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Phillipe Abreu, MD, PhD, MBA, MSc, FACS
Transplant Surgery
Locations
Practice Locations
UCHealth Transplant Surgery - Anschutz Medical Campus
720-848-0833
Provider Expertise
Clinical Interest for Patients
Dedicated to transplantation for oncological diseases and advancing Robotic Surgery applied to Transplantation of the Liver, Kidney, and Pancreas.
Care Philosophy
Dr. Abreu's clinical expertise spans liver transplant oncology, focusing on liver cancer treatments through transplantation and utilizing minimally invasive robotic surgery for complex abdominal procedures. Dr. Abreu's research interests include the treatment of oncologic patients with transplantation, organ preservation, and innovative surgical technologies including robotic transplantation.
Specialties
- Complex General Surgical Oncology
- Transplant Surgery
- Surgery
Conditions & Treatments
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Digestive System
Abnormal liver enzymes, Acute Liver Failure, Alagille Syndrome, Alcohol-associated liver disease, Autoimmune hepatitis, Benign Liver Tumors, Biliary Atresia, Biliary Surgery, Choledochal Cysts, Chronic Pancreatitis, Cirrhosis, Cirrhosis and its complications including ascites, variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, and hepatocellular carcinoma, End-stage Liver Failure, Fatty Liver Disease, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Minimally Invasive Services, Hepatology (Liver Disorders), Intestinal Failure / Short Bowel Syndrome, Liver Cysts, Liver Metastases, Liver Resection, Liver transplant evaluations, Long-term follow-up of liver transplant recipients, Motility disorders, Pancreas Surgery, Primary biliary cholangitis, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary sclerosing cholangitis, Wilson Disease
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Kidneys and Urinary System
Chronic Kidney Disease, Dialysis, End-stage Renal Failure, Kidney Disease, Kidney Failure, Peritoneal Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Polycystic Kidney Disease
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Organ Transplant
Kidney transplant, Liver transplant, Living Donor Kidney Transplant, Living Donor Liver Transplant, Portal Vein Embolization, Renal Auto transplant, Robotic High BMI Kidney Transplant, Robotic Living Donor Liver Transplant, Transplant Evaluation
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Surgery
Complex Abdominal/Open, Kidney Transplant, Laparoscopic, Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy, Liver Transplant, Living Kidney Donation, Living Liver Donation, Major Liver (Hepatobiliary), Pancreas Transplant, Rex Shunt or Meso-portal Shunt, Robotic, Transplant, Urologic
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Cancers
Bile Duct Cancer, Biliary Cancer, Cancer Surgery, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Kidney Cancer, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Interests & Activities
Personal Interests
I am a motorcycle roadtrip addicted.
Volunteer Activities
I have performed over 150 surgeries in Haiti over 8 volunteer missions.
Education & Training
Medical Schools
MD, Universidade Federal do Parana, Brazil (2012)
Graduate Schools
MSc, Santa Casa de Sao Paulo. Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Brazil (2017)
PhD, Santa Casa de Sao Paulo. Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Brazil (2020)
MBA, University of Tennessee - Knoxville (2023)
Internships
Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (2013)
Residency Program
Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu (2014)
Fellowships
Universidade Federal do Parana. Erasto Gaerner Cancer Center (2018)
University of Miami. Jackson Memorial Hospital (2023)
University of Miami. Jackson Memorial Hospital (2022)
University of Toronto (2019)
Professional Memberships
American College of Surgeons, FACS
American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Member
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Certified Member
Brazilian College of Surgeons, TCBC
Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, TSBCO
Clinical Robotic Surgery Association, Member
International Liver Transplant Society, Member
Research & Grants
Research Interests for Patients
Transplant Oncology, Transplant Robotic Surgery
information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
720-848-0833
Referral Contact Fax
720-848-0841
Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
Transplant Oncology, Transplant Robotics.
Research Interest for Referring Providers
Transplant Oncology, Transplant Robotic Surgery