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Kimberly S. Kirkwood, M.D.

Pancreatic and gastrointestinal surgeon

Dr. Kimberly Kirkwood specializes in the treatment of pancreatic cancer as as well as tumors of the stomach, spleen, gallbladder, bile duct and gastrointestinal tract. A skillful laparoscopic surgeon, she is an expert in applying minimally invasive techniques to treat abdominal tumors and has a particular interest in improving outcomes for patients after pancreas surgery.

Kirkwood earned a medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania and completed a surgical residency and a fellowship in advanced general surgery with a focus on pancreatic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. She also completed a three-year surgical research fellowship at UCLA in hepatobiliary disease. Kirkwood is active in many national socieities including the Pancreas Club, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Association for Academic Surgeons and Society of University Surgeons. Her research focuses on understanding the development of pancreatic cancer at a cellular level. She is an associate professor of surgery at UCSF.

Clinics

Gastrointestinal Surgery at Parnassus
400 Parnassus Ave., Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143-0388
Phone: (415) 353-2161
Fax: (415) 353-2505

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Pancreas Center
1600 Divisadero St., Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143-1705
Phone: (415) 353-9888
Fax: (415) 353-9931

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. — 5 p.m.

Conditions & Treatments

More about Kimberly S. Kirkwood

Education

University of Pennsylvania 1985

Residencies

Massachusetts General Hospital, General Surgery 1993

Fellowships

University of California, Los Angeles, Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital, Surgery 1989

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Char SJ, Hills NK, Lo B, Kirkwood KS. Informed consent for innovative surgery: A survey of patients and surgeons. Surgery. 2013 Apr; 153(4):473-80.
  2. Lyo V, Cattaruzza F, Kim TN, Walker AW, Paulick M, Cox D, Cloyd J, Buxbaum J, Ostroff J, Bogyo M, Grady EF, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS. Active cathepsins B, L, and S in murine and human pancreatitis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2012 Oct; 303(8):G894-903.
  3. Minter RM, Angelos P, Coimbra R, Dale P, de Vera ME, Hardacre J, Hawkins W, Kirkwood K, Matthews JB, McLoughlin J, Peralta E, Schmidt M, Zhou W, Schwarze ML. Ethical management of conflict of interest: proposed standards for academic surgical societies. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Nov; 213(5):677-82.
  4. Ceppa EP, Lyo V, Grady EF, Knecht W, Grahn S, Peterson A, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS, Cattaruzza F. Serine proteases mediate inflammatory pain in acute pancreatitis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2011 Jun; 300(6):G1033-42.
  5. Ceppa E, Cattaruzza F, Lyo V, Amadesi S, Pelayo JC, Poole DP, Vaksman N, Liedtke W, Cohen DM, Grady EF, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS. Transient receptor potential ion channels V4 and A1 contribute to pancreatitis pain in mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2010 Sep; 299(3):G556-71.
  6. Maa J, Carter JT, Kirkwood KS, Gosnell JE, Wang V, McDermott MW. Technique for placement of lumboperitoneal catheters using a combined laparoscopic procedure with the Seldinger micropuncture technique. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Jul; 207(1):e5-7.
  7. Finzi L, Barbu V, Burgel PR, Mergey M, Kirkwood KS, Wick EC, Scoazec JY, Peschaud F, Paye F, Nadel JA, Housset C. MUC5AC, a gel-forming mucin accumulating in gallstone disease, is overproduced via an epidermal growth factor receptor pathway in the human gallbladder. Am J Pathol. 2006 Dec; 169(6):2031-41.
  8. Grahn SW, Alvarez J, Kirkwood K. Trends in laparoscopic splenectomy for massive splenomegaly. Arch Surg. 2006 Aug; 141(8):755-61; discussion 761-2.
  9. Wick EC, Pikios S, Grady EF, Kirkwood KS. Calcitonin gene-related peptide partially mediates nociception in acute experimental pancreatitis. Surgery. 2006 Feb; 139(2):197-201.
  10. Wick EC, Hoge SG, Grahn SW, Kim E, Divino LA, Grady EF, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and substance P mediate nociception in acute pancreatitis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2006 May; 290(5):G959-69.
  11. Day AL, Wick E, Jordan TH, Jaffray CE, Bunnett NW, Grady EF, Kirkwood KS. Neutral endopeptidase determines the severity of pancreatitis-associated lung injury. J Surg Res. 2005 Sep; 128(1):21-7.
  12. Hutter MM, Wick EC, Day AL, Maa J, Zerega EC, Richmond AC, Jordan TH, Grady EF, Mulvihill SJ, Bunnett NW, Kirkwood KS. Transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV-1) promotes neurogenic inflammation in the pancreas via activation of the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R). Pancreas. 2005 Apr; 30(3):260-5.
  13. Lu EJ, Curet MJ, El-Sayed YY, Kirkwood KS. Medical versus surgical management of biliary tract disease in pregnancy. Am J Surg. 2004 Dec; 188(6):755-9.
  14. Lightner AM, Glasgow RE, Jordan TH, Krassner AD, Way LW, Mulvihill SJ, Kirkwood KS. Pancreatic resection in the elderly. J Am Coll Surg. 2004 May; 198(5):697-706.
  15. Kim EH, Hoge SG, Lightner AM, Grady EF, Coelho AM, Kirkwood KS. Activation of nociceptive neurons in T9 and T10 in cerulein pancreatitis. J Surg Res. 2004 Apr; 117(2):195-201.
  16. Kerlan RK, LaBerge JM, Wilson MW, Gordon RL, Kirkwood K, Sawhney R. SIR 2003 film panel case 5: massive hemorrhage from portal vein disruption. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2003 Jun; 14(6):797-802.
  17. Abedin MZ, Narins SC, Park EH, Smith PR, Kirkwood KS. Lovastatin alters biliary lipid composition and dissolves gallstones: a long-term study in prairie dogs. Dig Dis Sci. 2002 Oct; 47(10):2192-210.
  18. Lightner AM, Jordan TH, Bunnett NW, Grady EF, Kirkwood KS. Recombinant human neutral endopeptidase ameliorates pancreatic elastase-induced lung injury. Surgery. 2002 Aug; 132(2):193-9.
  19. Lightner AM, Kirkwood KS. Pathophysiology of gallstone pancreatitis. Front Biosci. 2001 Oct 1; 6:E66-76.
  20. Kirkwood KS, Bunnett NW, Maa J, Castagliolo I, Liu B, Gerard N, Zacks J, Pothoulakis C, Grady EF. Deletion of neutral endopeptidase exacerbates intestinal inflammation induced by Clostridium difficile toxin A. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2001 Aug; 281(2):G544-51.

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