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Francisco
Cigarroa, MD
- Transplant Surgery
- Surgery
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About Me
Dr. Francisco Cigarroa is a nationally-renowned transplant surgeon. He received his bachelors degree in biology from Yale University and his medical degree from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He completed fellowships in pediatric surgery and transplant surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Cigarroa became a faculty member at UT Health San Antonio in 1995. He was part of a surgical team that performed the first split liver donor transplant between two recipients in Texas.
In 2003, President George W. Bush appointed Dr. Cigarroa to serve on the Presidents Committee on the National Medal of Science.
In 2009, Dr. Cigarroa became the first Hispanic to be named Chancellor of The University of Texas System. After five years, he returned full-time to his passion for patient care.
Gender
Male
Languages
English, Spanish
Awards
Credentials
Education
Medical School:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Residency:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Qualifications
Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery
American Board of Surgery
Treatment and Care
Specific areas of interest and expertise include:
- Ascites management
- Bile duct disorders
- Chronic Liver Disease
- Cirrhosis management
- Hernia related to transplant
- Immunosuppression management
- Kidney Failure
- Kidney transplant evaluation
- Liver transplant evaluation
- Liver tumors
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Post-transplant long-term care
- Pre-transplant optimization
- Transplant complications
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