Alex W Cantafio MD
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Transplantation
Medical Lead HPB Oncology Program
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1003 S. 5th St.1st Fl.Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone+1 317-402-9607
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Summary
- I am a board certified general surgeon with fellowship training in liver, kidney and pancreas transplant. I perform complex hepato-pancreato-biliary procedures.
Education & Training
University of Washington, Multi-Organ Transplantation Division of TransplantationFellowship, 2009 - 2011- Phoenix Integrated Surgical2005 - 2009
- Phoenix Integrated Surgical2004 - 2005
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2004, MD
Georgetown UniversityMS, Physiology and Biophysics, 1998- University of CaliforniaBS, Physiology, 1995
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2020 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2011 - 2021
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Society Of TransplantationLiver, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- ATC Young Investigator Award 2010
- Top Ten Abstract ASTS Winter Symposium 2009
- Fellow American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 75 citationsUse of the PD-1 Pathway Inhibitor Nivolumab in a Renal Transplant Patient With MalignancyC. L. Boils, D. N. Aljadir, A. W. Cantafio
American Journal of Transplantation. 2016-08-01 - 26 citationsRisk stratification of kidneys from donation after cardiac death donors and the utility of machine perfusion.Alex Cantafio, André A. S. Dick, Jeffrey B. Halldorson, R. Bakthavatsalam, Jorge D. Reyes
Clinical Transplantation. 2011-09-01 - 60 citationsSuccessful rescue therapy with plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin for acute humoral renal transplant rejection.Nicole B. White, S. M. Greenstein, Alex W. Cantafio, R. S. Schechner, Daniel Glicklich
Transplantation. 2004-09-15
Journal Articles
- New Immunosuppression Regimens: Safety, Efficacy and Immunomodulation.Cantafio AW, The Immunology Report., Volume 7, Number 1
- Liver Transplantation Cost for End-Stage Liver Disease.Salvalaggio PR, Cantafio A, Montenovo MI, Annals of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Abstracts/Posters
- Complication Burden and the Economic Impact of Obesity in Liver Transplantation.Alex W Cantafio, MD, Martin Montenovo MD., MD, Kara MacLeod, MPH, Andre A Dick, MD, JeffreyB Halldorson, MD, Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam, MD, Jorge D Reyes, MD, James D Pe..., ASTS Winter Symposium
- A Case-Series Study of Induction in Liver Transplantation: Outcomes and Economic Analysis.Martin Montenovo, M.D, Alex W. Cantafio, MD., Kara MacLeod, MD, Mai-Trang Dang PhmD., Andre A. Dick, MD, Jeff B Halldorson, MD, Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam, MD, Jorge Reye..., ASTS Winter Symposium
- Liver Grafts Procured By Other Transplant Teams : Economic and Clinical Impact to a Single Transplant Center.Alex W Cantafio, MD, Paolo Salvalaggio MD PhD., Kara MacLeod MPH, Andre A. Dick MD, Jeffrey B. Halldorson MD, Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam MD, Jorge D. Reyes MD, ATC
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Society of surgical oncologyFellow
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