Dr. Zendejas is an assistant professor of surgery in the division of transplantation surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine.
Dr. Zendejas earned his medical degree from the medical school of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Aut and oacute;noma de M and eacute;xico, UNAM) in Mexico City. He then completed his general surgery residency training in Mexico City at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas and a transplant clerkship at the University of Alabama in 2006. His general surgery chief residency and an abdominal multi-organ transplant and hepatobiliary surgery fellowship were completed at the UF College of Medicine in 2008.
Dr. Zendejas is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and the Mexican Board of Surgery. He also is certified by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and is a member of multiple surgical societies, including the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
He has a wide array of clinical interests including cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver metastases, complex liver surgery and ALPPS procedure. Other interests include laparoscopic liver surgery, liver tumor ablations, liver transplant and pancreas transplant, kidney transplant and laparoscopic kidney donation.
His research interests include innovative techniques for laparoscopic liver resections and surgical manipulation of liver regeneration, as well as strategies to prevent liver failure in patients undergoing liver surgery.
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Education Background
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico Facultad De Medicina - 2001
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Location & Hours
Canyon Surgical Associates Llc
5171 S Cottonwood St Ste 650, Salt Lake, UT 84107
Mon:9:00 am - 5:00 pm Tue:9:00 am - 5:00 pm Wed:9:00 am - 5:00 pm Thu:9:00 am - 5:00 pm Fri:9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat:Closed Sun:Closed
Specialties Treated
Surgery
Transplant Surgery
Conditions Addressed
Pancreatic Cancer
Rectal, Abdomen, Small Intestines, or Colon Cancer
Liver Cancer
Ventral Hernia
Malignant Neoplasm of Colon
Cholelethiasis or Cholecystitis
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Procedures Performed
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Appendectomy
Bariatric Surgery
Appendectomy
Small Bowel Resection
Cholecystectomy
Spleen Surgey
Cholecystectomy
Skin Surgery
Nephrectomy
Gallbladder Removal
Skin Tags Removal
Kidney Transplant
Skin Surgery
Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal
Liver Transplant
Liver Biopsy
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Insurance Accepted
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