 2021 10; 35(10):e14418. . View in PubMed

Re: Manuscript titled, "Liver transplantation for sickle cell disease: a systematic review" HPB (Oxford). 2021 07; 23(7):1135. . View in PubMed

Meta-analysis and meta-regression of outcomes for adult living donor liver transplantation versus deceased donor liver transplantation Am J Transplant. 2021 07; 21(7):2399-2412. . View in PubMed

Health-related quality of life after anonymous nondirected living liver donation: A multicenter collaboration Am J Transplant. 2021 03; 21(3):1056-1067. . View in PubMed

Impact of Morbid Obesity on Liver Transplant Candidacy and Outcomes: National and Regional Trends Transplantation. 2021 05 01; 105(5):1052-1060. . View in PubMed

Biliary Internal Stents and Biliary Complications in Adult Liver Transplantation Transplant Proc. 2021 Jan-Feb; 53(1):171-176. . View in PubMed

Effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on Solid Organ Transplantation Transplant Proc. 2020 Nov; 52(9):2642-2653. . View in PubMed

Rapid Adaptation of a Surgical Research Unit to Conduct Clinical Trials During the COVID-19 Pandemic J Surg Res. 2020 12; 256:76-82. . View in PubMed

Liver Transplantation in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the United States J Surg Res. 2020 11; 255:23-32. . View in PubMed

Living donor financial assistance programs in liver transplantation: The global perspective Clin Transplant. 2020 11; 34(11):e14073. . View in PubMed

Long-Term Financial, Psychosocial, and Overall Health-Related Quality of Life After Living Liver Donation J Surg Res. 2020 09; 253:41-52. . View in PubMed

Global experience and perspective on anonymous nondirected live donation in living donor liver transplantation Clin Transplant. 2020 04; 34(4):e13836. . View in PubMed

Expanding the use of hepatitis C-positive donors and keeping recipient safety at the forefront Am J Transplant. 2020 03; 20(3):627-628. . View in PubMed

p53 destabilizing protein skews asymmetric division and enhances NOTCH activation to direct self-renewal of TICs Nat Commun. 2020 06 17; 11(1):3084. . View in PubMed

SPOT GRADE II: Clinical Validation of a New Method for Reproducibly Quantifying Surgical Wound Bleeding: Prospective, Multicenter, Multispecialty, Single-Arm Study Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2020 Jan-Dec; 26:1076029620936340. . View in PubMed

Outcomes of Liver Transplantation in Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy: Considerations for Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation Versus Safety Net Transplant Direct. 2019 Oct; 5(10):e490. . View in PubMed

Use of Donation after Cardiac Death Donors at the University of Southern California J Am Coll Surg. 2019 10; 229(4):437-438. . View in PubMed

Telomerase Variants in Patients with Cirrhosis Awaiting Liver Transplantation Hepatology. 2019 06; 69(6):2652-2663. . View in PubMed

Transplantation. 2019 04; 103(4):747-754. . View in PubMed

Variability in intensive care unit length of stay after liver transplant: Determinants and potential opportunities for improvement J Crit Care. 2019 04; 50:296-302. . View in PubMed

Baicalein Targets GTPase-Mediated Autophagy to Eliminate Liver Tumor-Initiating Stem Cell-Like Cells Resistant to mTORC1 Inhibition Hepatology. 2018 11; 68(5):1726-1740. . View in PubMed

Living donor liver transplantation: post-operative imaging follow-up of right lobe liver donors Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 10; 43(10):2673-2678. . View in PubMed

Extracorporeal cellular therapy (ELAD) in severe alcoholic hepatitis: A multinational, prospective, controlled, randomized trial Liver Transpl. 2018 03; 24(3):380-393. . View in PubMed

CancerDetector: ultrasensitive and non-invasive cancer detection at the resolution of individual reads using cell-free DNA methylation sequencing data Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 09 06; 46(15):e89. . View in PubMed

Attitudes and barriers to the use of donation after cardiac death livers: Comparison of a United States transplant center survey to the united network for organ sharing data Liver Transpl. 2017 11; 23(11):1372-1383. . View in PubMed

Subclinical psychiatric conditions and suicide risk Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2017 10; 136(4):435-436. . View in PubMed

Complicated gallstone disease: diagnosis and management of Mirizzi syndrome Surg Endosc. 2017 05; 31(5):2215-2222. . View in PubMed

Fibrin Sealant Patch (TachoSil) vs Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose Patch (Surgicel Original) for the Secondary Treatment of Local Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Hepatic Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Mar; 222(3):261-8. . View in PubMed

TLR4 Signaling via NANOG Cooperates With STAT3 to Activate Twist1 and Promote Formation of Tumor-Initiating Stem-Like Cells in Livers of Mice Gastroenterology. 2016 Mar; 150(3):707-19. . View in PubMed

NANOG Metabolically Reprograms Tumor-Initiating Stem-like Cells through Tumorigenic Changes in Oxidative Phosphorylation and Fatty Acid Metabolism Cell Metab. 2016 Jan 12; 23(1):206-19. . View in PubMed

Buprenorphine and the treatment of depression, anxiety, non-suicidal self-injury, and suicidality Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2016 07; 134(1):84-5. . View in PubMed

A multicenter study of 30 days complications after deceased donor liver transplantation in the model for end-stage liver disease score era Liver Transpl. 2015 Sep; 21(9):1160-8. . View in PubMed

Liver transplantation for metastatic neuroendocrine tumors: Outcomes and prognostic variables J Surg Oncol. 2015 Aug; 112(2):125-32. . View in PubMed

Phase II study of avatrombopag in thrombocytopenic patients with cirrhosis undergoing an elective procedure J Hepatol. 2014 Dec; 61(6):1253-9. . View in PubMed

Imaging appearance in acute liver failure: correlation with clinical and pathology findings Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Aug; 59(8):1987-95. . View in PubMed

Predictive factors of neurological complications and one-month mortality after liver transplantation Front Neurol. 2014; 5:275. . View in PubMed

Reciprocal regulation by TLR4 and TGF-ß in tumor-initiating stem-like cells J Clin Invest. 2013 Jul; 123(7):2832-49. . View in PubMed

Renal function at two years in liver transplant patients receiving everolimus: results of a randomized, multicenter study Am J Transplant. 2013 Jul; 13(7):1734-45. . View in PubMed

Calcineurin inhibitor-free mycophenolate mofetil/sirolimus maintenance in liver transplantation: the randomized spare-the-nephron trial Liver Transpl. 2013 Jul; 19(7):675-89. . View in PubMed

Outcomes after liver transplantation in patients achieving a model for end-stage liver disease score of 40 or higher Transplantation. 2013 Feb 15; 95(3):507-12. . View in PubMed

Intra-aortic balloon pump for hemodynamic support in hepatobiliary surgery: report of a case Surg Today. 2012 Aug; 42(8):793-6. . View in PubMed

Results of live donor liver transplantation in patients with hepatitic C virus infection: the HCV 3 trial experience Clin Transplant. 2012 May-Jun; 26(3):502-9. . View in PubMed

Sirolimus conversion regimen versus continued calcineurin inhibitors in liver allograft recipients: a randomized trial Am J Transplant. 2012 Mar; 12(3):694-705. . View in PubMed

Cancer stem cells generated by alcohol, diabetes, and hepatitis C virus J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Mar; 27 Suppl 2:19-22. . View in PubMed

A randomized, multicenter study comparing steroid-free immunosuppression and standard immunosuppression for liver transplant recipients with chronic hepatitis C Liver Transpl. 2011 Dec; 17(12):1394-403. . View in PubMed

Removal of a large hepatic neuroendocrine tumor causing Budd-Chiari syndrome using a median sternotomy approach in conjunction with a midline laparotomy incision Am Surg. 2011 Feb; 77(2):E27-9. . View in PubMed

Blood-management programs: a clinical and administrative model with program implementation strategies Perm J. 2009; 13(1):18-28. . View in PubMed

Intraoperative umbilical herniorrhaphy during liver transplantation Surgery. 2008 Mar; 143(3):451-2. . View in PubMed

Ischemic mass effect from biliary surgical clips J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008 Feb; 18(1):84-7. . View in PubMed

Living related donor nephrectomy in transfusion refusing donors Transpl Int. 2007 Jun; 20(6):490-6. . View in PubMed

Utility versus utilization of DCD liver allografts Am J Transplant. 2007 Jan; 7(1):263. . View in PubMed

Extended pancreatectomy with resection of the celiac axis: the modified Appleby operation Am J Surg. 2006 Sep; 192(3):330-5. . View in PubMed

Impact of a transfusion-free program on non-Jehovah's Witness patients undergoing liver transplantation Arch Surg. 2006 Sep; 141(9):913-7. . View in PubMed

Predictors of employment after liver transplantation Clin Transplant. 2006 Jul-Aug; 20(4):490-5. . View in PubMed

Expanding the donor kidney pool: utility of renal allografts procured in a setting of uncontrolled cardiac death Am J Transplant. 2006 Jul; 6(7):1682-8. . View in PubMed

Gallstone-induced inflammatory fibrosis: a relentless clinical course of retained gallstones after laparoscopic cholecystectomy Am Surg. 2006 Apr; 72(4):303-6. . View in PubMed

Risk factors for graft survival after liver transplantation from donation after cardiac death donors: an analysis of OPTN/UNOS data Am J Transplant. 2006 Apr; 6(4):791-6. . View in PubMed

A comparison of sirolimus vscalcineurin inhibitor-based immunosuppressive therapies in liver transplantation. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Feb 15; 23(4):513-20. . View in PubMed

Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms of the extrahepatic arterial vasculature: management and outcome HPB (Oxford). 2006; 8(6):458-64. . View in PubMed

Pancreaticoduodenectomy in adults with congenital intestinal rotation disorders Pancreas. 2005 Nov; 31(4):413-5. . View in PubMed

Transfusion free surgery: single institution experience of 27 consecutive liver transplants in Jehovah's Witnesses J Am Coll Surg. 2005 Sep; 201(3):412-7. . View in PubMed

Transfusion-free techniques in pediatric live donor liver transplantation J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2005 Apr; 40(4):521-3. . View in PubMed

Comparison of a new fibrin sealant with standard topical hemostatic agents Arch Surg. 2004 Nov; 139(11):1148-54. . View in PubMed

Live donor liver transplantation without blood products: strategies developed for Jehovah's Witnesses offer broad application Ann Surg. 2004 Aug; 240(2):350-7. . View in PubMed

Live donor liver transplantation: staging hepatectomy in a Jehovah's Witness recipient J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2004; 11(3):211-4. . View in PubMed

Left portahepatic shunt: a novel technique to decrease excessive portal venous inflow during live donor liver transplantation J Am Coll Surg. 2003 Dec; 197(6):1056-7. . View in PubMed

Characteristics and management of splenic artery aneurysm in liver transplant candidates and recipients Am Surg. 2003 Nov; 69(11):933-40. . View in PubMed

Comparison of outcomes in noncomplicated and in higher-risk donors after standard versus hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy Am Surg. 2003 Sep; 69(9):771-8. . View in PubMed

Cadaveric organ donor recruitment at Los Angeles County Hospital: improvement after formation of a structured clinical, educational and administrative service Clin Transplant. 2003; 17 Suppl 9:52-7. . View in PubMed

Histologic evaluation and treatment outcome after sequential radiofrequency ablation and hepatic resection for primary and metastatic tumors Am Surg. 2002 Dec; 68(12):1038-43. . View in PubMed

Seasonality associated with the serotonin transporter promoter repeat length polymorphism Am J Psychiatry. 1999 Nov; 156(11):1837. . View in PubMed

Metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma to the right colon manifested by gastrointestinal bleeding Am Surg. 1999 Mar; 65(3):218-21. . View in PubMed

Survey results of transplant patients' attitudes on xenografting Psychosomatics. 1998 Jul-Aug; 39(4):379-83. . View in PubMed

Phase I safety and pharmacokinetic studies of brequinar sodium after single ascending oral doses in stable renal, hepatic, and cardiac allograft recipients J Clin Pharmacol. 1997 Dec; 37(12):1121-8. . View in PubMed

Transarterial chemoembolization is a safe treatment for unresectable hepatic malignancies Am Surg. 1997 Oct; 63(10):923-6. . View in PubMed

Efficacy of tacrolimus as rescue therapy for chronic rejection in orthotopic liver transplantation: a report of the US. Multicenter Liver Study Group. Transplantation. 1997 Jul 27; 64(2):258-63. . View in PubMed

Treatment of the postoperative alcoholic liver transplant recipient with other addictions Liver Transpl Surg. 1997 May; 3(3):322-7. . View in PubMed

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: efficacy for the treatment of portal hypertension and impact on liver transplantation Am Surg. 1996 Oct; 62(10):835-9. . View in PubMed

Tacrolimus (FK 506) for rescue of chronic rejection following orthotopic liver transplantation Transplant Proc. 1996 Apr; 28(2):1011-3. . View in PubMed

Enhanced oral cyclosporine absorption with water-soluble vitamin E early after liver transplantation Pharmacotherapy. 1996 Jan-Feb; 16(1):59-65. . View in PubMed

Failure of liver transplantation to diminish cardiac deposits of amylopectin and leukocyte inclusions in type IV glycogen storage disease Liver Transpl Surg. 1995 Nov; 1(6):373-6. . View in PubMed

Hepatic resection for malignancy in the elderly Am Surg. 1995 Oct; 61(10):889-95. . View in PubMed

Portal vein patency in candidates for liver transplantation: MR angiographic analysis Radiology. 1995 Oct; 197(1):147-52. . View in PubMed

Immunosuppression: now we have choices Hepatology. 1995 Sep; 22(3):996-7. . View in PubMed

The use of a pig liver xenograft for temporary support of a patient with fulminant hepatic failure Transplantation. 1995 Jun 27; 59(12):1654-9. . View in PubMed

Intragraft cytokine gene expression in human liver allografts Liver Transpl Surg. 1995 Jan; 1(1):16-22. . View in PubMed

Acute liver failure due to lymphomaA diagnostic concern when considering liver transplantation. Dig Dis Sci. 1994 Jun; 39(6):1351-8. . View in PubMed

Immunohistopathologic lesions associated with the rejection of a pig-to-human liver xenograft Transplant Proc. 1994 Jun; 26(3):1074-5. . View in PubMed

Hepatic regeneration: current concepts and clinical implications Semin Liver Dis. 1994 May; 14(2):190-210. . View in PubMed

A bioartificial liver to treat severe acute liver failure Ann Surg. 1994 May; 219(5):538-44; discussion 544-6. . View in PubMed

Liver transplantation in children Am J Gastroenterol. 1994 Apr; 89(4):480-92. . View in PubMed

The development of Brequinar as an immunosuppressive drug for transplantation Immunol Rev. 1993 Dec; 136:51-70. . View in PubMed

Pediatric liver transplantation Semin Pediatr Surg. 1993 Nov; 2(4):265-78. . View in PubMed

Control of cerebral oedema by total hepatectomy and extracorporeal liver support in fulminant hepatic failure Lancet. 1993 Oct 09; 342(8876):898-9. . View in PubMed

Evaluation of three cytomegalovirus infection prophylactic regimens in liver transplant recipients Transplant Proc. 1992 Aug; 24(4):1466-7. . View in PubMed

Improved method of porcine renal allografting for transplantation research J Invest Surg. 1991; 4(2):231-6. . View in PubMed

Hilar cholangiocarcinoma associated with clonorchiasis Dig Dis Sci. 1989 Jul; 34(7):1121-3. . View in PubMed

Obstructing mucocele of the cystic duct after transplantation of the liver Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1989 May; 168(5):394-6. . View in PubMed

A team of experts from two leading transplant centers reviews current indications, survival rates, and methods of evaluating candidates for operation. Hosp Rec Study. 1988 Jun; 10(6):62-79. . View in PubMed

Surgical technique of orthotopic liver transplantation Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 1988 Mar; 17(1):33-51. . View in PubMed

Long-term prolongation of cardiac allografts by subtherapeutic levels of cyclosporine in rats conditioned with pretransplant blood transfusions and cyclosporine Transplantation. 1985 Jan; 39(1):1-5. . View in PubMed

Course of enterovesical fistulas in Crohn's disease Am J Surg. 1984 Jun; 147(6):788-92. . View in PubMed