Alex Gervacio Cuenca MD
Pediatric General Surgery, Transplantation
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300 Longwood AveBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6000
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Summary
- Dr. Alex Cuenca is a general surgeon based in Boston, MA, with subspecialties in pediatric general surgery and transplantation. He completed his medical degree at the University of Florida College of Medicine in 2006, followed by a residency in surgery at the same institution until 2015. His fellowship training included pediatric surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital and transplant hepatology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Currently, he serves as a doctor at Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Cuenca is experienced in trauma, surgical critical care, and joint preservation surgery. His recent publications cover topics including the MAGIC procedure for midaortic syndrome and pediatric liver transplant considerations.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2017 - 2019
Boston Children’s HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2015 - 2017
University of FloridaResidency, Surgery, 2006 - 2015- University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2028
PA State Medical License 2015 - 2018
FL State Medical License Active through 2014
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Protocol for modeling innate immune training by repeated alum exposure in mice (adjuvant conditioning).Thais Boccia, Matheus Deroco Veloso da Silva, Victor Fattori, Weikang Pan, Michael S Rogers
STAR Protocols. 2026-03-20 - Long-term outcomes after the mesenteric artery growth improves circulation (MAGIC) procedure for midaortic syndrome.Megan Z Chiu, Donna C Koo, Raissa Li, Usama Anwar, Kyung Kim
Surgery. 2026-02-01 - Towards a reference cell atlas of liver diversity over the human lifespan.Sarah A Taylor, Gary D Bader, Sonya MacParland, Alan C Mullen, Tallulah Andrews
Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2026-01-01
Press Mentions
Coping with Hepatoblastoma: It Didn’t Take Magic for John’s Family to Find AnswersJune 10th, 2021
Grant Support
- TLR4 Signaling In The Innate Immune Response To Neonatal SepsisNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2010
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