Christopher S. Chandler, MD
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Christopher S. Chandler, MD

  • Transplant Surgery
Pfleger Liver Institute |
100 Medical Plaza, Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90095

About

Dr. Christopher Chandler is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medine at UCLA. He obtained his medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine in 2015 and completed his General Surgery Residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell from 2016-2022. Dr. Chandler then completed his fellowship in multiorgan abdominal transplant surgery and hepatobiliary surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2022 - 2024. He holds certification by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery.

Dr. Chandler specializes in Adult Liver, Pancreas, and Kidney Transplantation, Living Donor Transplantation, as well as the management of both benign and malignant conditions of the liver and biliary systems (hepatobiliary Surgery). He utilizes minimally invasive/robotic surgery modalities and helped to establish the robotic liver surgery program at UCLA.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2022

Fellowship

Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine: Surgery, 2024

Residency

General Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, 2022

Degree

MD, Stony Brook School of Medicine, 2015

Locations

UCLA Health 100 Medical Plaza
West Los Angeles

Pfleger Liver Institute

Liver Transplant Surgery| Hepatobiliary Surgery

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Medical Services

Research

Interests

Organ preservation, perfusion technologies, robotic surgery and transplant oncology.

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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