Cristina Ferrone, MD
Enriched profileChair, Department of Surgery · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cristina Ferrone is Chair, Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 756 publications with 27,552 citations (h-index 80); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 5 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 5% of Surgical Oncology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Cristina Ferrone, M.D., is Chair, Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The public record shows 756 publications with 27,552 citations (h-index 80), centered on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers. It also documents an investigator role on 5 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 7 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2020–2023).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Annals of surgery
- Top research focus: Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- 5 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 7 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 14 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 247.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 5 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- International Pancreatic Surgery Outcomes Study - PancreasGroup.Org
Sponsor: Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Testing the Use of the Usual Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery for Removable Pancreatic Cancer
Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- Feasibility Study of LUM Imaging System for Pancreatic Cancer
Sponsor: Lumicell, Inc.
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
7 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Ethicon US, LLCProgram year20251 payment
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPProgram year20241 payment
- HISTOSONICS,INC.Program year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2020–2023 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Tumor downstaging with small molecule therapeutics to enhance Uveal Melanoma metastasis eradication by B7-H3 CAR T cells
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
FY2023$167,000R03CA280302 - B7-H3 CAR T cell-based immunotherapy combined with Losartan to counteract desmoplasia for the treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
Massachusetts General Hospital
FY2021$167,163R03CA249542 - Potential role of brachyury in HLA class I antigen processing machinery component downregulation in chordoma cells
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
FY2020$77,399R03CA253319
Congress activity
Updated 14 Oct 2026
58 congress contributions (2005–2026) across AACR, ASCO, ASTRO, SABCS per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Distinct multi-omic signatures that underlie KRAS variants and survival in KRAS G12R pancreatic cancer.
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2026Co-author - How about the impact of tumor regression grade on pancreatic adenocarcinoma survival?
ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO2026Co-author - Abstract B034: Overcoming resistance to immunotherapy by targeting CD38 in human tumor explants
AACR Annual Meeting
AACR2025Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Hospital-Level Determinants of Mortality After Pancreas Surgery: A Global Infrastructure Analysis.
Annals of surgery
Article2026 - Clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of fibrolamellar carcinoma.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)
Article2026 - Antibiotic Use Linked to Worse Outcomes in Patients With Gastrointestinal and Liver Cancer on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Meta-Analysis.
The American journal of gastroenterology
Meta-analysis2026 - Neoadjuvant Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy plus Immune Therapy Favorably Remodels the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumor Microenvironment.
Clinical cancer research
Clinical Trial2026 - Distinct Malignant Cell States and Myeloid Glutamate Signaling Associated with Aggressive Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Clinical cancer research
Article2026
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in OncologyArticle1,302 citations2021
- 02Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in OncologyArticle1,019 citations2017
- 03High-fat diet enhances stemness and tumorigenicity of intestinal progenitorsArticle845 citations2016
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Network
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Online presence
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ascopost.com/issues/october-10-2022/cristina-r-ferrone-md-named-chair-of-cedars-sinai-department-of-surgery
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cholangiocarcinoma.org/smab-emeritus-member-becomes-surgical-chair
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- B.A.
University of Pennsylvania
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ascopost.com ↗ - M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
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Clinical Trial Design, Harvard/MIT Investigator Training Program
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Secretary
Society of University Surgeons
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Science and Medical Advisory Board
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
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Massachusetts General Hospital
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