John P. Roberts

Dr. John P. Roberts is a Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, with over three decades of clinical and academic leadership in transplant surgery. Since joining UCSF in 1988, he has pioneered advancements in living donor liver transplantation, pediatric transplant surgery, and immunosuppression strategies. His research focuses on organ allocation equity, tumor biology in hepatocellular carcinoma, and innovative transplant procedures like the Rex shunt.

• Education: MD, University of California, San Diego (1980)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Minnesota Medical School (Transplant Surgery)
• Clinical Expertise: Kidney/liver/pancreas transplants, portal hypertension, liver cancer surgery

Research Highlights

• Over 170 publications on transplant rejection, immunogenicity, and organ procurement
• NIH-funded studies on hepatotoxins and transplant outcomes
• Advocacy for expanded living donor programs and policy reforms

Scientific Leadership

• Fellow, American Surgical Association
• Principal investigator in NIH R29CA058696 grant (1993-1997) on transplantation and hepatotoxins
• Key contributor to national transplant policy reforms

Clinical Innovation

• Worldwide survey on kidney transplants in breast cancer survivors
• Cost-effectiveness analyses of donor compensation and immunosuppressive regimens
• Development of novel waitlist dropout scores for HCC patients