Nicholas Nissen MD
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Transplantation
Associate Professor, Surgery Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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127 S San Vicente BlvdFl 7Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-6746
Fax+1 310-423-7596
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Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1998 - 1999
Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1998
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1991 - 1999
PA State Medical License 1998 - 1999
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite (with Beaker), Epic Systems Corporation, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Sunquest Laboratory, Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016
Clinical Trials
- Immunotherapy Study in Borderline Resectable or Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
- Veliparib in Combination With Gemcitabine and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 02
- Improving Pancreas Radiotherapy Plans Using Respiration-driven Anatomic Deformation: A Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsRecurrence in Patients With Lymph Node-Negative Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.Marco Ventin, Shahrzad Arya, Liti Zhang, Alexandra Gangi, Carlos Fernandez Del-Castillo
JAMA Surgery. 2025-12-17 - Long-term Outcomes of Spleen-preserving Distal Pancreatectomy With or Without Preservation of Splenic Vessels: A Bi-institutional Experience.Shahrzad Arya, Marco Ventin, Liti Zhang, Carlos Fernandez-Del Castillo, Alexandra Gangi
Annals of Surgery. 2025-12-11 - Correlation between clinical and pathological nodal status in hepatocellular carcinoma: identifying risk factors for lymph node metastasis via the national cancer data...Huisong Lee, Kyunguk Jung, Michael Luu, Kambiz Kosari, Nicholas Nissen
World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2025-08-12
Journal Articles
- NASH Leading Cause of Liver Transplant in Women: Updated Analysis of Indications for Liver Transplant and Ethnic and Gender VariancesTsuyoshi Todo, Walid S Ayoub, Naim Alkhouri, Nicholas N Nissen, Vinay Sundaram, Shelly C Lu, Mazen Noureddin, Aarshi Vipani, Tram Tran, Andrew S Klein, Nature
Press Mentions
Research Spotlight by Dr. Anna Berkenblit: April 2025April 16th, 2025- Cedars-Sinai Performs a Record-Setting Number of Solid Organ Transplants in 2022April 25th, 2023
Shop TalkAugust 25th, 2016
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