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
Education
- 2014Fellow - AHPBA Hepatobiliary SurgeryMayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education 
- 2014FellowRST Hepatopancreatobiliary Sur, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine 
- 2013Fellow - ASTS Liver/Kidney TransplantUniversity of Western Ontario 
- 2011Resident - General Surgery ResidencyUniversity of Western Ontario 
- 2009MS - Clinical EpidemiologyHarvard University 
- 2009Research Fellowship - Transplant SurgeryBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 
- 2006MDUniversity of Western Ontario 
- 2002BSc (Hons) - Life ScienceQueen's University 
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2013General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery 
Awards and honors
- 20242023 Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development’s Outstanding Faculty AwardMayo Clinic Florida 
- 2024Researcher of the Year 2023 Mayo Clinic Department of Transplant Mayo Clinic 
- 2023Paolo Muiesan Clinical Science Investigator Award 2023International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) 
- 20182018 ASTS Vanguard PrizeAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) 
- 2013Mayo Clinic - Fellow Teacher of the YearDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 
- 2013Rising Star Award for Top Clinical ResearchInternational Liver Transplant Society 
- 2013Canadian Society of Transplantation National Meeting: Top Trainee Research Paper Award in Clinical ResearchCanadian Society of Transplantation 
- 2012Canadian Society of Transplantation National Meeting: Top Trainee Research Paper Award in Clinical ResearchCanadian Society of Transplantation 
- 2012Canadian Society of Transplantation National Meeting: Best Oral PresentationCanadian Society of Transplantation 
- 2010Canadian Association of General Surgeons National Meeting: Top research Paper Award in Clinical ResearchCanadian Association of General Surgeons 
- 2010Canadian Association of General Surgeons National Laparoscopic Suturing Competition: Second PlaceCanadian Association of General Surgeons 
- 2007Stevens Norvell Award for students with the highest marks on the National Canadian General Surgery Exam for their yearCanadian Association of General Surgeons 
- 2003Class of 1940 ScholarshipUniversity of Western Ontario 
- 2002Verda Taylor Vincent ScholarshipUniversity of Western Ontario 
- 2002The Rix Family Award in PathologyUniversity of Western Ontario 
- 2002The Dr. Kwitko Scholarship in AnatomyUniversity of Western Ontario 
- 2000Queen's Dean's Honour List with DistinctionQueen's University 
- 1998Queen's Pharmacology AwardQueen's University 
Professional memberships
- 2024 - presentChairAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Scientific Studies Committee 
- 2023 - presentCommittee MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Association (AHPBA) Professional Standards Committee 
- 2023 - 2024Co-ChairAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Scientific Studies Committee 
- 2020 - presentCommittee MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Scientific Studies Committee 
- 2019 - 2023Committee MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Assocoation (AHPBA) Research Committee  
- 2019 - presentActive MemberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) 
- 2018 - presentActive MemberAmerican College of Surgeons 
- 2017 - 2019Committee MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Association (AHPBA) Program Committee 
- 2017 - 2020Committee MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Vanguard Committee 
- 2017 - presentCommittee MemberMayo Clinic International Committee 
- 2016 - presentSite CoordinatorTogether Project - Liver: Transplant Organ Genomics to Help Prevent Rejection in Liver Transplant Recipients 
- 2016 - presentMember, Executive CommitteeImproving DCDD Outcomes in Liver Transplantation (IDOL) Consortium 
- 2015 - presentActive MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Association (AHPBA) 
- 2015 - presentActive MemberInternational Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Association 
- 2013 - presentActive MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) 
- 2013 - presentActive MemberInternational Liver Transplant Society (ILTS) 
Publications