Darren Cullinan, MD, MSCI

Surgical Oncologist, Transplant Surgeon

Darren Cullinan
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My Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine

Center for Advanced Medicine

On WashU Medicine Campus
4921 Parkview Place, Saint Louis, MO 63110

Expertise & Training

Clinical Expertise

  • Abdominal Transplant Surgery

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine

Board Certification

  • 2021: American Board of Surgery

Training

  • 2013 - 2015: General Surgery Resident, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  • 2015 - 2018: Surgical Oncology Research Fellow, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  • 2018 - 2020: General Surgery Resident, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  • 2020 - 2021: Walter F. Ballinger, MD Administrative Chief Resident, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  • 2021 - 2023: Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellow, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Education

  • 2013: MD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine, Memphis, TN
  • 2019: MSCI, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

My clinical and research interests are to improve outcomes and expand access for patients undergoing liver transplant for locally advanced cancer including hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and metastatic colorectal cancer. I aim to use advanced genomic and immunologic techniques to improve patient selection for liver transplant and optimize outcomes after transplant.

Research Publications

Authors:

Benson AB, D'Angelica MI, Abrams T, Cullinan D, Hochstetler C

Journal & Year:

J Natl Compr Canc Netw | 2025

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