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Gregory Abrahamian, MD

UT Health San Antonio
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Overview

Practice Locations

Insurance

About

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Articles & Publications

Specialty

  • Cirugía de trasplantes

Board Affiliation/Certification

  • American Board of Surgery

Education

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1992)

Residency

  • Cirugía general, Wilford Hall Medical Center-Usaf (1997)

Fellowships

  • Trasplante de órganos, Massachusetts General Hospital (1999)

Languages

  • Inglés
  • Español

Gender

  • Male

Texas Liver Tumor Center

4502 Medical Drive
Transplant Clinic, Rio Tower, Level 2
San Antonio,TX 78229
210-743-4306
Location Details

University Hospital

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio,TX 78229
210-358-4000
Location Details

Insurance Accepted

  • 6 Degrees - Trasplantes
  • 90 Degree Benefits - Administrador externo
  • Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal para recién nacidos
  • Aetna Better Health - Medicaid STAR
  • Aetna Health - Comercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO))
  • Aetna Health - Comercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO)
  • Aetna Health - Comercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select)
  • Aetna Health - Medicaid Dual Preferred (HMO D-SNP)
  • Aetna Health - Medicare Advantage (Eagle PPO, Freedom PPO, Premier HMO, Prime HMO, Value Plus PPO)
  • Aetna Health - SOLO trasplantes
  • Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium
  • Allwell (Superior HealthPlan) - Medicare Advantage
  • Ancira Enterprises - Empleador directo
  • Benefit Administrative Systems - Administrador externo
  • BlueCross BlueShield (Programas federales) - Comercial (Federal - Todos los productos)
  • BlueCross BlueShield (Fuera del estado) - Comercial (Fuera del estado - Solo programa Blue Card)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Comercial (Blue Premier HMO, Blue Choice PPO)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Comercial (CHIP, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Essentials HMO)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Comercial (ERS, TRS, Empleados del estado de Texas)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - HPN/EPO (Red Narrow)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Planes de doble elegibilidad para Medicare y Medicaid
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Red tradicional/par
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Red de trasplantes
  • CHAMPVA - Gubernamental
  • Cigna - Red específica del empleador (United Benefits Consortium)
  • Cigna - Red específica del empleador (solo empleados & dependientes de USAA)
  • Cigna Health Spring - Medicare Advantage (WellMed)
  • Community First Health Plans - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal para recién nacidos
  • Community First Health Plans - Comercial (HMO, Exchange)
  • Community First Health Plans - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • Community First Health Plans - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
  • Community First Health Plans - University Family Care Plan
  • Curative - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • Driscoll Health Plan - Medicaid (Todos los productos)
  • EBSO Benefits - Administrador externo
  • El Paso Health - CHIP
  • El Paso Health - Medicaid STAR
  • Employers Health Network - Comercial (PPO)
  • Entrust - Administrador externo
  • First Health - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • Gilsbar - Administrador externo
  • HealthSmart (Accel) - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • Humana - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO, WellMed)
  • Humana - Red de trasplantes
  • Imagine 360 - Administrador externo
  • Imperial Health - Comercial (Exchange)
  • Imperial Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
  • Independent Medical Systems - Comercial (PPO)
  • Independent Medical Systems - Seguro de accidentes laborales
  • Injury Management Organization - Seguro de accidentes laborales
  • Interlink - Red de trasplantes
  • LifeTrac - Red de trasplantes
  • Medicaid (Tradicional) - Medicaid/Medicare
  • Molina Healthcare - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal
  • Molina Healthcare - Comercial (Exchange)
  • Molina Healthcare - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • Molina Healthcare - Medicare Advantage
  • Molina Healthcare - Planes de doble elegibilidad para Medicare y Medicaid
  • MultiPlan - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • OptumHealth - Red de trasplantes
  • Point Comfort Underwriters - Asistencia médica para refugiados (adultos, niños)
  • Private Healthcare Systems - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • ProCare Advantage - Medicare Advantage (Plan para necesidades especiales)
  • Provider Partners Health Plan - Medicare Advantage (Plan para necesidades especiales)
  • Sales Claims Management - Seguro de accidentes laborales
  • SCAN Health - Medicare Advantage (Todos los productos)
  • Superior HealthPlan - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal
  • Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health Foster Care, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • Superior HealthPlan - Planes de doble elegibilidad para Medicare y Medicaid
  • Surest (United Healthcare) - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • Tokio Marine - Red de trasplantes
  • TriWest - Región Oeste de TRICARE
  • TriWest - Red de atención comunitaria VA
  • Trustmark Benefits (antes CoreSource) - Administrador externo
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Charter EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Choice Plus POS/PPO/Choice Plus-HAS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Compass EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Core y Core Choice Plus EPO/HMO)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Doctors Plan EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Heritage EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Indemnity)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Navigate EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Nexus ACO/EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (PPO)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Select EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Select Plus EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (Planes AARP, Planes Complete Care, Planes Erickson Advantage)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (Planes UnitedHealthcare Group, WellMed)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Planes de doble elegibilidad para Medicare y Medicaid
  • Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Contrato directo con TPA/corredor para ISD seleccionados
  • University of Incarnate Word - Contacto directo con el empleador
  • Velocity National Provider Network - Comercial (Múltiples pagadores)
  • Velocity National Provider Network - Comercial (PPO)
  • Veterans Administration - Gubernamental
  • WellCare - Medicare Advantage
  • WellCare by Allwell (Medicare Advantage - Todos los productos)
  • WellCare by Superior HealthPlan - Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)
  • WellMed (Gonzaba Medical Group IPA) - Medicare Advantage (Solo trasplantes)
  • WellMed - Medicare Advantage (Cigna HealthSpring, Humana, United Healthcare, WellPoint)
  • WellPoint (Gonzaba) - Medicare Advantage (SOLO TRASPLANTES)
  • WellPoint - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal
  • WellPoint - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (Todos los productos)
  • WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (Solo trasplantes)
  • WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (WellMed)
  • WellPoint - Planes de doble elegibilidad para Medicare y Medicaid
Please contact your health insurance company to confirm provider participation. For billing and insurance questions, please call our Billing Department at 210-358-3260.
Soy director quirúrgico de trasplantes renales y profesor de cirugía en UT Health. Me especializo en cirugía de trasplante de riñón e hígado en adultos y niños.
Premios y reconocimientos
Cátedra Joan Wish en Cirugía de Trasplantes

Resúmenes

  1. Paez AM, Kamath S, Casiraghi F, Davalli AM, Abrahamian G, Ricotti A, La Rosa S, Comuzzie A, Marando A, Finzi G, Dick E, De Fronzo R, Halff G, Folli F. Chronic exenatide infusion increases insulin sensitivity, decreases insulin secretion and stimulates Islet Cell Proliferation in partially Pancreatectomized Baboons 2012. (Diabetologia; vol. 55).
  2. Kamath S, Chavez AO, Casiraghi F, Cline G, Davalli A, Halff G, Abrahamian G, Bastarrachea R, Comuzzie A, Gastaldelli A., Federici M, Marzano V, Urbani A, De Fronzo RA, Folli, F. Critical role of triglycerides and long chain fatty acyl Coa accumulation in liver insulin resistance in the baboon. a new non-human primate model of NAFLD 2011. p. 499-499. (Journal of Hepatology; vol. 54).
  3. Casiraghi F, Chavez AO, Davalli A, Abrahamian GA, Gastaldelli A, Bastarrachea R, Kamath S, Petz R, Zou P, Higgins P, Chang Z, Comuzzie A, Halff G, RALPH DeFronzo RA, Folli F. Effect of Continuous Exenatide Infusion on Insulin Action and Secretion in Partially Pancreatectomized Baboons 2011 Jan. (Diabetes; vol. Supp, no. 1).
  4. Washburn WK, Speeg KV, Guerrero JA, Havranek R, Esterl RM, Abrahamian GA, Cigarroa FG, Halff GA. MELD: Impact of Hepatocellular Carcinoma on the Adult Liver Transplant Waiting List 2003. p. 374A. (Hepatology; vol. 38).
  5. Pollack MS, Speeg KV, Nolan III CR, Washburn WK, Esterl RM, Abrahamian GA, Halff GA. Successful Combined Liver/Kidney Transplantation in Highly Sensitized, Crossmatch Positive Patients. 2002 Oct. p. S74. (Human Immunology; vol. 63, no. 10).

Capítulos de libros

  1. Jay CL, Abrahamian GA, Edwards AR. Care of the Pancreas Transplant Recipient (en preparación) En: Irwin and Rippes Intensive Care Medicine, 8th Edition (en preparación). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health; 2015.
  2. Abrahamian GA. Care of the Pancreas Transplant Recipient En: Irwin RS, Rippe JM. Intensive Care Medicine. Philadelphia: Lippincott; 2012.
  3. Abrahamian GA. Diagnosis and Treatment of Variceal Hemorrhage due to Cirrhosis. En: Esterl RM Speeg KV Abrahamian GA. Acute Care Surgery and Trauma: Evidenced Based Practice. UK: Informa Healthcare, UK, Ltd.; 2009. p. 406 - 414.
  4. Abrahamian GA, Esterl RM. Renal Transplantation. En: Essential Emergency Medicine for the Healthcare Practitioner. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2007.
  5. Abrahamian GA, Cosimi, AB. Antithymocyte globulin and monoclonal antibodies. En: Morris,P.j.(ed):Kidney Transplantation, 5th edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders; 2001.

Artículos de revistas

  1. Jay C, Pugh J, Halff G, Abrahamian G, Cigarroa F, Washburn K. Graft quality matters: Survival after simultaneous liver-kidney transplant according to KDPI Clinical Transplantation 2017 Mar.
  2. Fiorentino TV, Owston M, Abrahamian G, La Rosa S, Marando A, Perego C, Di Cairano ES, Finzi G, Capella C, Sessa F, Casirahi F, Paez An, Adivi A, Davalli A, Fiorina P, Mendoza RG, Comuzzie AG, DeFronzo RA, Halff G, Dick EJ, Folli F. Chronic continuous exenatide infusion does not cause pancreatic inflammation and ductal hyperplasia in non-human primates (Baboons: Papio Hamadryas) Am J Pathology 2015 Jan;185:139-150.
  3. Casiraghi F, Chavez AO, Davalli AM, Abrahamian GA, Gastaldelli A, Bastarrachea RA, Kamath S, Petz R, Zuo P, Ricotti A, Higgins PB, Comuzzie A, Halff GA, DeFronzo RA, Folli F. Continuous exenatide infusion markedly improves insulin sensitivity and disposition index in partially pancreatectomized baboons Diabetologia 2011;54:S213-S214.
  4. Kamath S, Chavez AO, Gastaldelli A, Casiraghi F, Halff GA, Abrahamian GA, Davalli AM, Bastarrachea RA, Comuzzie AG, Guardado-Mendoza R, Jimenez-Ceja LM, Mattern V, Paez AM, Ricotti A, Tejero ME, Higgins PB, Rodriguez-Sanchez IP, Tripathy D, Defronzo RA, Dick EJ, Cline GW, Folli F. Coordinated defects in hepatic long chain Fatty Acid metabolism and triglyceride accumulation contribute to insulin resistance in non-human primates. PLoS One 2011 Nov;6(11):27617-27617.
  5. Folli F, Casiraghi F, Davalli AM, Kamath S, Ricotti A, Chang Z, Gastaldelli A, Abrahamian GA, Halff GA, Defronzo RA, Chavez AO. Insulin sensitivity, beta cell function and subclinical inflammation in the baboon, a non human primate model of insulin resistance, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2011;54(Suppl):S272-S273.
  6. Tuder D, Pederson WC, Abrahamian GA, Ingari JV, Bagg MC, Person DW, Martyak GG. San Antonio military and civilian hand transplantation program: a case report. Transplant Proc 2011 Nov;43(9):3561-3562.
  7. Nadazdin O, Abrahamian G, Boskovic S, Smith RN, Schoenfeld DA, Madsen JC, Colvin RB, Sachs DH, Cosimi AB, Kawai T, Abrahamian GA. Stem Cell Mobilization and Collection for Induction of Mixed Chimerism and Renal Allograft Tolerance in Cynomolgus Monkeys. J Surg Res 2010 Mar.
  8. Cornejo A, Bohnenblust M, Harris C, Abrahamian GA. Intestinal perforation associated with rituximab therapy for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder after liver transplantation. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2009 Sep;64(4):857-860.
  9. Sharron JA, Esterl RM, Washburn WK, Abrahamian GA. Surgical Treatment of an Extrarenal Pseudoaneurysm After Kidney Transplantation. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2009 Feb.
  10. Sogawa H, Boskovic S, Nadazdin O, Abrahamian G, Colvin ROBERT, Sachs DAVID, Cosimi A, Kawai T, Abrahamian GA. Limited Efficacy and Unacceptable Toxicity of Cyclophosphamide for the Induction of Mixed Chimerism and Renal Allograft Tolerance in Cynomolgus Monkeys. Transplantation 2008 Aug;86(4):615-619.
  11. Pollack MS, Speeg KV, Callander NS, Freytes CO, Espinoza AA, Esterl RM, Abrahamian GA, Washburn WK, Halff GA. Severe, late-onset graft-versus-host disease in a liver transplant recipient documented by chimerism analysis. Hum Immunol 2005 Jan;66(1):28-31.
  12. Kawai, T., Sogawa, H., Boskovic, S., Abrahamian GA, Smith, R.N., Wee, S.L., Andrews, D., Nadazdin, O., Koyama, I., Sykes, M., Winn, H.J., Colvin, R.B., Sachs, D.H., Cosimi, A.B. CD154 blockade for induction of mixed chimerism and prolonged renal allograft survival in nonhuman primates. American Journal of Transplantation 2004 Sep;4(0):1391-1398.
  13. Halff G, Speeg KV, Washburn K, Esterl R, Abrahamian G, Mejia A, Nichols L, Neigut D, Dodd G, Cigarroa F, Abrahamian GA. Liver transplantation at the University of Texas Health Science Center/University Hospital in San Antonio. Clin Transpl 2003 Jan:247-253.
  14. Jones WT, Ratner I, Abrahamian G, Washburn WK, Esterl R, Neigut D, Halff G. Use of a SILASTIC Silo for Closure of the Abdominal Wall in a Pediatric Patient Receiving a Cadaveric Split Liver. J Pediatric Surgery 2003 Oct;38(10):E20-22.
  15. Kawai, T., Cosimi, A.B., Wee, S.L., Houser, S., Andrew, D., Sogawa, H., Phelan, J., Boskovic, S., Nadazdin, O., Abrahamian GA, Colvin, R.B., Sach, D.H., Madsen, J.C. Effect of mixed hematopoietic chimerism on cardiac allograft survival in cynomolgus monkeys. Transplantation 2002 Jan;73(11):1757-1764.
  16. Bingener-Casey J, Esterl RM, Kenneth Washburn W, Cigarroa FG, Abrahamian GA, Halff GA. Tc-99m-labeled Red Blood Cell Scanning Localizes Anastomotic Hemorrhage Between the Distal Ileum and Duodenal Stump of an Enteric-drained Pancreas Transplant. Clin Nucl Med 2002 Mar;27(3):205-206.
  17. Kawai, T., Abrahamian GA, Sogawa, H., Wee, S., Boskovic, S., Andrew, D., Nadazdin, O., Mauiyyedi, S., Weymouth, D., Ko, D., Colvin, R., Sach, D.H., Madsen, J.C. Co-stimulatory blockade for induction of mixed chimerism and renal allograft tolerance in nonhuman primates Transplant Proc 2001 Jan;31(1-2):221-222.
  18. Sogawa, H., Kawai, T., Wee, S.L., Boskovic, S., Nadazdin, O., Phelan, J., Abrahamian GA, Ko, D.S., Hong, H., Mauiyyedi, S., Colvin, R.B., Sachs, D.H.,Cosimi, A.B. Comparison of horse antithymocyte globulin with other T cell-depleting antibodies for induction of chimerism and renal allograft tolerance in non-human primates Transplant Proc 2001 Jan;33(1-2):116-117.
  19. Kawai, T., Wee, S.L., Bazin, H., Latinne, D., Phelan, J., Boskovic, S., Ko, D.S., Hong, H.Z., Mauiyyedi, S., Nadazdin, O., Abrahamian GA, Preffer, F., Colvin, R.B., Sachs, D.H., Cosimi, A.B. Association of natural killer cell depletion with induction of mixed chimerism and allograft tolerance in non-human primates. Transplantation 2000 Jan;70(2):368-374.
  20. Abrahamian GA, Cosimi AB, Farrell ML, Schoenfeld DA, Chung RT, Pascual M. Prevalence of hepatitis C virus-associated mixed cryoglobulinemia after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 2000 Mar;6(2):185-190.
  21. Kawai, T., Poncelet, A., Sachs, D.H., Mauiyyedi, S., Boskovic, S., Wee, S.L., Ko, D.S., Bartholomew, A., Kimikawa, M., Hong, H.Z., Abrahamian GA, Colvin, R. B., Cosimi, A.B. Long-term outcome and alloantibody production in a non-myeloablative regimen for induction of renal allograft tolerance. Transplantation 1999;68:1767-1775.
  22. Abrahamian, G.A., Polhamus, C., Muskat, P., Karulf, R. Diaphragm-like strictures of the ileum associated with NSAID use: a rare complication. South Medical Journal 1998;91:395-397.
  23. Shikora, S.A., Abrahamian, G.A., Gaines, C.E. Can a bariatric surgery program succeed without close patient proximity? The experience in a military center. Obesity Surgery 1994;4:238-243.
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