
Jared Andrew Forrester MD
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas
Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgeon
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9300 Medical Center DrMail Code 7720La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 858-657-6487
Fax+1 858-587-6694
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Summary
- Dr. Jared Forrester is a Liver and Pancreas surgeon based in La Jolla, CA, with an expertise in minimally invasive approaches (robotic and laparoscopic). He completed his residency in Surgery at Stanford University and further specialized in Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery at Portland Providence Medical Center. He is currently an Assistant Professor at UC San Diego Health and was previously a Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgeon at Hoag Family Cancer Institute. His expertise includes exocrine and neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas, gastrointestinal surgery, liver masses, bile duct cancer and robotic procedures. Dr. Forrester has several publications, notably in JAMA Surgery and The British Journal of Surgery, focusing on surgical infection prevention in low-resource settings. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Education & Training
Portland Providence Medical CenterHepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, 2021 - 2023
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2014 - 2021
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2015 - 2027
OR State Medical License 2022 - 2027
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsScalability and Sustainability of a Surgical Infection Prevention Program in Low-Income Environments.Nichole Starr, Natnael Gebeyehu, Maia R Nofal, Jared A Forrester, Assefa Tesfaye
JAMA Surgery. 2024-02-01 - 7 citationsSustainability of a Surgical Quality Improvement Program at Hospitals in Ethiopia.Nichole Starr, Maia R. Nofal, Natnael Gebeyehu, Jared A. Forrester, Miliard Derbew
JAMA Surgery. 2021-11-03 - 4 citationsAuthor response to: Clean Cut (adaptive, multimodal surgical infection prevention programme) for low-resource settings: a prospective quality improvement studyJared A. Forrester, Nichole Starr, Natnael Gebeyehu, Tihitena Negussie, Thomas G. Weiser
The British Journal of Surgery. 2021-04-05
Journal Articles
- Minimum Specifications for a Lifebox Surgical Headlight for Resource-Constrained SettingsThomas G Weiser, Jared A Forrester, JAMA
Books/Book Chapters
Authored Content
- Developing Process Maps as a Tool for a Surgical Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Initiative in Resource-Constrained SettingsMarch 2018
Press Mentions
Reducing Surgical Site Infections in Low-Resource SettingsSeptember 24th, 2020
Health Care Financial Burden of Animal-Related Injuries Is Growing, Study SaysDecember 11th, 2018
Deadliest Animals in US May Shock YouMarch 7th, 2018
External Links
- Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/pub/jared-forrester/7a/6b9/114
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