SantiagoVeraMD

General Surgery • Cordova, TN

Transplantation

Professor, Surgery-General, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

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Office
8001 Centerview Pkwy
Ste 302
Cordova, TN 38018
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Education & Training

University of TennesseeResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1982
University of TennesseeInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
Central University of VenezuelaClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 1979 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1985 - 1987
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
A streamlined protocol for extracting RNA and genomic DNA from archived human blood and muscle.
Gipsy Majumdar, Santiago R. Vera, Marshall B. Elam, Rajendra Raghow> ;Analytical Biochemistry. 2015 Apr 1
98 citations
Alpha-fetoprotein and tumour size are associated with microvascular invasion in explanted livers of patients undergoing transplantation with hepatocellular carcinoma
Patrick P. McHugh, Jeffrey Gilbert, Santiago Vera, Alvaro Koch, Dinesh Ranjan, Roberto Gedaly> ;HPB. 2010 Feb 1
3 citations
Liver transplantation for the treatment of nonresectable metastatic duodenal paraganglioma
Roberto Gedaly, Hosein Shoukouh-Amiri, Atsushi Shimizu, A. Osama Gaber, Pamela B. Sylvestre, Santiago Vera> ;Transplant International. 2006 Oct 1
27 citations
Posttransplant diabetes mellitus in liver transplant recipients.
Carolyn Driscoll, Ann K. Cashion, Donna Hathaway, Carol Thompson, Yvette P. Conley, Osama Gaber, Santiago R. Vera, Hosein Shokouh-Amiri> ;Progress in Transplantation. 2006 Jun 1
9 citations
Neuropsychiatric complications after liver transplantation: role of immunosuppression and hepatitis C.
Claudio Tombazzi, Bradford Waters, M. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, Santiago R. Vera, Caroline A. Riely> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2006 Jun 1
76 citations
Comparison of sirolimus-based calcineurin inhibitor-sparing and calcineurin inhibitor-free regimens in cadaveric renal transplantation
Agnes Lo, M.F Egidi, Lillian W. Gaber, H S Amiri, Santiago R. Vera, Nosratollah Nezakatgoo, A. Osama Gaber> ;Transplantation. 2004 Apr 27
23 citations
Retrospective evaluation of the risk of hepatitis B virus reactivation after transplantation
Benjamin Duhart, Marsha R. Honaker, M. H. Shokouh-Amiri, Caroline A. Riely, Santiago R. Vera, S. L. Taylor, Ahmed Al-Jedai, A O Gaber> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2003 Sep 1
7 citations
Liver transplantation for acute Budd-Chiari syndrome in identical twin sisters with Factor V leiden mutation.
Nosratollah Nezakatgoo, M. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, A. Osama Gaber, Hani P. Grewal, Santiago R. Vera, Abbas A Chamsuddin, John K Eshun, Michael Jeng> ;Transplantation. 2003 Jul 15
68 citations
Polyomavirus in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients.
Jennifer Trofe, Lillian W. Gaber, Robert J. Stratta, M. H. Shokouh-Amiri, Santiago R. Vera, Rita R. Alloway, Agnes Lo, A O Gaber, M.F Egidi> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2003 Mar 1
12 citations
Impact of long-term immunosuppressive therapy on psychosocial and physical well being in liver transplant recipients.
A. Tarik Kizilisik, Hani P. Grewal, M. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, Santiago R. Vera, Donna Hathaway, A. Osama Gaber> ;Progress in Transplantation. 2003 Jan 1
24 citations
Evolving experience of hepatitis B virus prophylaxis in liver transplantation.
Marsha R. Honaker, M. H. Shokouh-Amiri, Santiago R. Vera, Rita R. Alloway, Hani P. Grewal, Karen L. Hardinger, A.T Kizilisik, Trine N. Bagous, Jennifer Trofe, Robert J...> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2002 Sep 1
3 citations
Ten years of chronic immunosuppressive therapy following orthotopic liver transplantation: impact on health and quality of life
A.T Kizilisik, Hani P. Grewal, M. H. Shokouh-Amiri, Santiago R. Vera, Robert J. Stratta, Donna Hathaway, Agnes Lo, A O Gaber> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2001 Nov 1
13 citations
Psychiatric complications after liver transplantation.
A.T Kizilisik, M. H. Shokouh-Amiri, Claudio Tombazzi, S. Desmukh, Hani P. Grewal, Santiago R. Vera, A O Gaber> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2001 Nov 1
21 citations
Renal allograft outcomes in African American versus Caucasian transplant recipients in the tacrolimus era.
Karen L. Hardinger, Robert J. Stratta, M. Francesca Egidi, Rita R. Alloway, M. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, Lillian W. Gaber, Hani P. Grewal, Marsha R. Honaker, Santiago R. V...> ;Surgery. 2001 Oct 1
41 citations
Duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction in right lobe adult living donor liver transplantation.
M. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, Hani P. Grewal, Santiago R. Vera, Robert J. Stratta, Wagdi Bagous, A. Osama Gaber> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2001 Jun 1
73 citations
Surgical Technique for Right Lobe Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Without Venovenous Bypass or Portocaval Shunting and With Duct-to-Duct Biliary Reconstruction
Hani P. Grewal, M. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, Santiago R. Vera, Robert J. Stratta, Wagdi Bagous, A. Osama Gaber> ;Annals of Surgery. 2001 Apr 1
2 citations
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders: single center experience.
M.F Egidi, Jennifer Trofe, Robert J. Stratta, S. D. Flax, Lillian W. Gaber, M. H. Shokouh-Amiri, M. Jones, Santiago R. Vera, Hani P. Grewal, Rita R. Alloway, A O Gaber> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2001 Feb 1
6 citations
The importance of early prevention of renal dysfunction in liver transplant recipients.
M. H. Shokouh-Amiri, M.F Egidi, Agnes Lo, Hani P. Grewal, Santiago R. Vera, Robert J. Stratta, Tarik A. Kizilisik, Nosratollah Nezakatgoo, Jennifer Trofe, Rita R. Allo...> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2001 Feb 1
65 citations
Choice of surgical technique influences perioperative outcomes in liver transplantation
M. Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, A. Osama Gaber, Wagdy A. Bagous, Hani P. Grewal, Donna Hathaway, Santiago R. Vera, Robert J. Stratta, Trine N. Bagous, Tarik A. Kizilisik> ;Annals of Surgery. 2000 Jun 1
2 citations
Eighteen years of experience with adult and pediatric liver transplantation at the University of Tennessee, Memphis.
M. H. Shokouh-Amiri, Hani P. Grewal, Vera, Robert J. Stratta, Caroline A. Riely, Jaquelyn Fleckenstein, Patricia A. Cowan, A O Gaber> ;Clinical Transplants. 2000 Jan 1
In-situ split-liver transplantation.
Hani P. Grewal, H S Amiri, Santiago R. Vera, Robert J. Stratta, G. Whitington, Linda F. Lazar, Dennis Black, S. Powell, J. Ammons, Gaber Ao> ;Tennessee Medicine. 1999 Nov 1
Geographic favoritism in liver transplantation.
Robert J. Stratta, A O Gaber, Santiago R. Vera> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1999 Mar 25
5 citations
Biliary, pancreatic, and sphincter of Oddi electrical and mechanical signals recorded during ERCP.
Thomas L. Abell, Robert Werkman, Babajide O. Familoni, Wagdy Baggous, Daniel Massie, Santiago R. Vera> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 1998 Mar 1
2 citations
Detection of recurrent hepatitis B after OLT in patients treated with HBIG prophylaxis using graft-biopsy staining, anti-HBs titers and hepatitis B serology
T Nymann, T. Adamec, M.H. Shokouh-Amiri, S.R. Vera, Gaber Ao> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1997 Feb 1
30 citations
Routine early biopsy of allografts with delayed function: Correlation of histopathology and transplant outcome
Lillian W. Gaber, A. Osama Gaber, Donna Hathaway, Santiago R. Vera, M. H. Shokouh-Amiri> ;Clinical Transplantation. 1996 Dec 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical CenterMemphis, Tennessee
Baptist Memorial Hospital - MemphisMemphis, Tennessee