Department of Surgery

Ruy J. Cruz Jr., MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Director, Intestinal Rehabilitation and Multivisceral Transplant Program, Starzl Transplant Institute

Education & Training

  • BS, Instituto Adventista de Ensina
  • MD, University of Santo Amaro School of Medicine
  • PhD, Univ of São Paulo Medical School
  • General Surgery Residency, UPMC
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery Residency, Santa Casa School of Medicine
  • Pancreatic Transplantation Fellowship, Beneficiência Portuguesa and Albert Einstein Hospitals
  • Multiorgan Transplantation Fellowship, Thomas E. Starzl Transplant Institute, UPMC

Representative Publications

Dr. Cruz's publications can be reviewed through PubMed.

Research, Clinical, and/or Academic Interests

  • Medical and surgical management of intestinal failure
  • Autologous gastrointestinal reconstruction
  • Liver, intestinal, and multivisceral transplantation 
  • Hepatosplanchnic hemodynamics 

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