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. Ashraf A, Wang J, Hernandez S, Foroutani L, Hernandez FR, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Alseidi A, Adam MA. ASO Visual Abstract: Re-evaluating the Role of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Unveiling the Impact of Immortal Time Bias on Survival. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Aug; 33(8):7554. View on PubMed
  2. Elmankabadi S, Ashraf AG, Foroutani L, Li TM, Corvera C, Hirose K, Kirkwood K, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam M. Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy among pathologic complete responders with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2026 Jun 12; 52(8):111955. View on PubMed
  3. Cos H, Valenzuela CD, Moaven O, Leonard G, Stauffer J, Del Piccolo NR, Cheung TT, Corvera CU, Wisneski A, Cha C, Cummins K, Russell G, Shen P. Readmissions After Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Propensity Score Analysis From the Colorectal Liver Operative Metastasis International Collaborative (COLOMIC). World J Surg. 2026 Jun 12. View on PubMed
  4. Foroutani L, Mascagni P, Ganjouei AA, Fotoohi N, Nakakura EK, Corvera C, Adam MA, Alseidi AA. Video-based assessment identifies intraoperative predictors of clinically relevant POPF following minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy. Surg Endosc. 2026 Jun; 40(6):4819-4826. View on PubMed
  5. Ashraf Ganjouei A, Wang J, Hernandez S, Foroutani L, Hernandez FR, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Re-evaluating the Role of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Unveiling the Impact of Immortal Time Bias on Survival. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Aug; 33(8):7520-7526. View on PubMed
  6. Foroutani L, Wang JJ, Kiran S, Yin H, Myszewski J, Ali S, Ganjouei AA, Hirose K, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam MA. ASO Visual Abstract: True Incidence of Appendiceal Neoplasms in Patients Presenting with Complicated Appendicitis: A Call for a Revised Management Algorithm. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 May; 33(5):4180-4181. View on PubMed
  7. Foroutani L, Aburayya BI, Gonzalez A, Ali S, Ganjouei AA, Wang JJ, Kirkwood K, Corvera C, Kouanda A, Alseidi A, Adam MA. A novel transoral extraction technique in robotic resection of gastroduodenal tumors: a case series. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2026 Apr 28; 411(1). View on PubMed
  8. Yogo A, Akanuma N, Kim GE, Paciorek A, Zhang L, Le P, Hirose K, Corvera CU, Bergsland EK, Nakakura EK. Characterization of small intestinal neuroendocrine tumorlets. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2026 Apr 01; 33(4). View on PubMed
  9. Foroutani L, Wang JJ, Kiran S, Yin H, Myszewski J, Ali S, Ashraf Ganjouei A, Hirose K, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam MA. True Incidence of Appendiceal Neoplasms in Patients Presenting with Complicated Appendicitis: A Call for a Revised Management Algorithm. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 May; 33(5):4161-4168. View on PubMed
  10. Foroutani L, Gonzalez A, Wang JJ, Aburayya BI, Ganjouei AA, Feng J, Thornblade LW, Hirose K, Maker AV, Nakakura E, Corvera CU, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy as the Standard of Care in the US: Are We There Yet? Cancers (Basel). 2025 Sep 16; 17(18). View on PubMed
  11. Wong P, Todeschini L, Pollini T, Hernandez S, Zampese M, Aguilar LL, Peng JS, Thornblade LW, Adam MA, Alseidi A, Corvera CU, Hirose K, Kirkwood KS, Nakakura EK, Maker AV. Minimally Invasive Versus Open Resection for Solid Pseudopapillary Tumors of the Pancreas: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. J Surg Oncol. 2025 Sep; 132(4):676-683. View on PubMed
  12. Ajani JA, D'Amico TA, Bentrem DJ, Corvera CU, Das P, Enzinger PC, Enzler T, Gerdes H, Gibson MK, Grierson P, Gupta G, Hofstetter WL, Ilson DH, Jalal S, Kim S, Kleinberg LR, Klempner S, Lacy J, Lee B, Licciardi F, Lloyd S, Ly QP, Matsukuma K, McNamara M, Merkow RP, Miller AM, Mukherjee S, Mulcahy MF, Perry KA, Pimiento JM, Reddi DM, Reznik S, Roses RE, Strong VE, Su S, Uboha N, Wainberg ZA, Willett CG, Woo Y, Yoon HH, McMillian NR, Stein M. Gastric Cancer, Version 2.2025, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines In Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 05; 23(5):169-191. View on PubMed
  13. Yin H, Sharma D, Wang JJ, Ganjouei AA, Kouanda A, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Kirkwood K, Corvera C, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Robotic-assisted trans-mesocolic side-to-side duodenojejunostomy for palliative management of malignant distal duodenal obstruction. Chin Clin Oncol. 2025 Feb; 14(1):5. View on PubMed
  14. 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
  15. 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. 2025 Feb; 32(2):1251-1252. View on PubMed
  16. 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. 2025 Feb; 32(2):1218-1219. View on PubMed
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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 11; 28(11):1799-1804. View on PubMed
  20. 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

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