Giorgio Roccaro, MD, MSCE

Background

Dr. Roccaro joined the Emory Transplant Center in 2018, and serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine and as Medical Director of the Living Donor Liver Transplant Program and the Multidisciplinary Liver Cancer Clinic. Dr. Roccaro completed his medical degree at the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, and then completed his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. Subsequently, he completed clinical fellowships in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology at the University of Pennsylvania, while also obtaining a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology. Dr. Roccaro’s clinical interests include hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), metabolism dysfunction associated liver disease (MASLD), and living donor liver transplantation. His research interest is improving survival for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and following liver transplantation. Dr. Roccaro is board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and transplant hepatology. He is an active member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) and on the editorial board for Liver Transplantation.

Titles & Roles

• Assistant Professor, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine

  Emory University School of Medicine
• Medical Director, Living Donor Liver Transplantation

  Emory Transplant Center

Education & Training

Education

• Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2018

  University of Pennsylvania
• Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2017

  University of Pennsylvania
• Residency, Internal Medicine, 2014

  Massachuestts General Hospital
• Internship, Internal Medicine, 2012

  Massachuestts General Hospital
• Medical Education, MD, 2011

  SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Board Certifications

• Transplant Hepatology

  American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018
• Gastroenterology

  American Board of Internal Medicine, 2017
• Internal Medicine

  American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014

Professional Memberships

• American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
• American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)
• Georgia Gastroenterology and Endoscopic Society

Research

Publications

Awards

• Outstanding Digestive Disease Quality Award, Division of Digestive Disease Emory University School of Medicine, 2023
• Top 99th percentile for “Likelihood of Recommending Care Provider”, Emory Healthcare, 2021
• Laurence Sperling Outstanding Research Mentor Award, Department of Medicine; Emory University School of Medicine, 2021
• Doctor’s Day Recognition, Emory School of Medicine (2019, 2021, 2023)
• Frank Brooks Research Award for Excellence in GI Research, 2017
• Young Investigators Travel Award, Controversies in Transplantation, 2017
• Poster of Distinction, Digestive Disease Week, 2017
• SUNY Downstate, Class of 1898 Valedictorian Prize, 2011
• Harold A. Lyons MD Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine, 2011

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