Sergio Acuna Mancilla, MD, PhD
General SurgeryLiver Transplant SurgeryKidney Transplant SurgeryPancreas Transplant SurgeryHepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
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- Adults
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Languages
- English
- French
- Portuguese
- Spanish
About Sergio Acuna Mancilla
Biography
Dr. Sergio Acuna Mancilla is an assistant professor in the UAB Division of Transplantation.
Acuna Mancilla obtained his medical degree from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He then completed his general surgery residency and Ph.D. in clinical epidemiology at the University of Toronto. He also completed additional postgraduate education at UAB as a fellow through the Division of Transplantation's Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship.
Upon the completion of his fellowship, Dr. Acuna Mancilla began his role as a faculty member at UAB as a clinical instructor in December 2024.
He is a member of the following societies: American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA), and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC).
Faculty Appointment
Instructor
Research Interests
Liver transplantation, kidney and pancreas transplantation, benign and malignant hepatobiliary disease, minimally invasive hepatic surgery, transplant oncology
Publications
Gomez D, Stukel TA, Baxter NN, Acuna SA, Wilton AS, Treleaven D, Ordon M, Kim SJ. A Population-Based Analysis of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Solid Organ Transplantation in Ontario, Canada: Policy Response and Changes in Volume and 90-Day Outcomes. Ann Surg Open. 2023 Jan 5;4(1):e230.
Ottolino-Perry K, Mealiea D, Sellers C, Acuna SA, Angarita FA, Okamoto L, Scollard D, Ginj M, Reilly R, McCart JA. Vaccinia virus and peptide-receptor radiotherapy synergize to improve treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis. Mol Ther Oncolytics. 2023 Apr 10;29:44-58.
Gomez D, Acuna SA, Joseph Kim S, Nantais J, Santiago R, Calzavara A, Saskin R, Baxter NN. Incidence and Mortality of Emergency General Surgery Conditions Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Ontario, Canada: A Population-based Analysis. Transplantation. 2022 Oct 17.
Acuna SA, Zhang W, Yoon PD, Ivanics T, Zhu MP, Claasen M, Zuckerman J, Ghanekar A, Cattral MS, Sapisochin G. Right Lobe Versus Left Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Donor and Recipient Outcomes. Transplantation. 2022 Dec 1;106(12):2370-2378. Epub 2022 Jul 8.
Acuna SA, Dossa F, Chesney TR. Long-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Lavage for Perforated Diverticulitis Remain Unfavorable. JAMA Surg. 2021 Jul 28.
Memberships
American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA), International Society of Liver Transplant (ILTS), American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), American College of Surgeons, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC).
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Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2024
- Residency: University of Toronto, 2022
- Graduate School: University of Toronto, 2017
- Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2009
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 2022