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David K. Imagawa, MD,  PhD

David K. Imagawa, MD, PhD

General Surgery

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Dr. David K. Imagawa is a fellowship-trained UCI Health surgeon who is a leading expert in minimally invasive liver and pancreatic surgery.

His clinical interests include pancreatic cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cancer, bile duct cancer and islet cell transplantation. He has published numerous publications and has participated in a number of clinical trials involving hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic malignancies. He also is a three-time recipient of the John E. Connolly Award, which is presented annually to an outstanding professor of surgery at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine.Imagawa earned a medical degree and a PhD in pharmacology from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. He completed an internship and residency in general surgery at UCLA School of Medicine, where he also completed fellowships in liver transplantation research and organ transplantation.

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Clinical Interests:

bile duct cancer, bile duct injuries, gallbladder cancer, islet cell transplantation, liver cancer, liver disease, pancreatic cancer

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Background


  • Professional Positions

    • Chief — Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Islet Cell Transplantation
    • Professor — Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Islet Cell Transplantation, Department of Surgery
  • Gender

    Male
  • Awards

    • America's Top Doctors (Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer), Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. — 2013
    • Best Doctors in America® — 2005-2013, 2015-2016
    • Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association — 2012-2023
    • John E. Connolly Award — 2002, 2005
    • Wilma Miley Morton Research Award — 1993
  • Residencies

    • University of California|University of California
    • Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
  • Languages Spoken

    German, English

  • Fellowships

    • University of California|Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center|University of California
    • Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
  • Education

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine|John Hopkins University
  • Academic Profile

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    Speakers Bureau Topics

    • Abnormal Liver Tests, Management
    • Bile Duct Injuries, Prevention and Treatment
    • Islet Cell Transplantation
    • Kidney Transplantation
    • Liver Cancer, Treatment
    • Liver Transplantation
    • Organ Donation
    • Pancreas Cancer
    • Pancreatic Cancer, Laparoscopic Approaches
    • Portal Hypertension, Management
    • Retained Foreign Bodies: How Can We Prevent?
    • Transplantation, History