James Vincent Guarrera MD, FACS

James V. Guarrera, MD, FACS is a Professor of Surgery and Chief for the Division of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery at Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School. He graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his Residency in Surgery and Research Fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center in 2004 which was followed by fellowship training in Multi-Organ Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery also at Columbia.

Dr. Guarrera is certified by the American Board Surgery and The American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Prior to coming to Rutgers, NJMS, Dr. Guarrera held key leadership positions as Surgical Director of Adult Liver Transplantation and Program Director of the Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center. He is a prolific academic researcher an extensive contributor to the medical literature with over 100 scientific papers, reviews, and book chapters and is on the editorial board of the journal Liver Transplantation. Dr. Guarrera is acknowledged as an international expert and pioneer in Ex-vivo Machine Preservation of donor organs.