Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro, M.D.

Clinical Interests

Gastrointestinal, Foregut, Stomach, Liver Cancer; General Surgery; Kidney, Nephrology, Pancreas; Liver, Hepatobiliary, Pancreas, Gastrointestinal; Transplant, Hepatobiliary Surgery; Transplant, Liver, Kidney

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-5875

Fax: (585) 271-7929

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Ave, AC-2
Rochester, NY 14642-0001

Transplant: (585) 275-5875

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Surgery , Transplant (SMD)

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro was the former Director of Liver Transplantation at Western University, Canada and an Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology.
Dr. Hernandez-Alejandro completed an abdominal transplant and hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery fellowship from 2006-2008 at Western University, Canada. Subsequently, he received further training in live donor liver transplantation at the Kyoto University in Japan.
Over the past 8 years, Dr. Hernandez-Alejandro's reputation for leadership and collaboration has helped to build one of the largest Transplant and Hepatobiliary Programs in Canada and is recognized in the broader surgical community nationally and internationally. He is a pioneer in liver resections for malignancy as well as Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Liver Transplantation.
His research endeavors are primarily focused on liver regeneration and donation after cardiac death.
Dr. Hernandez-Alejandro has developed several protocols, as the principal investigator, in liver metastasis designed to improve the outcome in DCD's. A pioneer in North America with the ALPPS procedure in the management of liver metastases, Dr. Hernandez-Alejandro is frequently invited by national and international academic centers to give guest lectures on the topic. He has more than 50 peer reviewed publications in the area of HPB and liver transplant.

Credentials

Specialties

Surgery - American Board of Surgery

Education

1995
MD | Mexico - Universidad la Salle Mexico City
Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2006 - 06/30/2008
Fellowship in Transplant Surgery at London Health Sciences Center

08/01/2003 - 07/31/2005
Fellowship in Transplant Surgery at Alberta Health Services

03/01/1997 - 02/28/2001
Residency in General Surgery at Mexican Institute of Social Security

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Awards

2016
Latin American Leadership Award
Sponsor: Government of Ontario
Location: London North Center

2016
Excellence in Academics
Sponsor: Department of Oncology, Western University
Location: London, Ontario, Canada

2015
President's Award for Innovation
Sponsor: London Health Science Center
Location: London, Ontario, Canada

2013
Mentor for Rising Star Award
Sponsor: International Liver Transplantation Society
Location: Sydney, Austraila

2013
Best Clinical Abstract at CST 2013
Sponsor: Clinical Society of Transplantation
Location: Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

2012
Clinical Abstract Award Winner
Sponsor: Clinical Society of Transplantation
Location: Quebec City, QC, Canada

2012
Resident Mentor Award
Sponsor: Western University
Location: London, Ontario, Canada

2010 - 2011
USC Teaching Honour Roll Award of Excellence
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario
Location: London, Ontario, Canada

2010
Clerkship Teacher of the Year Award
Sponsor: Department of Surgery, Western University
Location: London, Ontario, Canada

2008
Distinguished Fellow for Outstanding Research in the Field of Transplantation
Sponsor: American Society of Transplantation
Location: SanDiego, CA, USA

2008
Rising Star Award
Sponsor: 2008 Joint International Congress
Location: Paris, France

2007
Clinical Abstract Award Winner
Sponsor: Clinical Society of Transplantation
Location: Banff, Alberta, Canada

2006
Clinical Abstract Award Winner
Sponsor: Canadian Society of Transplantation
Location: Mont-Tremblant, Quebec

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Publications

Journal Articles

2018
Kidane, B.; Lung, K.; McCreery, G.; El-Khatib, C.; Ott, M. C.; Hernandez-Alejandro, R.; Vinden, C.; Gray, D.; Parry, N. G.; Leslie, K. A.; Mele, T. S.;. "Early Rescue from Acute Severe Clostridium Difficile: A Novel Treatment Strategy". Surg.Infect.(Larchmt). 2018; 19(1): 78-82.

2018
Lang, H.; de Santibanes, E.; Schlitt, H. J.; Malago, M.; van Gulik, T.; Machado, M. A.; Jovine, E.; Heinrich, S.; Ettorre, G. M.; Chan, A.; Hernandez-Alejandro, R.; Robles Campos, R.; Sandstrom, P.; Linecker, M.; Clavien, P. A.;. "10th Anniversary of ALPPS-Lessons Learned and quo Vadis". Ann.Surg. 2018; .

2018
Wanis, K. N.; Ardiles, V.; Alvarez, F. A.; Tun-Abraham, M. E.; Linehan, D.; de Santibanes, E.; Hernandez-Alejandro, R.;. "Intermediate-term survival and quality of life outcomes in patients with advanced colorectal liver metastases undergoing associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy". Surgery. 2018; 163(4): 691-697.

Books & Chapters

2014
Chapter Title: Liver and Kidney Donation following Cardiac Death
Book Title: Operative Techniques in Transplant Surgery
Author List: Hernandez-Alejandro R
Edited By: Michael Englesbe
Published By: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2014 in Philadelphia, PA

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