
Zeljka Jutric MD
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
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333 City Blvd. West., Ste. 1600Orange, CA 92868
Phone+1 714-456-3884
Fax+1 714-456-3487
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Education & Training
Oregon Health & Science UniversityM.Sc., Clinical Research-Human Investigations Program, 2014 - 2018
Swedish Medical Center/First HillResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2014
University of Nevada, Reno School of MedicineClass of 2009
University of Alaska AnchorageB.S., Psychology, Mathematics, Honors Scholar, 2000 - 2005
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2016 - 2027
OR State Medical License 2014 - 2019
WA State Medical License 2010 - 2014
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Recipient of Best Clinical Research Oral Presentation Portland Surgical Society, 2015
- Recipient of Senior Resident Teaching Award Swedish General Surgery, 2012
- Recipient of Scholarship for Leadership Training for Universal Health Care AMSA, 2006
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cancer-associated fibroblasts regulate DNA repair in pancreatic cancer through NDRG1-mediated R-loop processing.Nina Kozlova, Kayla A Cruz, Antoine A Ruzette, Hanna M Doh, Nicholas A Willis
Nature Cell Biology. 2026-04-27 - Impact of the 6-mo Wait Policy on Transplantation, Resection, and Ablation Outcomes for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A National Cancer Database Analysis.Bima J Hasjim, Mitchell Paukner, Allison J Kwong, Mamatha Bhat, Hirohito Ichii
Transplantation. 2026-01-01 - Predicting Benefit of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Elective Nodal Irradiation in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Supervised Machine Learning Approach.Garrett K Harada, Jino Park, Nicholas Peterson, Akul Munjal, David Imagawa
Cancer Medicine. 2025-12-01
Journal Articles
- A Practical Guide to Development of a Successful Robotic Abdominal Surgery Program: The Path to ImplementationZeljka Jutric, Susanne Warner and Yuman Fong, Rozhl Chir, Winter, 1/1/2017
- Within-session changes in alcohol-seeking behavior as a function of rate of ethanol reinforcement in ratsZeljka Jutric, Eric S. Murphy, Fran K. McSweeney and Ann E. Baxter, Behavioral Sciences of the North, 1/1/2005
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Prognostic Significance of Chromogranin A in Small Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.Mustafa Raoof, Zeljka Jutric, Laleh Melstrom, Susanne G. Warner, Yanghee Woo, Yuman Fong, Gagandeep Singh, ASCO-GI Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 1/19/2017
- Role of aggressive surgical debulking in older adults with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.Zeljka Jutric, Mustafa Raoof, Aaron Lewis, Philip Ituarte, Gagandeep Singh and Daneng Li, ASCO-GI Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 1/19/2017
- Treatment at National Cancer Institute Designated Centers is Associated with Increased Likelihood of Resection in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases.Zeljka Jutric, Mustafa Raoof, Philip Ituarte, Laleh Melstrom, Gagandeep Singh, Yuman Fong, Susanne Warner, AHPBA, Miami, FL, 1/1/2017
Lectures
- Expanded Criteria for Resection of Colorectal Liver MetastasesUC Irvine - 1/1/2018
- Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma1/1/2018
- Surgical and Oncologic Management of Pancreatic CancerUC Irvine - 1/1/2017
Other
- Robotic-Assisted Radical Completion Cholecystectomy and Portal LymphadenectomyJutric Z, Surgical Video
1/1/2015 - Minimally Invasive Ventral Hernia Repair with Component SeparationJutric Z, Surgical Video
1/1/2014 - Honors Thesis: Within-session changes in alcohol-seeking behavior as a function of rate of ethanol reinforcement in ratsJutric Z, Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North
Anchorage, AK - 1/1/2005
Professional Memberships
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- Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association - AHPBAMember
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