Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Carlos Corvera, M.D. is Professor of Surgery and Chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery at UCSF. A trained surgical oncologist, Dr. Corvera has extensive experience in the treatment of benign and malignant hepatobiliary disease including hepatocellular carcinoma, liver metastases, cancers of the stomach, gall bladder, bile ducts, and pancreas. Additionally, Dr. Corvera performs surgery for melanoma and soft tissue sarcomas. Dr. Corvera specializes in complex and intricate cancer surgeries, including minimally invasive liver resections that greatly minimize post-operative pain and speed recovery. Dr. Corvera, who performs a high volume of such procedures, is also a pioneer and innovator of surgical techniques in the field.
Dr. Corvera graduated from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at UCSF, and prestigious fellowships in surgical oncology and hepatobiliary surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
In May 2013, Dr. Corvera was installed as the President of the UCSF Naffziger Surgical Society, the alumni society for the UCSF Department of Surgery and served for the 2013-2014 term. Dedicated to surgical excellence, the society has long served as a forum fostering collaboration between surgeons and promoting surgical advances through its educational forums.