Ji Fan, MD, MBA

Dr. Ji Fan is an Assistant Member in the Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. Fan received his MD degree from Hubei Medical University, China. In addition, he also received his MBA at the Miami Herbert Business School. He then completed a Transplant Surgery Fellowship at the University of Miami, Florida (2009-2012). From 2012- 2018, Dr. Fan was an Assistant Professor and Liver/GI Transplant Surgeon at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital. The Miami Transplant Institute is one of the largest and busiest in the world. Dr. Fan then completed a General Surgery Residency at HCA/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine (2018-2023). Dr. Fan’s clinical interest is the general surgery care of cancer patients using minimally invasive and robotic techniques, as well as palliative surgery for terminal cancer patients to improve their quality of life. He has over 100 peer reviewed publications with extensive research experience. His current research interests include evaluating factors that affect surgical outcomes and the economic impact of surgical procedures on patients and healthcare systems. He has been a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons since 2014 and has been involved nationally in many surgical professional societies.

• Alchaer MW, Gorran H, Rigdon A, Abbruzzese TA, Fan J. De Garengeot Hernia Presenting as a Rare Cause of Incarcerated Femoral Hernia. Cureus. 2026 Jan.18(1):e102498. Pubmedid: 41769474. Pmcid: PMC12948184.
• Alchaer MW, Gorran H, Rigdon A, Abbruzzese TA, Fan J. Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma to the Gallbladder Presenting as a Diagnostic and Surgical Challenge. Cureus. 2025 Dec.17(12):e98565. Pubmedid: 41497934. Pmcid: PMC12767135.
• Prager L, Ghayouri M, Abbruzzese TA, Fan J. Jejunal Ectopic Pancreas: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus. 2025 Apr.17(4):e83174. Pubmedid: 40443604. Pmcid: PMC12121300.
• Misra S, Fan J, Yanala U, Are C. The Value of Commission on Cancer Accreditation: Improving Survival Outcomes by Enhancing Compliance with Quality Measures. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Jun.26(6):1585-1587. Pubmedid: 30927193.
• Fan J, Tekin A, Tzakis A, Misra S. Liver Transplantation Following Life-threatening Abdominal Trauma: A Case Series of 5 Patients at a Single Institution. Transplant Proc. 2019 Dec.51(6):1902-1906. Pubmedid: 31155306.
• Pereira K, Salsamendi J, Dalal R, Quintana D, Bhatia S, Fan J. Percutaneous Endovascular Therapeutic Options in Treating Posttransplant Hepatic Artery Thrombosis With the Aim of Salvaging Liver Allografts: Our Experience. Exp Clin Transplant. 2016 Oct.14(5):542-550. Pubmedid: 27142999.
• Hotta R, Ohira M, Matsuura T, Muraoka I, Tryphonopoulos P, Fan J, Tekin A, Selvaggi G, Levi D, Ruiz P, Ricordi C, Vianna R, Ohdan H, Waldmann H, Tzakis AG, Nishida S. CD52-Negative NK Cells Are Abundant in the Liver and Less Susceptible to Alemtuzumab Treatment. PLoS One. 2016.11(8):e0161618. Pubmedid: 27560943. Pmcid: PMC4999148.
• Pereira K, Salsamendi J, Fan J. An Approach to Diagnosis and Endovascular Treatment of Refractory Ascites in Liver Transplant: A Pictorial Essay and Clinical Practice Algorithm. Exp Clin Transplant. 2015 Oct.13(5):387-393. Pubmedid: 26450461.
• Simkins J, Fan J, Camargo JF, Aragon L, Frederick C. Intravenous Fosfomycin Treatment for Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the United States. Ann Pharmacother. 2015 Oct.49(10):1177-1178. Pubmedid: 26238469.
• Salsamendi J, Pereira K, Tekin A, Fan J. Unique presentation and endovascular management of arterio-portal fistula after liver transplant. Pediatr Transplant. 2015 Dec.19(8):940-941. Pubmedid: 26446748.
• Asaoka T, Hernandez D, Tryphonopoulos P, Tekin A, Garcia J, Nishida S, Fan J, Beduschi T, Vianna R, Ruiz P. Clinical significance of intragraft miR-122 and -155 expression after liver transplantation. Hepatol Res. 2015 Aug.45(8):898-905. Pubmedid: 25220676.
• Hibi T, Nishida S, Levi DM, Selvaggi G, Tekin A, Fan J, Ruiz P, Tzakis AG. When and why portal vein thrombosis matters in liver transplantation: a critical audit of 174 cases. Ann Surg. 2014 Apr.259(4):760-766. Pubmedid: 24299686.
• Paloyo S, Nishida S, Fan J, Tekin A, Selvaggi G, Levi D, Tzakis A. Portal vein arterialization using an accessory right hepatic artery in liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2013 Jul.19(7):773-775. Pubmedid: 23554089.
• Hibi T, Nishida S, Levi DM, Sugiyama D, Fukazawa K, Tekin A, Fan J, Selvaggi G, Ruiz P, Tzakis AG. Long-term deleterious effects of aortohepatic conduits in primary liver transplantation: proceed with caution. Liver Transpl. 2013 Aug.19(8):916-925. Pubmedid: 23897778.
• Takahashi M, Nishida S, Panthaki ZJ, Fan J, Romano A, Tekin A, Island ER, Moon JI, Levi DM, Tzakis AG. Use of the bilateral anterior rectus fascia turnover method and the components separation method for a difficult abdominal closure after transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2012 Sep.18(9):1121-1123. Pubmedid: 22685071.
• Fan J, Tekin A, Nishida S, Moon J, Selvaggi G, Levi D, Weppler D, Tzakis AG. Preoperative embolization of the graft superior mesenteric artery assists graft enterectomy in intestinal transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2012 Jul.94(1):89-91. Pubmedid: 22683852.
• Mosna LC, Moon J, Hernandez F, Hodgkinson P, Fan J, Selvaggi G, Tekin A, Nishida S, Levi D, Tzakis AG. Use of the subcutaneous route and polytetrafluoroethylene grafts for arterial revascularization in liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2012 Apr.18(4):499-500. Pubmedid: 22271617.