MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF
Hobart W. Harris, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of General Surgery
Julio Garcia-Aguilar, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Contact Information
415-885-3609 - Clinic Office
415-885-7678 - Clinic Fax
415-885-3625 - Academic Office
415-885-3886 - Academic Fax
Education
- 1979 Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain - M.D.
- 1990 Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain - Ph.D.
Residencies
- 1980-85 Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain - Resident, Surgery
- 1985-86 Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA - Resident, Surgery
- 1990-91 Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA - Sr. Resident, Surgery
- 1991-92 Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA - Chief Resident, Surgery
Fellowships
- 1986-89 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - Postdoctoral Fellow, Surgery
- 1992-93 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - Fellow, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Board Certification
- American Board of Surgery, 1993
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1993
Clinical Expertise
- Colon & Rectal Surgery
- Colon Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Inflamatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Research Interests
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Timing of rectal cancer response to chemoradiation
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A phase II trial of neoadjuvant chemoradiation and local excision for T2N0 rectal cance
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Molecular predictors of rectal cancer response to chemoradiation
Biography
Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar, a native of Spain, is a surgeon specializing in colon and rectal surgery. His areas of expertise also include the treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and pelvic floor disorders. Garcia-Aguilar earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Madrid. After completing his residency in Spain, he performed a general surgery residency at Harvard's Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, where he spent two years conducting basic research at Harvard Medical School's Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
He completed an advanced fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the University of Minnesota and was appointed an associate professor of surgery at San Carlos University Hospital in Madrid. He joined the surgery faculty of the University of Minnesota in 1996 and then joined UCSF Medical Center in 2002 as Chief of the colon and rectal surgery section and a professor of surgery. In July 2007, Dr. Garcia-Aguilar was appointed Surgeon-in-Chief of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Garcia-Aguilar lives in San Francisco with his wife, Elsa, and his two sons, Martin and Jaime.
Selected Publications
1. GarcÃa-Aguilar J, Hernandez de Anda E, Sirivongs P, Lee SH, Madoff RD, Rothenberger DA. A pathologic complete response to preoperative chemoradiation is associated with lower local recurrence and improved survival in rectal cancer patients treated by mesorectal excision. Dis Colon Rectum. 46: 298-304, Mar/2003.
2. Zhang X, Cromwell JW, Kunjummen BD, Yee D, Garcia-Aguilar J. The alpha2 and alpha3 integrins are required for morphologic differentiation of an intestinal epithelial cell line. Surgery. 133: 429-37, Apr/2003.
3. Dykes SL, Qui H, Rothenberger DA, GarcÃa-Aguilar J. Evidence of a preferred molecular pathway in patients with synchronous colorectal cancer. Cancer. 98: 48-54, Jul/1/2003.
4. Velayos FS, Lee SH, Qiu H, Dykes S, Yiu R, Terdiman JP, Garcia-Aguilar J. The mechanism of microsatellite instability is different in synchronous and metachronous colorectal cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 9: 329-35, Mar/2005.
5. Yiu R, Qiu H, Lee SH, GarcÃa-Aguilar J. Mechanisms of microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer patients in different age groups. Dis Colon Rectum. 48: 2061-9, Nov/2005.