Biographical summary
Dr. Kristopher Croome is a Professor of Surgery at Mayo Clinic Florida practicing both transplant and hepatobiliary surgery.
He completed his surgical residency at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He took time during his residency and completed a graduate degree in epidemiology and statistics from Harvard
University as well as a research fellowship through Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical center in Boston. He subsequently completed an abdominal transplant fellowship (ASTS) at the University of Western Ontario followed by a fellowship in hepatobiliary surgery (AHPBA) from Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal: Liver Transplantation. His research interests include donation after circulatory death liver transplantation, donor liver steatosis, liver regeneration and hepatobiliary oncology. He has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications in transplant and HPB surgery.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Liver transplantation
- Kidney/pancreas transplantation
- Hepatobiliary/pancreatic surgery
- Metastatic colorectal cancer
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Liver regeneration
- Ischemia reperfusion injury
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2014
Fellow - AHPBA Hepatobiliary SurgeryMayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
- 2014
FellowRST Hepatopancreatobiliary Sur, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2013
Fellow - ASTS Liver/Kidney TransplantUniversity of Western Ontario
- 2011
Resident - General Surgery ResidencyUniversity of Western Ontario
- 2009
MS - Clinical EpidemiologyHarvard University
- 2009
Research Fellowship - Transplant SurgeryBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- 2006
MDUniversity of Western Ontario
- 2002
BSc (Hons) - Life ScienceQueen's University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2013
General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2024
2023 Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development’s Outstanding Faculty AwardMayo Clinic Florida
- 2024
Researcher of the Year 2023 Mayo Clinic Department of Transplant Mayo Clinic
- 2023
Paolo Muiesan Clinical Science Investigator Award 2023International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS)
- 2018
2018 ASTS Vanguard PrizeAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
- 2013
Mayo Clinic - Fellow Teacher of the YearDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2013
Rising Star Award for Top Clinical ResearchInternational Liver Transplant Society
- 2013
Canadian Society of Transplantation National Meeting: Top Trainee Research Paper Award in Clinical ResearchCanadian Society of Transplantation
- 2012
Canadian Society of Transplantation National Meeting: Top Trainee Research Paper Award in Clinical ResearchCanadian Society of Transplantation
- 2012
Canadian Society of Transplantation National Meeting: Best Oral PresentationCanadian Society of Transplantation
- 2010
Canadian Association of General Surgeons National Meeting: Top research Paper Award in Clinical ResearchCanadian Association of General Surgeons
- 2010
Canadian Association of General Surgeons National Laparoscopic Suturing Competition: Second PlaceCanadian Association of General Surgeons
- 2007
Stevens Norvell Award for students with the highest marks on the National Canadian General Surgery Exam for their yearCanadian Association of General Surgeons
- 2003
Class of 1940 ScholarshipUniversity of Western Ontario
- 2002
Verda Taylor Vincent ScholarshipUniversity of Western Ontario
- 2002
The Rix Family Award in PathologyUniversity of Western Ontario
- 2002
The Dr. Kwitko Scholarship in AnatomyUniversity of Western Ontario
- 2000
Queen's Dean's Honour List with DistinctionQueen's University
- 1998
Queen's Pharmacology AwardQueen's University
Professional memberships
- 2024 - present
ChairAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Scientific Studies Committee
- 2023 - present
Committee MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Association (AHPBA) Professional Standards Committee
- 2023 - 2024
Co-ChairAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Scientific Studies Committee
- 2020 - present
Committee MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Scientific Studies Committee
- 2019 - 2023
Committee MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Assocoation (AHPBA) Research Committee
- 2019 - present
Active MemberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
- 2018 - present
Active MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
- 2017 - 2019
Committee MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Association (AHPBA) Program Committee
- 2017 - 2020
Committee MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Vanguard Committee
- 2017 - present
Committee MemberMayo Clinic International Committee
- 2016 - present
Site CoordinatorTogether Project - Liver: Transplant Organ Genomics to Help Prevent Rejection in Liver Transplant Recipients
- 2016 - present
Member, Executive CommitteeImproving DCDD Outcomes in Liver Transplantation (IDOL) Consortium
- 2015 - present
Active MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Association (AHPBA)
- 2015 - present
Active MemberInternational Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Association
- 2013 - present
Active MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
- 2013 - present
Active MemberInternational Liver Transplant Society (ILTS)
Publications