Professor Chief, Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery
General Surgery
Dr. Carlos U. Corvera, MD
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Carlos Corvera is an expert in the field of General Surgery. He went to University of California San Diego School of Medicine. University of California San Diego School of Medicine is ranked 17/19 in Research/PrimaryCare. He has 1 awards "Fellow (FACS)". Doctor Carlos U. Corvera, MD is also published. He has 41 publications published. The lastest publication: "The relationship between hospital volume and outcomes of hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma.' He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Correcting for respiratory motion in liver PET/MRI: preliminary evaluation of the utility of bellows and navigated hepatoBiliary phase imaging.
- Impact of pre-operative positron emission tomography in gallbladder Cancer.
- Expanded use of aggressive therapies improves survival in early and intermediate hepatocellular Carcinoma.
- Activation of G protein-coupled Bile acid receptor, TGR5 induces smooth muscle relaxation via both Epac- and PKA-mediated inhibition of RhoA/Rho kinase pathway.
- The Receptor Tgr5 Mediates The Prokinetic Actions Of Intestinal Bile Acids And Is Required For Normal Defecation In Mice.
- Localization of calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR) and receptor activity-modifying protein 1 (RAMP1) in human gastrointestinal Tract.
- Impairment of central leptin-mediated PI3K signaling manifested as hepatic steatosis independent of hyperphagia and obesity.
- Visual Vignette: An insulin-secreting Neuroendocrine tumor arising from ectopic foci of pancreatic tissue.
- Reversible surgical model of Biliary inflammation and obstructive jaundice in mice.
- Hepatic surgery at a VA tertiary medical center: lessons learned.
- Periprocedural complications by Child-Pugh class in patients undergoing transcatheter Arterial embolization or chemoembolization to treat unresectable hepatocellular c...
- Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis.
- Abdominal actinomycosis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a rare complication of bile spillage.
- Caudate split for open and laparoscopic Liver resections.
- Basal cell Carcinoma does metastasize.
- 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography influences management decisions in patients with biliary Cancer.
- Role of calcitonin receptor-like receptor in colonic motility and inflammation.
- Agonists of protease-activated receptors 1 and 2 stimulate electrolyte secretion from mouse Gallbladder.
- Bipolar pulse coagulation for resection of the cirrhotic Liver.
- Recurrent invasive intraDuctal papillary mucinous carcinoma of the pancreas mimicking pott disease: review of the literature.
- Clinical and pathologic features of proximal Biliary strictures masquerading as hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
- Retrocardiac parathyroid tumor: a rare mediastinal site.
- Role of laparoscopy in the evaluation of biliary tract Cancer.
- Expression and function of the Bile acid receptor GpBAR1 (TGR5) in the murine enteric nervous system.
- Heterogeneity of P2u- and P2y-purinergic receptor regulation of phospholipases in MDCK cells.
- Mast cell tryptase regulates rat colonic myocytes through proteinase-activated receptor 2.
- Recent advances. General surgery.
- Desensitization of the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1-R) in neurons: effects of substance P on the distribution of NK1-R, Galphaq/11, G-protein receptor kinase-2/3, and be...
- Proteinase-activated receptors: novel mechanisms of signaling by serine proteases.
- A hospital's annual rate of esophagectomy influences the operative mortality rate.
- The relationship between hospital volume and outcomes of hepatic resection for hepatocellular Carcinoma.
- Thrombin and mast cell tryptase regulate guinea-pig myenteric neurons through proteinase-activated receptors-1 and -2.
- Proteinase-activated receptor-2 in human skin: tissue distribution and activation of keratinocytes by mast cell tryptase.
- Implementation of a multidisciplinary treatment team for hepatocellular Cancer at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center improves survival.
- Hydrophobic Bile salts inhibit gallbladder smooth muscle function via stimulation of GPBAR1 receptors and activation of KATP channels.
- Laparoscopic treatment of Liver tumours using a two-needle probe bipolar radiofrequency ablation device.
- Giant mesenteric cystic lymphangioma presenting with Abdominal pain and masquerading as a gynecologic malignancy.
- Perforated ulcer mimicking a spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with congenital Diaphragmatic hernia.
- The missing thyroid.
- Improvement in perioperative outcome after hepatic resection: Analysis of 1,803 consecutive cases over the past decade.
Schools
University Of California San Diego School Of Medicine
Procedures Preformed
- Adrenalectomy
- Colectomy
- Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
- Excision of Bile Duct Tumor
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- Atelectasis
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center -
UCSF -
University of California San Diego School of Medicine
Hospital
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San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center -
San Francisco VA Medical Center -
UCSF Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1336166396 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | CORVERA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | CARLOS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 941211545 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CA | |
| Specialty Description | General Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 22.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1336166396 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | CORVERA |
| First Name Of The Provider | CARLOS |
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