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  • Surgery, Transplant Surgery
  • Accepting new patients
  • 24 years of experience
  • Canyon Surgical Associates Llc 5171 S Cottonwood St Ste 650, Salt Lake, UT 84107
  • (801) 507-9600

Brief Intro

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

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
  • Ambetter
  • Molina Healthcare
  • Optum Health
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Aetna
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Health Plan of Nevada
  • Palmetto GBA
  • Medicaid
  • Triwest Healthcare Alliance
  • Medicare
  • Cigna
  • First Choice Health
  • Humana
  • Security Life
  • AARP
  • Community Health Plan of Washington
  • Principal Financial Group
  • Tricare
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