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Sebastian G. De La Fuente, MD,FACS

General Surgeon, Surgical Oncology Specialist

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Expertise of Sebastian G. De La Fuente, MD,FACS

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Biography

Sebastian de la Fuente, MD, FACS, is board certified in general surgery with special certification in advanced surgical oncology. He specializes in surgical interventions for gastrointestinal, liver and bile duct diseases as well as for benign pancreatic disorders, pancreatic cancer, sarcomas and melanomas. One of Central Florida’s most prominent surgical oncologists, Dr. de la Fuente directs the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Fellowship program and serves as Director of Research for the Surgical Residency program at AdventHealth in Orlando. He is a graduate of the University of Salvador School of Medicine in Buenos Aires, Argentina and of Duke University’s general surgery residency program, where he culminated his tenure as Chief Resident and undertook a research fellowship in gastrointestinal surgery. He capped his medical training with a fellowship in surgical oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa.

Education

Duke University School of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center

Residency

Duke University School of Medicine; Duke University Medical Center

Fellowship

Moffitt Cancer Center
H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center & Research Institute - Graduate Education

Specialty

Pancreatic & Liver Surgery

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Publications of Sebastian G. De La Fuente, MD,FACS
  • Systematic review of long-term effectiveness of endoscopic gastrojejunostomy in patients presenting with gastric outlet obstruction from periampullary malignancies
    , SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

  • Benefits of EUS-guided gastroenterostomy over surgical gastrojejunostomy in the palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction: a large multicenter experience
    , GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

  • Comparison between transpapillary versus transmural endoscopic ultrasound-guided decompression for biliary obstruction: a meta-analysis
    , HPB

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  • Clinical and Financial Implications of Consulting Physicians in the Management of Surgical Patients
    , AMERICAN SURGEON

  • Retroperitoneal Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma With Uterine-Type Leiomyomatous Differentiation: A First Case Report With Literature Analysis of Soft Tissue Sarcomas With Dual Lipomatous and Low-Grade Smooth Muscle Differentiation
    , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY

  • Early experience with the Senhance (R)-laparoscopic/robotic platform in the US
    , JOURNAL OF ROBOTIC SURGERY

  • T1R2 receptor-mediated glucose sensing in the upper intestine potentiates glucose absorption through activation of local regulatory pathways
    , MOLECULAR METABOLISM

  • Age as a prognostic indicator for adjuvant therapy in patients who underwent pancreatic resections for cancer
    , JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY

  • Vagotomy/Drainage Is Superior to Local Oversew in Patients Who Require Emergency Surgery for Bleeding Peptic Ulcers
    , ANNALS OF SURGERY

  • Beyond cytology: why and when does the oncologist require core tissue?
    , Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America