Biography
Dr. Kimberly Kirkwood specializes in the treatment of pancreatic cancer as well as tumors of the stomach, spleen, gallbladder, bile duct and gastrointestinal tract. A skillful laparoscopic surgeon, she is an expert in applying minimally invasive techniques to treat abdominal tumors and has a particular interest in improving outcomes for patients after pancreas surgery. Dr. Kirkwood is a member of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Participates in Cancer Center Clinical Trials.
Dr. Kirkwood earned a medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania and completed a surgical residency and a fellowship in advanced general surgery with a focus on pancreatic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. She also completed a three-year surgical research fellowship at UCLA in hepatobiliary disease. Dr. Kirkwood is active in many national societies including the Pancreas Club, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Association for Academic Surgeons and she is on the Executive Council of the Society of University Surgeons. Her NIH-funded research focuses on pancreatic inflammatory pain and on the many factors which may improve outcomes for patients following resection of pancreatic tumors.
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Awards & Honors
Award | Conferred By | Date |
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Excellence in Teaching Award | Inaugural, UCSF Department of Surgery Junior Residents | 2015 |
Excellence in Teaching Award | UCSF Department of Surgery Chief Residents | 2014 |
Excellence in Teaching Award | UCSF School of Medicine, Surgical Clerkship | 2013 |
Excellence in Teaching Award | UCSF Department of Surgery Chief Residents | 2012 |
AGA Student Abstract Prize (Victoria Lyo), | American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation | 2010 |
Howard Hughes Research Fellowship (Victoria Lyo), | Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 2010 |
Howard Hughes Research Fellowship (Victoria Lyo), | Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 2010 |
Pancreas Club Warren Award (Victoria Lyo), | Pancreas Club | 2010 |
Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination | UCSF School of Medicine | 2010 |
Excellence in Teaching Award | UCSF Department of Surgery Chief Residents | 2008/2009 |
Excellence in Teaching Award | UCSF Department of Surgery Chief Residents | 2008/2009 |
Excellence in Teaching Award | UCSF Department of Surgery Chief Residents | 2004 |
Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination | UCSF School of Medicine | 2004 |
Excellence in Teaching Award | UCSF Department of Surgery Residents | 2001 |
Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination | UCSF School of Medicine | 1999 |
Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination | UCSF School of Medicine | 1997 |
Claude E. Welch Research Fellowship Award | Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospita | 1989/1990 |
President, Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society | University of Pennsylvania Chapter | 1983 |
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society | Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society | 1981 |
Walter Croll Scholarship | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | 1981 |
Education
Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
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UCSF | General Surgery Board Certification | Department of Surgery | 2014 |
UCSF | General Surgery Board Certification | Department of Surgery | 2004 |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Clinical Instructor/Pancreas Fellow | Department of Surgery | 1994 |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Pancreas/Advanced General Surgery Fellowship | Department of Surgery | 1994 |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Residency in General Surgery | Department of Surgery | 1993 |
UCLA | Pancreas/GI Research Fellowship | Department of Surgery | 1991 |
University of Pennsylvania | M.D. | School of Medicine | 1985 |
Reed College | B.A. | 1981 |
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery, 1994, recertified 2014
Clinical Expertise
Benign Pancreatic Lesions
Biliary Tract Surgery
Gallbladder Surgery
Pancreatic Cancer
Stomach and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Related Conditions: Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Cyst, Pancreatic Neoplasms| Start Date: | End Date:
- UCSF PANC Cyst Registry (NCT04291651)Related Conditions: Pancreatic Cyst, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Pancreatic Diseases, Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Neoplasms| Start Date: | End Date:
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Grants and Funding
- Molecular Correlates of progression in pancreatic cystic neoplasms | NCI/NIH | 2015-07-01 - 2021-06-30 | Role: Site Principal Investigator, UCSF
- Minimally Invasive Classification of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms | V Foundation | 2017-11-01 - 2020-11-01 | Role: Principal Investigator
- Development of fluorogenic substrates for the diagnosis of pancreatic cysts | UCSF Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute | 2017-02-01 - 2018-06-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
- Non-invasive Differentiation of Benign Lesions from Aggressive Pancreatic Cancer | NIH | 2015-01-01 - 2017-12-31 | Role: Co-Principal Investigator
- Neural Regulation of Pancreatic Function | NIH | 1994-05-15 - 2014-03-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
Publications
- ASO Visual Abstract: Distinct Indications for Adjuvant Therapy in Resected Invasive Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas Compared with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.| | PubMed
- Adult Pancreatoblastoma: Clinical Insights and Outcomes Compared to Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC).| | PubMed
- Graft choice in pancreatectomy with vascular resection: equivalent safety in selected patients.| | PubMed
- ASO Visual Abstract: Long-Duration Neoadjuvant Therapy with FOLFIRINOX Yields Favorable Outcomes for Patients Who Undergo Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer.| | PubMed
- Distinct Indications for Adjuvant Therapy in Resected Invasive Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas Compared with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.| | PubMed
- Long-Duration Neoadjuvant Therapy with FOLFIRINOX Yields Favorable Outcomes for Patients Who Undergo Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer.| | PubMed
- National practice patterns in the use of endoscopic ultrasound biopsy for resectable Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Insights into the role of DOTATATE PET/CT in diagnosis.| | PubMed
- A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Predict Textbook Outcome in Colectomy.| | PubMed
- Addressing the unmet clinical need for low-volume assays in early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.| | PubMed
- A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Using Only Preoperatively Known Data.| | PubMed
- ASO Visual Abstract: National Practice Patterns in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma-Updates in Management and Survival.| | PubMed
- National Practice Patterns in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Updates in Management and Survival.| | PubMed
- Robotic-assisted approach for complex cholecystectomies.| | PubMed
- Hypertension Requiring Medication Use: a Silent Predictor of Poor Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy.| | PubMed
- Contemporary Trends in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Incidence and Survival in the United States.| | PubMed
- Implementation, evaluation, and modification of a near-peer learning group in graduate surgical education.| | PubMed
- Hand-Assisted Versus Pure Minimally-Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy: Is There a Downside to Lending a Hand?| | PubMed
- Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy Techniques: A Contemporary Analysis Exploring Trends, Similarities, and Differences to Open Surgery.| | PubMed
- Accurate Identification of Mucinous Pancreatic Cystic Lesions Using Small-Volume Analytes.| | PubMed
- Translation of a Protease Turnover Assay for Clinical Discrimination of Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts.| | PubMed
- Assessing the role of robotic proctectomy in obese patients: a contemporary NSQIP analysis.| | PubMed
- ASO Visual Abstract: Determining Hospital Volume Threshold for the Safety of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Contemporary Cutpoint Analysis.| | PubMed
- Determining Hospital Volume Threshold for Safety of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Contemporary Cutpoint Analysis.| | PubMed
- The surgical resident experience in serious illness communication: A qualitative needs assessment with proposed solutions.| | PubMed
- Burden of Ionizing Radiation in the Diagnosis and Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis.| | PubMed
- Plasma miRNA Biomarkers in Limited Volume Samples for Detection of Early-stage Pancreatic Cancer.| | PubMed
- Cost-effectiveness of consensus guideline based management of pancreatic cysts: The sensitivity and specificity required for guidelines to be cost-effective.| | PubMed
- Theranostic Targeting of CUB Domain Containing Protein 1 (CDCP1) in Pancreatic Cancer.| | PubMed
- Ampullary stenosis and choledocholithiasis post Roux-En-Y gastric bypass: challenges of biliary access and intervention.| | PubMed
- The lysosomal aminopeptidase tripeptidyl peptidase 1 displays increased activity in malignant pancreatic cysts.| | PubMed
- Abdominal Imaging of Pancreatic Cysts and Cyst-Associated Pancreatic Cancer in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.| | PubMed
- Comparison of Tumor Regression Grading of Residual Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Without Radiation: Would Fewer Tier-Stratification Be Favorable Toward Standardization?| | PubMed
- Managing Refractory Postoperative Fistulas as Chronic Wounds Using Video-Assisted Hydrodebridement (VAHD).| | PubMed
- Surgical overtreatment of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms: Do the 2017 International Consensus Guidelines improve clinical decision making?| | PubMed
- Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas: Current Understanding and Future Directions for Stratification of Malignancy Risk.| | PubMed
- Gangrenous cholecystitis: innovative laparoscopic techniques to facilitate subtotal fenestrating cholecystectomy when a critical view of safety cannot be achieved.| | PubMed
- Global Protease Activity Profiling Provides Differential Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cysts.| | PubMed
- Early and accurate diagnosis of pancreatic cancer?| | PubMed
- Preoperative FOLFIRINOX for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: Is radiation necessary in the modern era of chemotherapy?| | PubMed
- Next generation sequencing of pancreatic cyst fluid microRNAs from low grade-benign and high grade-invasive lesions.| | PubMed
- Serine proteases and protease-activated receptor 2 mediate the proinflammatory and algesic actions of diverse stimulants.| | PubMed
- Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 mediates chronic pancreatitis pain in mice.| | PubMed
- Informed consent for innovative surgery: a survey of patients and surgeons.| | PubMed
- Active cathepsins B, L, and S in murine and human pancreatitis.| | PubMed
- Ethical management of conflict of interest: proposed standards for academic surgical societies.| | PubMed
- Serine proteases mediate inflammatory pain in acute pancreatitis.| | PubMed
- Transient receptor potential ion channels V4 and A1 contribute to pancreatitis pain in mice.| | PubMed
- Technique for placement of lumboperitoneal catheters using a combined laparoscopic procedure with the Seldinger micropuncture technique.| | PubMed
- MUC5AC, a gel-forming mucin accumulating in gallstone disease, is overproduced via an epidermal growth factor receptor pathway in the human gallbladder.| | PubMed
- Trends in laparoscopic splenectomy for massive splenomegaly.| | PubMed
- Calcitonin gene-related peptide partially mediates nociception in acute experimental pancreatitis.| | PubMed
- Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and substance P mediate nociception in acute pancreatitis.| | PubMed
- Neutral endopeptidase determines the severity of pancreatitis-associated lung injury.| | PubMed
- Transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV-1) promotes neurogenic inflammation in the pancreas via activation of the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R).| | PubMed
- Medical versus surgical management of biliary tract disease in pregnancy.| | PubMed
- Pancreatic resection in the elderly.| | PubMed
- Activation of nociceptive neurons in T9 and T10 in cerulein pancreatitis.| | PubMed
- SIR 2003 film panel case 5: massive hemorrhage from portal vein disruption.| | PubMed
- Lovastatin alters biliary lipid composition and dissolves gallstones: a long-term study in prairie dogs.| | PubMed
- Recombinant human neutral endopeptidase ameliorates pancreatic elastase-induced lung injury.| | PubMed
- Pathophysiology of gallstone pancreatitis.| | PubMed
- Deletion of neutral endopeptidase exacerbates intestinal inflammation induced by Clostridium difficile toxin A.| | PubMed
- NK-1 receptor desensitization and neutral endopeptidase terminate SP-induced pancreatic plasma extravasation.| | PubMed
- Substance P is a determinant of lethality in diet-induced hemorrhagic pancreatitis in mice.| | PubMed
- Substance P mediates inflammatory oedema in acute pancreatitis via activation of the neurokinin-1 receptor in rats and mice.| | PubMed
- Substance P inhibits pancreatic exocrine secretion via a neural mechanism.| | PubMed
- Recent advances. General surgery.| | PubMed
- Prognostic indicators for cancer. Gastric cancer.| | PubMed
- Substance P and bradykinin stimulate plasma extravasation in the mouse gastrointestinal tract and pancreas.| | PubMed
- Neuroendocrine tumors: common presentations of uncommon diseases.| | PubMed