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Kristene Koontz Gugliuzza, MD, General Surgery, Galveston, TX, Shriners Hospitals for Children

Kristene KoontzGugliuzzaMD

General Surgery Galveston, TX

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Professor, Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch SOM

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Education & Training

  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 1987 - 1989
  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaFellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 1989
  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1987
  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1982 - 1983
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine
    University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1982
  • Eastern Illinois University
    Eastern Illinois UniversityBS, 1974 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1990 - 2021
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 1982 - 2002
  • American College of SurgeonsFellow of the American College of Surgeons

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Super Doc – Texas Medicine Award by the TMA
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
  • Trailblazers Award Women and Organ Transplant Conference, 25th Annual Texas Transplantation Society; Moody Gardens in Galveston, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Portal and systemic drained pancreas transplants have similar outcomes.  
    Woodside KJ, Kasten KR, Ishihara K, Hunter GC, Gugliuzza KK, Daller JA, J Surg Res
  • Renal Function and NODM in de novo Renal Transplant Recipients Treated with standard and reduced levels of Tacrolimus in combination with EC-MPS.  
    Chan L, Andres A, Bunnapradist S, Gugliuzza K, Parasuraman R, Peddi VR, Cassuto-Viguier E, Hart M, Journal of Transplantation
  • Early vs. late cannulation of PTFE grafts for hemodialysis: Comparison of stretch Gore-tax and Impra.  
    Douzdjian V. Badalamenti J. Gugliuzza KK. Broughan TA. Fish JC, J Am Soc Nephrol
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Frequency, potential risk and therapeutic intervention in end-stage renal disease patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: a multicenter study.
    Vaidya S, Sellers R, Kimball P, Shanahan T, Gitomer J, Gugliuzza K, Fish JC, Transplantation
  • Therapy in ESRD patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
    Vaidya S, Sellers R, Gugliuzza K, Daller J, Fish JC, Transplant Proc
  • Pronase improves detection of HLA antibodies in flow crossmatches.
    Vaidya S, Cooper TY, Stewart D, Gugliuzza K, Daller J, Bray RA, Transplant Proc
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Lectures

  • Update on New Immunosuppressants. 
    Breakout session of the ESRD Network 14 Annual Meeting
  • Medical and Surgical Aspects of Dual Transplants: Whole Pancreas and Kidney. 
    ANNA regional meeting
  • Panel Discussion: Women in Transplant; the Professionals Perspective. 
    25th Annual Meeting of the Texas Transplantation Society; Galveston
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations