Dr. David A. Geller, MD, FACS
Co-Director
UPMC Liver Cancer Center
Richard L. Simmons Professor of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
UPMC Montefiore, 7 South
3459 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2582
Phone: 412-692-2001 or Toll-free at 1-855-74-LIVER
Fax: 412-692-2002
E-mail: gellerda@upmc.edu
Dr. Geller is the Richard L. Simmons Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Co-Director of the UPMC Liver Cancer Center. As a hepatobiliary Surgical Oncologist, his clinical interests center on the evaluation and management of patients with liver cancers. He has pioneered laparoscopic liver resections, and has performed more than 170 of these cases. Most of these patients are discharged home on the second post-operative day with 4-5 bandaid-sized incisions. He also specializes in performing laparoscopic radiofrequency ablations of liver tumors. Dr. Geller is a member of many professional and scientific societies including the Society of Surgical Oncology, Society of University Surgeons, and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Dr. Geller has published 150 scientific papers and chapters. He is often a guest lecturer speaking on the management of liver tumors and has presented at more than 220 meetings or seminars. He has active research grants from the NIH, and is also the Principal Investigator on Industry-sponsored clinical trials for liver cancer.
Selected Publications:
- Geller DA, Tsung A, Marsh JW, Dvorchik I, Gamblin TC, Carr BI. Outcome of 1,000 liver cancer patients evaluated at the UPMC liver cancer center. J of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2006; 10:63-68.
- Koffron, A, Geller DA, Gamblin TC, Abecassis M. Laparoscopic liver surgery - shifting the management of liver tumors. Hepatology, 2006; 44:1694-700.
- Balaa FK, Tsung A, Gamblin TC, Marsh JW, Geller DA, Right Hepatic Lobectomy Using the Staple Technique in 101 Patients, J GI Surgery, 2008; 12:338-343.
- Cho SW, Marsh JW, Steel J, Holloway SE, Heckman JT, Ochoa ER, Geller DA, Gamblin TC. Surgical Management of Hepatocellular Adenoma: Take It or Leave It? Ann Surg Oncol. 2008; 15:2795-803.
- Nguyen KT, Gamblin TC, Geller DA. Laparoscopic liver resection for cancer. Future Oncol. 2008; 4:661-70.
- Gamblin TC, Holloway SE, Heckman JT, Geller DA. Laparoscopic resection of benign hepatic cysts: a new standard. J Am Coll Surg. 2008; 207: 731-6.
- Nyugen KT, Gamblin TC, Geller DA. World review of laparoscopic liver resection - 2,804 patients. Ann Surg, 2009, 250:831-841.
- Nyugen KT, Laurent A, Dagher I, Geller DA, et al. Minimally invasive liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: a multi-institutional, international report of safety, feasibility, and early outcomes. Ann Surg. 2009; 250:842-848.
- Dagher I, O'Rourke N, Geller DA, et al. Laparoscopic major hepatectomy: an evolution in standard care. Ann Surg. 2009; 250:856-860.
- Nyugen KT, Steel J, Vanounou T, Tsung A, Marsh JW, Geller DA, Clark Gamblin T. Initial presentation and management of hilar and peripheral cholangiocarcinoma: is a node-positive status or potential margin-positive result a contradiction to resection? Ann Surg Oncol. 2009; 16:3308-15.
- Vanouou T, Steel JL, Nyugen KT, Tsung A, Marsh JW, Geller DA, Gamblin TC. Comparing the clinical and economic impact of laparoscopic versus open liver resection. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010; 17:998-1009.
- Nguyen KT, Geller DA. Laparoscopic liver resection - current update. Surg Clin North Am. 2010; 90:749-60.
- Geller DA. P Preface. Liver surgery: from basics to robotics. Surg Clin North Am. 2010; 90:xvii-xviii.