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Sergio Huerta, M.D.

Sergio Huerta, M.D.

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Surgery
  • Biography

    Sergio Huerta M.D., F.A.C.S. obtained an A.A. in biology from West Los Angeles College, he earned a B.S. also in biology from the University of California, Los Angeles. He continued on as a medical student at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA School, earning his M.D. with thesis on June 15, 1998. During medical school, he co-wrote a review text for the United States Medical Licensure Exam Step II (Classical Presentations and a rapid review for the USMLE II, J&S publications 1999) and a review book for medical students on surgery (the Pocket Review of Surgery, J&S publications 2000). He completed his surgical residency at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. After completing two years of surgical training, he embarked on a two year hiatus to engage in research in the fields of clinical nutrition and nutritional oncology. During this period, he wrote and published numerous articles in the fields of surgery, oncology and nutrition. He was clerkship director at UTSW from 2011 to 2015.  He teaches medical students and residents. He was the inaugural chairman of an annual scientific forum for residents interested in research, which he chaired from 2000-2005. Dr. Huerta completed his residency in general surgery at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in June 2005. He is currently a Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the editorial board of multiple medical journals.

  • Education
    Medical School
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (1998)
    Internship
    University of California Irvine Medical Center (1999), Surgery
    Fellowship
    UCLA Center for Human Nutrition (2002), Nutritional Oncology
    Residency
    University of California Irvine Medical Center (2005), Surgery
  • Research Interest
    • Appendicitis
    • Global Health
    • Inguinal Hernia
    • Medical Student Education
    • Umbilical Hernia
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    Featured
    Outcomes of obese compared to non-obese veterans undergoing open inguinal hernia repair: a case-control study.
    Huerta S, Tran N, Yi B, Pham T, Hernia 2021 Mar
    Featured
    Gene expression profile of metastatic colon cancer cells resistant to cisplatin-induced apoptosis.
    Huerta S, Harris DM, Jazirehi A, Bonavida B, Elashoff D, Livingston EH, Heber D. Int J Oncol. March 2003 22(3) 663-70.
    Featured
    PC-SPES inhibits colon cancer growth in vitro and in vivo.
    Huerta S, Arteaga JR, Irwin RW, Ikezoe T, Heber D, Koeffler HP. Cancer Res. September 2002 62(18) 5204-9.
    Featured
    1alpha,25-(OH)(2)-D(3) and its synthetic analogue decrease tumor load in the Apc(min) Mouse.
    Huerta S, Irwin RW, Heber D, Go VL, Koeffler HP, Uskokovic MR, Harris DM. Cancer Res. February 2002 62(3) 741-6.
    Featured
    Alternative mRNA splicing in colon cancer causes loss of expression of neural cell adhesion molecule.
    Huerta S, Srivatsan ES, Venkatesan N, Peters J, Moatamed F, Renner S, Livingston EH. Surgery November 2001 130(5) 834-43.
    Local, regional, and general anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair: the importance of the study, the patient population, and surgeon's experience.
    Yi B, Tran N, Huerta S, Hernia 2021 Jan
    Outcomes of robotic and laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder disease in Veteran patients.
    Tao Z, Emuakhagbon VS, Pham T, Augustine MM, Guzzetta A, Huerta S, J Robot Surg 2021 Jan
    Differences in treatment strategies in the management of acute appendicitis in a county hospital in Guatemala and an academic teaching institution in the United States.
    Alejo G, Ruiz M, Hernandez-Ochoa A, Ortiz C, Huerta S, Trop Doct 2020 Dec 49475520981231
    Hernia Size and Mesh Placement in Primary Umbilical Hernia Repair.
    Tao Z, Ordonez J, Huerta S, Am Surg 2020 Dec 3134820971624
    Feasibility of a Local Anesthesia Program for Inguinal Hernia Repair at a Veteran Affairs Hospital.
    Loss L, Meier J, Ordonez JE, Phung T, Balentine C, Zhu H, Huerta S, J Surg Res 2020 11 255 1-8
  • Honors & Awards
    • Surgery Core Clerkship Teaching Award
      (2013)
    • Surgery Core Clerkship Teaching Award
      (2010)
    • Surgery Core Clerkship Teaching Award
      (2009)
    • Faculty Medical Student Teaching Award
      (2007)
    • Surgery Core Clerkship Teaching Award
      (2007)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American College of Surgeons, Fellow
    • American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (2023)
    • Association for VA Surgeons
    • Society of University Surgeons