Konstantinos A. Zorbas

Konstantinos A. Zorbas, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University. His clinical expertise spans liver, kidney, pancreas, and multivisceral transplantation, hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgery, endocrine surgery for parathyroidectomy in kidney disease, and dialysis access procedures. He holds board certification in American Board of Surgery and is affiliated with major professional societies including the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

Education:

• MD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
• Fellowship, Transplant Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine
• Residency, General Surgery, Bronx Care Health System and Temple University Hospital

Research Interests:

• Outcomes research in general surgery and organ transplantation, focusing on postoperative complication prediction, frailty assessment, and surgical site infections.
• Liver and pancreas cancer research, including neoadjuvant therapy impacts and multivisceral resection outcomes.
• Thyroid cancer research and its surgical management.

Publication Trends: His work emphasizes predictive modeling (e.g., frailty indices, infection scores), HPB and transplant surgery outcomes, and oncologic applications in liver/pancreas/thyroid. Recent studies (2023-2020) highlight advancements in pancreas transplantation safety, post-decortication mortality prediction, and HPB cancer resection outcomes.

Professional Memberships:

• American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons
• American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA)
• International Society of Surgery (ISS)
• International Pancreas & Islet Transplant Association
• International Xenotransplantation Association
• International Society for Digestive Surgery
• Intestinal Rehabilitation & Transplant Association
• International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
• Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract (SSAT)
• The Transplantation Society
• Association for Academic Surgery (AAS)
• Hellenic Medical Association of New York

Location: Practices at the Abdominal Organ Transplant Program, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.