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Topic: Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery - Technique Tips and
Surgical Strategies
Dr. David A. Geller
Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary and
Pancreatic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA. E-mail: gellerda@upmc.edu
Dr. Geller is the Richard L. Simmons Professor of Surgery at the
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Director of
the UPMC Liver Cancer Center. As a hepatobiliary surgical oncologist,
his clinical interests center on the evaluation and management of patients with liver cancers.
He has pioneered laparoscopic liver resection surgery, having performed more than 1,060 such
cases with his team. Most of these patients are discharged home on the second postoperative
day with only 4-5 bandage-sized incisions. Dr. Geller also specializes in laparoscopic
radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors.
He is an active member of many professional and scientific societies, including the Society of
Surgical Oncology, the Society of University Surgeons, and the American Society of Transplant
Surgeons.
Dr. Geller has published 320 scientific papers and book chapters. A frequent guest lecturer, he
has presented on the management of liver tumors at more than 410 national and international
meetings and seminars. He currently holds active research grants from the NIH and serves as
Principal Investigator for several industry-sponsored clinical trials in liver cancer.
