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Kristopher (Kris) P. Croome, M.D.

  1. Transplant Surgeon
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  1. Jacksonville, Florida

Languages

English

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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.

  1. Cholangiocarcinoma
  2. Colon cancer
  3. Hepatocellular carcinoma
  1. Kidney transplant
  2. Liver resection
  3. Liver transplant
  4. Pancreas transplant
  • Liver transplantation
  • Kidney/pancreas transplantation
  • Hepatobiliary/pancreatic surgery
  • Metastatic colorectal cancer
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Liver regeneration
  • Ischemia reperfusion injury
  1. 2014
    Fellow - AHPBA Hepatobiliary SurgeryMayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
  2. 2014
    FellowRST Hepatopancreatobiliary Sur, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  3. 2013
    Fellow - ASTS Liver/Kidney TransplantUniversity of Western Ontario
  4. 2011
    Resident - General Surgery ResidencyUniversity of Western Ontario
  5. 2009
    MS - Clinical EpidemiologyHarvard University
  6. 2009
    Research Fellowship - Transplant SurgeryBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  7. 2006
    MDUniversity of Western Ontario
  8. 2002
    BSc (Hons) - Life ScienceQueen's University

Certifications

  1. 2013
    General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

Awards and honors

  1. 2018
    2018 ASTS Vanguard PrizeAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
  2. 2013
    Mayo Clinic - Fellow Teacher of the YearDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  3. 2013
    Rising Star Award for Top Clinical ResearchInternational Liver Transplant Society
  4. 2013
    Canadian Society of Transplantation National Meeting: Top Trainee Research Paper Award in Clinical ResearchCanadian Society of Transplantation
  5. 2012
    Canadian Society of Transplantation National Meeting: Top Trainee Research Paper Award in Clinical ResearchCanadian Society of Transplantation
  6. 2012
    Canadian Society of Transplantation National Meeting: Best Oral PresentationCanadian Society of Transplantation
  7. 2010
    Canadian Association of General Surgeons National Meeting: Top research Paper Award in Clinical ResearchCanadian Association of General Surgeons
  8. 2010
    Canadian Association of General Surgeons National Laparoscopic Suturing Competition: Second PlaceCanadian Association of General Surgeons
  9. 2007
    Stevens Norvell Award for students with the highest marks on the National Canadian General Surgery Exam for their yearCanadian Association of General Surgeons
  10. 2003
    Class of 1940 ScholarshipUniversity of Western Ontario
  11. 2002
    Verda Taylor Vincent ScholarshipUniversity of Western Ontario
  12. 2002
    The Rix Family Award in PathologyUniversity of Western Ontario
  13. 2002
    The Dr. Kwitko Scholarship in AnatomyUniversity of Western Ontario
  14. 2000
    Queen's Dean's Honour List with DistinctionQueen's University
  15. 1998
    Queen's Pharmacology AwardQueen's University

Professional memberships

  1. 2020 - present
    Committee MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Scientific Studies Committee
  2. 2019 - present
    Committee MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Assocoation (AHPBA) Research Committee
  3. 2019 - present
    Active MemberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
  4. 2018 - present
    Active MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
  5. 2017 - 2019
    Committee MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Association (AHPBA) Program Committee
  6. 2017 - 2020
    Committee MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Vanguard Committee
  7. 2017 - present
    Committee MemberMayo Clinic International Committee
  8. 2016 - present
    Site CoordinatorTogether Project - Liver: Transplant Organ Genomics to Help Prevent Rejection in Liver Transplant Recipients
  9. 2016 - present
    Member, Executive CommitteeImproving DCDD Outcomes in Liver Transplantation (IDOL) Consortium
  10. 2015 - present
    Active MemberAmericas Hepatobiliary Association (AHPBA)
  11. 2015 - present
    Active MemberInternational Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Association
  12. 2013 - present
    Active MemberAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)
  13. 2013 - present
    Active MemberInternational Liver Transplant Society (ILTS)

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