Overview
Dr. Geller is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Director of the UPMC Liver Cancer Center. As a hepatobiliary and liver transplant surgeon at the Starzl Transplant Institute, his clinical interests center on the evaluation and management of patients with liver cancers. He is focusing on novel and minimally invasive approaches for the treatment of liver cancer. He has particular operative expertise in performing laparoscopic liver resections and laparoscopic radiofrequency ablations of liver tumors. Dr. Geller is a member of many professional and scientific societies including the Society of Surgical Oncology, Society of University Surgeons, and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Dr. Geller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Hepatectomy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 297 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
104 Technology Drive, Butler, PA 16001
2500 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16505
100 Fairfield Drive, Seneca, PA 16346
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Paulo Fontes is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Fontes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure and Liver Transplant. Dr. Fontes is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- HepatectomyDr. Geller isElite. Learn about Hepatectomy.
- Liver CancerDr. Geller isElite. Learn about Liver Cancer.
- Distinguished
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)Dr. Geller isDistinguished. Learn about Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).
- Colorectal CancerDr. Geller isDistinguished. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Geller isDistinguished. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- Gallbladder AdenocarcinomaDr. Geller isDistinguished. Learn about Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma.
- Gallbladder CancerDr. Geller isDistinguished. Learn about Gallbladder Cancer.
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary SurgeryDr. Geller isDistinguished. Learn about Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
- Advanced
- Angiosarcoma of the LiverDr. Geller isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma of the Liver.
- Biliary DyskinesiaDr. Geller isAdvanced. Learn about Biliary Dyskinesia.
- EndoscopyDr. Geller isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Geller isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Geller isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- Gastroesophageal Junction CancerDr. Geller isAdvanced. Learn about Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer.
- Experienced
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Geller isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Geller isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Geller isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Bone TumorDr. Geller isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Gallbladder RemovalDr. Geller isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Removal.
- GanglioneuroblastomaDr. Geller isExperienced. Learn about Ganglioneuroblastoma.