Shareef Syed

Dr. Shareef Syed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. He serves as the educational lead for general surgery residents and actively participates in enhancing surgical education curricula. His clinical expertise spans abdominal organ transplantation, pediatric transplant surgery, and advanced laparoscopic procedures for living donor nephrectomy. Syed's research focuses on transplant patient outcomes, novel noninvasive rejection detection methods, and global health collaborations with Costa Rican transplant centers.

• University of Leicester - MBChB (2008)
• Royal College of Surgeons - MRCS (2011)
• University of Southampton - Internal Medicine & Surgery (2010)
• University of Bristol - Cardiothoracic Surgery (2011)
• Central Michigan University - General Surgery Residency (2014)
• UCSF - General Surgery Residency (2016) & Abdominal Transplant Fellowship (2018)

His research explores critical areas in transplantation medicine including liver preservation, renal allograft rejection, and Hepatocellular carcinoma outcomes in transplant patients. Recent publications investigate robotic-assisted surgical techniques, machine perfusion applications, and educational methodologies in surgical training. Syed is board-certified in Surgery (2016) and has received teaching awards from UCSF residents.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Louis E. Zeile Outstanding Resident in Surgery (2014)
  • Lawrence W. Way Critical Thinking Award (2016)
  • Faculty Teaching Award (2019)
• Professional Memberships:
  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons
  • Royal College of Surgeons
  • The Transplantation Society
  • Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • American Society of Transplantation

As an active clinician-scientist, Dr. Syed contributes to both clinical practice and research methodology development in transplant surgery. His work addresses critical challenges in organ procurement, surgical education, and patient outcome optimization.