Fernanda Romero Hernandez, MD

Resident Physician
Surgery

Dr. Fernanda Romero-Hernandez is a general surgery resident at UCSF. She is an International Medical Graduate from Mexico who graduated with honors from Universidad Autonoma de Querétaro in 2017. Following her graduation, she completed a one-year postgraduate research fellowship at the Experimental Surgery Department of Instituto Nacional de Nutrición Salvador Zubiran, where her research on esophageal motility disorders earned her the prestigious Bernardo Sepulveda Research Award in Mexico. She completed two years of general surgery residency at Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social in Monterrey before immigrating to the United States to pursue a career in academic surgery. In 2021, she joined the Hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) Research Group in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She has published several textbook chapters and has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications. Beyond her professional achievements, she is an avid sports enthusiast, former soccer player, and founding member of the Celtic International women's soccer team in her middle school.

Publications: 

Long-Duration Neoadjuvant Therapy with FOLFIRINOX Yields Favorable Outcomes for Patients Who Undergo Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer.

Annals of surgical oncology

Miller PN, Romero-Hernandez F, Calthorpe L, Wang JJ, Kim SS, Corvera CU, Hirose K, Kirkwood KS, Hirose R, Maker AV, Alseidi AA, Adam MA, Kim GE, Tempero MA, Ko AH, Nakakura EK

National practice patterns in the use of endoscopic ultrasound biopsy for resectable Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Insights into the role of DOTATATE PET/CT in diagnosis.

American journal of surgery

Casey M, Brown A, Romero-Hernandez F, Wang JJ, Ganjouei AA, Tozzi F, Rashidian N, Kirkwood K, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam M

A machine learning approach for predicting textbook outcome after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.

World journal of surgery

Ashraf Ganjouei A, Romero-Hernandez F, Wang JJ, Hamed A, Alaa A, Bartlett D, Alseidi A, Choudry MH, Adam M

Machine learning improves prediction of postoperative outcomes after gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Wang J, Tozzi F, Ashraf Ganjouei A, Romero-Hernandez F, Feng J, Calthorpe L, Castro M, Davis G, Withers J, Zhou C, Chaudhary Z, Adam M, Berrevoet F, Alseidi A, Rashidian N

Robotic-assisted endoluminal gastric leiomyoma resection: a novel surgical technique for benign gastroesophageal junction tumors.

Chinese clinical oncology

Yin H, Ganjouei AA, Wang JJ, Romero-Hernandez F, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam MA

Robotic transanal minimally invasive repair of a colorectal anastomosis leak-a video vignette.

Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

Barnes K, Romero-Hernandez F, Nakamura Y, Sarin A

Transanal excision of rectal lesions using the single port robotic platform: A video vignette.

Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland

Romero-Hernandez F, Wang JJ, Nakamura Y, Chern H, Sarin A

A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Predict Textbook Outcome in Colectomy.

Diseases of the colon and rectum

Ashraf Ganjouei A, Romero-Hernandez F, Conroy PC, Miller P, Calthorpe L, Wang JJ, Lin J, Feng J, Kirkwood KS, Alseidi A, Sarin A, Adam MA

Inadequate Lymph Node Yield: An Inadequate Indication for Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage II Colon Cancer.

Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches

Zambeli-Ljepovic A, Hoffman D, Barnes KE, Romero-Hernandez F, Ashraf Ganjouei A, Adam MA, Sarin A

ASO Author Reflections: Machine Learning-Based Preoperative Prediction of Pancreatic Fistula after Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Annals of surgical oncology

Ashraf Ganjouei A, Wang JJ, Romero-Hernandez F, Alseidi A, Adam MA

A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Using Only Preoperatively Known Data.

Annals of surgical oncology

Ashraf Ganjouei A, Romero-Hernandez F, Wang JJ, Casey M, Frye W, Hoffman D, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Maker AV, Kirkwood KS, Alseidi A, Adam MA

Development and Validation of Prediction Models and Risk Calculators for Post-Hepatectomy Liver Failure and Postoperative Complications using a Diverse International Cohort of Major Hepatectomies.

Annals of surgery

Wang JJ, Feng J, Gomes C, Calthorpe L, Ashraf Ganjouei A, Romero-Hernandez F, Benedetti Cacciaguerra A, Hibi T, Abdelgadir Adam M, Alseidi A, Abu Hilal M, Rashidian N, International Post-Hepatectomy Liver Failure Study Group

National Practice Patterns in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Updates in Management and Survival.

Annals of surgical oncology

Calthorpe L, Romero-Hernandez F, Casey M, Nunez M, Conroy PC, Hirose K, Kim A, Kirkwood K, Maker AV, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam MA

Hypertension Requiring Medication Use: a Silent Predictor of Poor Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Lin JJ, Conroy PC, Romero-Hernandez F, Yilma M, Feng J, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Maker AV, Corvera C, Kirkwood K, Alseidi A, Adam MA

Sofosbuvir plus glecaprevir/pibrentasvir as salvage therapy after liver transplantation in NS5A inhibitor-experienced patients. A case series.

Gaceta medica de Mexico

García-Juárez I, Alonzo-García C, Contreras AG, Romero-Hernández F, Servín-Rojas M, Fernández-Ramírez A, Ruiz I

Contemporary Trends in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Incidence and Survival in the United States.

Cancers

Calthorpe L, Romero-Hernandez F, Miller P, Conroy PC, Hirose K, Kim A, Kirkwood K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Maker AV, Alseidi A, Adam MA

Hand-Assisted Versus Pure Minimally-Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy: Is There a Downside to Lending a Hand?

World journal of surgery

Miller PN, Romero-Hernandez F, Conroy P, Calthorpe L, Yilma M, Mohamedaly S, Kelly YM, Feng J, Hirose K, Kirkwood K, Maker AV, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam MA

Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy Techniques: A Contemporary Analysis Exploring Trends, Similarities, and Differences to Open Surgery.

Cancers

Romero-Hernandez F, Mohamedaly S, Miller P, Rodriguez N, Calthorpe L, Conroy PC, Ganjouei AA, Hirose K, Maker AV, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Kirkwood KS, Alseidi A, Adam MA

The job market for HPB surgeons: leadership perspectives on surgeon skillsets, training pathways, and hiring.

HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association

Hughes D, Romero Hernandez F, Miller P, Warner S, Babicky M, Visser B, Alseidi A, AHPBA SWOT Taskforce

AHPBA graduated fellows' assessments of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing fellowship training in HPB surgery: "HPB training excellence means volume, knowledge, and mentorship".

HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association

Romero-Hernandez F, Miller P, Mora RV, Hughes D, Warner S, Alseidi A, Visser B, Babicky M, AHPBA SWOT Taskforce

AHPBA senior leaders' assessments of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing fellowship training in HPB surgery: "We need to standardize our training experiences".

HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association

Miller P, Romero-Hernandez F, Mora RV, Hughes D, Babicky M, Warner S, Alseidi A, Visser B, AHPBA SWOT Taskforce

Role of Female Research at the Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia General Annual Meeting: A Retrospective Analysis From 2013 to 2019.

Frontiers in surgery

Mejía-Fernández L, Romero-Hernández F, López-Ruiz A, Lopez-Verdugo F, Sanchez-Garcia J, Martinez-Ordaz JL, Moreno-Paquentin E, Lopez-Gavito E

Long-Term Effectiveness of Polymerized-Type I Collagen Intra-Articular Injections in Patients with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation in a Cohort Study.

Advances in orthopedics

Borja-Flores A, Macías-Hernández SI, Hernández-Molina G, Perez-Ortiz A, Reyes-Martínez E, Belzazar-Castillo de la Torre J, Ávila-Jiménez L, Vázquez-Bello MC, León-Mazón MA, Furuzawa-Carballeda J, Torres-Villalobos G, Romero-Hernández F, Albavera-Hernández C, Pérez-Correa J, Castro-Rocha HA

Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction: Characterization of a new entity? Clinical, manometric, and neuroimmunological description.

Neurogastroenterology and motility

Furuzawa-Carballeda J, Coss-Adame E, Romero-Hernández F, Zúñiga J, Uribe-Uribe N, Aguilar-León D, Valdovinos MA, Núñez-Álvarez CA, Hernández-Ramírez DF, Olivares-Martínez E, Cruz-Lagunas A, López-Verdugo F, Priego-Ranero Á, Azamar-Llamas D, Rodríguez-Garcés A, Chávez-Fernández R, Torres-Villalobos G

Hematological indices as indicators of silent inflammation in achalasia patients: A cross-sectional study.

Medicine

López-Verdugo F, Furuzawa-Carballeda J, Romero-Hernández F, Coss-Adame E, Valdovinos MA, Priego-Ranero A, Olvera-Prado H, Narváez-Chavez S, Peralta-Figueroa J, Torres-Villalobos G

Gelatinase B/Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 as Innate Immune Effector Molecule in Achalasia.

Clinical and translational gastroenterology

Furuzawa-Carballeda J, Boon L, Torres-Villalobos G, Romero-Hernández F, Ugarte-Berzal E, Martens E, Vandooren J, Rybakin V, Coss-Adame E, Valdovinos M, Velazquez-Fernández D, Opdenakker G

An original Eurasian haplotype, HLA-DRB1*14:54-DQB1*05:03, influences the susceptibility to idiopathic achalasia.

PloS one

Furuzawa-Carballeda J, Zuñiga J, Hernández-Zaragoza DI, Barquera R, Marques-García E, Jiménez-Alvarez L, Cruz-Lagunas A, Ramírez G, Regino NE, Espinosa-Soto R, Yunis EJ, Romero-Hernández F, Azamar-Llamas D, Coss-Adame E, Valdovinos MA, Torres-Landa S, Palacios-Ramírez A, Breña B, Alejandro-Medrano E, Hernández-Ávila A, Granados J, Torres-Villalobos G

Autoimmune comorbidity in achalasia patients.

Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

Romero-Hernández F, Furuzawa-Carballeda J, Hernández-Molina G, Alejandro-Medrano E, Núñez-Álvarez CA, Hernández-Ramírez DF, Azamar-Llamas D, Olivares-Martínez E, Breña B, Palacios A, Valdovinos MA, Coss-Adame E, Ramos-Ávalos B, Torres-Landa S, Hernández-Ávila AA, Flores-Nájera A, Torres-Villalobos G

Dor Vs Toupet Fundoplication After Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy: Long-Term Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluated by High-Resolution Manometry.

Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Torres-Villalobos G, Coss-Adame E, Furuzawa-Carballeda J, Romero-Hernández F, Blancas-Breña B, Torres-Landa S, Palacios-Ramírez A, Alejandro-Medrano E, Hernández-Ávila A, Flores-Najera A, Ávila Escobedo LM, Ramírez Angulo C, Rodríguez-Garcés A, Valdovinos MÁ