Primary Job Title Advisory Board Primary Organization Sequana Medical
Gender Male
John Rabkin is a liver transplant surgeon at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Rabkin serves as a reviewer for the Annals of Surgery, is a UNOS liaison to the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and Vice Chairman of UNOS Organ Procurement Organizations Committee. He received his medical degree at Boston University School
of Medicine and postgraduate training at University of California, San Francisco. He is active in research relating to liver transplants and the complications associated with cirrhosis. He is a specialist in liver transplantation and complex hepatobiliary surgery and is also a bariatric surgeon. Over the past 10 years, he has helped develop innovative surgical approaches to treat morbid obesity through weight loss surgery.
He is a recognized expert for the Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch procedure, having one of the largest series of patients in the US. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is a member of multiple surgical societies including the Pacific Coast Surgical Association, the North Pacific Surgical Association, the Society of Transplant Surgeons, as well as the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
