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. Ejie J, Ashraf Ganjouei A, Hernandez S, Wang JJ, Romero-Hernandez F, Foroutani L, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Corvera CU, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Ongoing Failure to Deliver Guideline-Concordant Care for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Jan 07; 17(2).  View on PubMed
  2. Wong P, Pollini T, Adam MA, Alseidi A, Corvera CU, Hirose K, Kirkwood KS, Nakakura EK, Thornblade L, Maker AV. ASO Visual Abstract: Distinct Indications for Adjuvant Therapy in Resected Invasive Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas Compared with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan; 32(1):536.  View on PubMed
  3. Foroutani L, Ashraf Ganjouei A, Wang JJ, Aburayya BI, Corvera C, Alseidi A, Adam MA. ASO Author Reflections: Innovative Robot-Assisted Endoluminal Resection for Gastroesophageal Junction Leiomyomas. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Dec 03.  View on PubMed
  4. Foroutani L, Ashraf Ganjouei A, Wang J, Aburayya BI, Corvera C, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Robotic-Assisted Endoluminal Resection of Gastroesophageal Junction Leiomyoma with Transoral Specimen Extraction: Technique, Outcome, and Safety. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Nov 11.  View on PubMed
  5. Yin H, Romero-Hernandez F, Ganjouei AA, Wang JJ, Brown A, Hirose K, Maker AV, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Kirkwood KS, Wilhelm A, Peng JS, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Adult Pancreatoblastoma: Clinical Insights and Outcomes Compared to Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Curr Oncol. 2024 08 28; 31(9):5008-5020.  View on PubMed
  6. Moaven O, Mainali BB, Valenzuela CD, Russell G, Cheung T, Corvera CU, Wisneski AD, Cha CH, Stauffer JA, Shen P. Prognostic implications of margin status in association with systemic treatment in a cohort study of patients with resection of colorectal liver metastases. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Dec; 130(8):1654-1661.  View on PubMed
  7. Hoffman D, Ganjouei AA, Hernandez FR, Ifuku K, Miller P, Glencer A, Corvera C, Kirkwood K, Alseidi A, Adam M, Maker A, Hirose K, Hirose R, Nakakura EK. Graft choice in pancreatectomy with vascular resection: equivalent safety in selected patients. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Nov; 28(11):1799-1804.  View on PubMed
  8. Mainali BB, Valenzuela CD, Moaven O, Stauffer JA, Del Piccolo NR, Cheung T, Corvera CU, Wisneski AD, Cha CH, Zarandi NP, Dourado J, Russell G, Shen P. Resection versus resection with ablation: Analysis from the colorectal liver operative metastasis international collaborative. J Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep; 130(3):516-522.  View on PubMed
  9. Miller PN, Romero-Hernandez F, Calthorpe L, Wang JJ, Kim SS, Corvera CU, Hirose K, Kirkwood KS, Hirose R, Maker AV, Alseidi AA, Adam MA, Kim GE, Tempero MA, Ko AH, Nakakura EK. ASO Visual Abstract: Long-Duration Neoadjuvant Therapy with FOLFIRINOX Yields Favorable Outcomes for Patients Who Undergo Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 27.  View on PubMed
  10. Wong P, Pollini T, Adam MA, Alseidi A, Corvera CU, Hirose K, Kirkwood KS, Nakakura EK, Thornblade L, Maker AV. Distinct Indications for Adjuvant Therapy in Resected Invasive Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas Compared with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Nov; 31(12):8276-8286.  View on PubMed
  11. Parikh AR, Chee BH, Tsai J, Rich TA, Price KS, Patel SA, Zhang L, Ibrahim F, Esquivel M, Van Seventer EE, Jarnagin JX, Raymond VM, Corvera CU, Hirose K, Nakakura EK, Corcoran RB, Van Loon K, Atreya CE. Minimal Residual Disease using a Plasma-Only Circulating Tumor DNA Assay to Predict Recurrence of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Following Curative Intent Treatment. Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Jul 15; 30(14):2964-2973.  View on PubMed
  12. Miller PN, Romero-Hernandez F, Calthorpe L, Wang JJ, Kim SS, Corvera CU, Hirose K, Kirkwood KS, Hirose R, Maker AV, Alseidi AA, Adam MA, Kim GE, Tempero MA, Ko AH, Nakakura EK. Long-Duration Neoadjuvant Therapy with FOLFIRINOX Yields Favorable Outcomes for Patients Who Undergo Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep; 31(9):6147-6156.  View on PubMed
  13. Yogo A, Paciorek A, Kasai Y, Moon F, Hirose K, Corvera CU, Bergsland EK, Nakakura EK. Long-Term Survival Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Surgery for Ileal Neuroendocrine Tumors. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep; 31(9):5507-5514.  View on PubMed
  14. Casey M, Brown A, Romero-Hernandez F, Wang JJ, Ganjouei AA, Tozzi F, Rashidian N, Kirkwood K, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam M. National practice patterns in the use of endoscopic ultrasound biopsy for resectable Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Insights into the role of DOTATATE PET/CT in diagnosis. Am J Surg. 2024 Sep; 235:115779.  View on PubMed
  15. Berardi G, Cucchetti A, Sposito C, Ratti F, Nebbia M, D'Souza DM, Pascual F, Dogeas E, Tohme S, Vitale A, D'Amico FE, Alessandris R, Panetta V, Simonelli I, Colasanti M, Russolillo N, Moro A, Fiorentini G, Serenari M, Rotellar F, Zimitti G, Famularo S, Ivanics T, Donando FG, Hoffman D, Onkendi E, Essaji Y, Giuliani T, Lopez Ben S, Caula C, Rompianesi G, Chopra A, Abu Hilal M, Sapisochin G, Torzilli G, Corvera C, Alseidi A, Helton S, Troisi RI, Simo K, Conrad C, Cescon M, Cleary S, Kwon DCH, Ferrero A, Ettorre GM, Cillo U, Geller D, Cherqui D, Serrano PE, Ferrone C, Aldrighetti L, Kingham TP, Mazzaferro V. Recurrence and tumor-related death after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with metabolic syndrome. JHEP Rep. 2024 Jul; 6(7):101075.  View on PubMed
  16. Wong P, Wisneski AD, Tsai KK, Chang TT, Hirose K, Nakakura EK, Daud AI, Maker AV, Corvera CU. Metastatic melanoma to small bowel: metastasectomy is supported in the era of immunotherapy and checkpoint inhibitors. World J Surg Oncol. 2024 Mar 11; 22(1):77.  View on PubMed
  17. Schwab ME, Decker HC, Monto A, Sawhney R, Corvera CU. Portal Vein Thrombosis After Transarterial Embolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. JAMA Surg. 2024 Mar 01; 159(3):345-347.  View on PubMed
  18. Wong P, Hoffman D, Pollini T, Zampese M, Corvera CU, Maker AV. Intraoperative hepatic artery infusion pump perfusion testing with indocyanine green near-infrared imaging offers multiple potential advantages. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Apr; 28(4):598-599.  View on PubMed
  19. Pollini T, Tran T, Wong P, Adam MA, Alseidi A, Corvera C, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Warren R, Maker VK, Maker AV. Improved survival of patients receiving immunotherapy and chemotherapy following curative-intent resection of colorectal liver metastases. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Mar; 28(3):246-251.  View on PubMed
  20. Ashraf Ganjouei A, Romero-Hernandez F, Wang JJ, Casey M, Frye W, Hoffman D, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Maker AV, Kirkwood KS, Alseidi A, Adam MA. A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Using Only Preoperatively Known Data. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Nov; 30(12):7738-7747.  View on PubMed

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