Research Summary

Dr. Carlos Corvera is chief of the Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery Program at UCSF Medical Center and a cancer surgeon at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. His expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of malignant as well as benign diseases of the liver, bile ducts, gallbladder and pancreas. He specializes in complex conventional surgical procedures yet has also developed innovations in laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgical techniques for the liver and pancreas.

In his research, Corvera focuses on the mechanisms that underlie inflammation, thickening and scarring in the biliary tract.

Corvera graduated from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He completed a residency in general surgery at UCSF. At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, he completed a clinical fellowship in surgical oncology as well as a fellowship in hepatobiliary surgery.

Education

Hepatobiliary Surgery, 2002 - Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Surgical Oncology Clinical Fellowship, 2001 - Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York
General Surgery Residency, 2000 - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 1993 - School of Medicine, University of California San Diego

Selected Publications

  1. Calthorpe L, Romero-Hernandez F, Casey M, Nunez M, Conroy PC, Hirose K, Kim A, Kirkwood K, Maker AV, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam MA. National Practice Patterns in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Updates in Management and Survival. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 May 04.  View on PubMed
  2. Tbeileh N, Timmerman L, Mattis AN, Toriguchi K, Kasai Y, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Hirose K, Donner DB, Warren RS, Karelehto E. Metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma tumor purity assessment from whole exome sequencing data. PLoS One. 2023; 18(4):e0271354.  View on PubMed
  3. Berardi G, Ivanics T, Sapisochin G, Ratti F, Sposito C, Nebbia M, D'Souza DM, Pascual F, Dogeas E, Tohme S, D'Amico F, Alessandris R, Panetta V, Simonelli I, Del Basso C, Russolillo N, Moro A, Fiorentini G, Serenari M, Rotellar F, Zimitti G, Famularo S, Hoffman D, Onkendi E, Essaji Y, Ben SL, Caula C, Rompianesi G, Chopra A, Abu Hilal M, Torzilli G, Corvera C, Alseidi A, Helton S, Troisi RI, Simo K, Conrad C, Cescon M, Cleary S, Kwon CHD, Ferrero A, Ettorre GM, Cillo U, Geller D, Cherqui D, Serrano PE, Ferrone C, Mazzaferro V, Aldrighetti L, Kingham PT. Minimally Invasive Versus Open Liver Resections for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome. Ann Surg. 2023 Mar 30.  View on PubMed
  4. Valenzuela CD, Moaven O, Solsky IB, Stauffer JA, Del Piccolo NR, Cheung T, Corvera CU, Wisneski AD, Cha CH, Pourhabibi Zarandi N, Dourado J, Perry KC, Russell G, Shen P. Conditional Survival After Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis: Results from the Colorectal Liver Operative Metastasis International Collaborative (COLOMIC). Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Mar 01.  View on PubMed
  5. Moaven O, Tavolara TE, Valenzuela CD, Cheung TT, Corvera CU, Cha CH, Stauffer JA, Niazi MKK, Gurcan MN, Shen P. Machine Learning Models for Predicting the Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Apr 01; 236(4):884-893.  View on PubMed
  6. Lin JJ, Conroy PC, Romero-Hernandez F, Yilma M, Feng J, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Maker AV, Corvera C, Kirkwood K, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Hypertension Requiring Medication Use: a Silent Predictor of Poor Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 02; 27(2):328-336.  View on PubMed
  7. Berardi G, Ratti F, Sposito C, Nebbia M, D'Souza DM, Pascual F, Dogeas E, Tohme S, D'Amico FE, Alessandris R, Simonelli I, Del Basso C, Russolillo N, Moro A, Fiorentini G, Serenari M, Rotellar F, Zimmitti G, Famularo S, Ivanics T, Hoffman D, Onkendi E, Essaji Y, Lopez Ben S, Caula C, Rompianesi G, Chopra A, Abu Hilal M, Torzilli G, Sapisochin G, Corvera C, Alseidi A, Helton S, Troisi RI, Simo K, Conrad C, Cescon M, Cleary S, Kwon CHD, Ferrero A, Ettorre GM, Cillo U, Geller D, Cherqui D, Serrano PE, Ferrone C, Mazzaferro V, Aldrighetti L, Kingham TP. Model to predict major complications following liver resection for HCC in patients with metabolic syndrome. Hepatology. 2023 05 01; 77(5):1527-1539.  View on PubMed
  8. Calthorpe L, Romero-Hernandez F, Miller P, Conroy PC, Hirose K, Kim A, Kirkwood K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Maker AV, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Contemporary Trends in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Incidence and Survival in the United States. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 30; 15(1).  View on PubMed
  9. Miller PN, Romero-Hernandez F, Conroy P, Calthorpe L, Yilma M, Mohamedaly S, Kelly YM, Feng J, Hirose K, Kirkwood K, Maker AV, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Hand-Assisted Versus Pure Minimally-Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy: Is There a Downside to Lending a Hand? World J Surg. 2023 03; 47(3):750-758.  View on PubMed
  10. Romero-Hernandez F, Mohamedaly S, Miller P, Rodriguez N, Calthorpe L, Conroy PC, Ganjouei AA, Hirose K, Maker AV, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Kirkwood KS, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy Techniques: A Contemporary Analysis Exploring Trends, Similarities, and Differences to Open Surgery. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Nov 16; 14(22).  View on PubMed
  11. Valenzuela CD, Moaven O, Gawdi R, Stauffer JA, Del Piccolo NR, Cheung TT, Corvera CU, Wisneski AD, Cha C, Pourhabibi Zarandi N, Dourado J, Perry KC, Russell G, Shen P. Outcomes after repeat hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases from the colorectal liver operative metastasis international collaborative (COLOMIC). J Surg Oncol. 2022 Dec; 126(7):1242-1252.  View on PubMed
  12. Neumann NM, Cornelia Ding CK, Borgen A, Corvera CU, North JP, Qorbani A, Horvai AE. Primary Cutaneous Malignant Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor Mimicking Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma: A Report of a Rare Entity. Am J Dermatopathol. 2022 Oct 01; 44(10):768-773.  View on PubMed
  13. Valenzuela CD, Moaven O, Gawdi R, Stauffer JA, Del Piccolo NR, Cheung TT, Corvera CU, Wisneski AD, Cha C, Mangieri CW, Zarandi NP, Dourado J, Perry KC, Russell G, Shen P. Association of primary tumor laterality with surgical outcomes for colorectal liver metastases: results from the Colorectal Liver Operative Metastasis International Collaborative (COLOMIC). HPB (Oxford). 2022 08; 24(8):1351-1361.  View on PubMed
  14. Conroy PC, Calthorpe L, Lin JA, Mohamedaly S, Kim A, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Sosa JA, Sarin A, Kirkwood KS, Alseidi A, Adam MA. ASO Visual Abstract: Determining Hospital Volume Threshold for the Safety of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Contemporary Cutpoint Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jan 15.  View on PubMed
  15. Conroy PC, Calthorpe L, Lin JA, Mohamedaly S, Kim A, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Sosa JA, Sarin A, Kirkwood KS, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Determining Hospital Volume Threshold for Safety of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Contemporary Cutpoint Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar; 29(3):1566-1574.  View on PubMed
  16. Mosenia A, Ward C, Yee A, Qorbani A, Corvera C. Multifocal pancreatic PPoma in the setting of MEN1: Case report and review of literature. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Jun; 83:106008.  View on PubMed
  17. Thiruvengadam NR, Miranda J, Kim C, Behr S, Corvera C, Dai SC, Kirkwood K, Harris HW, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Ostroff JW, Kochman ML, Arain MA. Burden of Ionizing Radiation in the Diagnosis and Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2021 04 27; 12(5):e00347.  View on PubMed
  18. Mahuron KM, Kasai Y, Javeed ZA, Bergsland EK, Hirose K, Corvera CU, Nakakura EK. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Ileal Neuroendocrine Tumors. J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 11; 25(11):2954-2956.  View on PubMed
  19. Gomez A, Wisneski AD, Luu HY, Hirose K, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Freise CE, Nakakura EK, Corvera CU. Contemporary Management of Hepatic Cyst Disease: Techniques and Outcomes at a Tertiary Hepatobiliary Center. J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 01; 25(1):77-84.  View on PubMed
  20. Wisneski AD, Jin C, Huang CY, Warren R, Hirose K, Nakakura EK, Corvera CU. Synchronous Versus Metachronous Colorectal Liver Metastasis Yields Similar Survival in Modern Era. J Surg Res. 2020 12; 256:476-485.  View on PubMed

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