Junichiro Sageshima, M.D.
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Department
Title
- Surgical Director, Living Donor Kidney Transplant Program
- Professor, Division of Clinical Surgery
Reviews
UC Davis Medical Center
2221 Stockton Blvd., Suite B
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
916-734-2111
Additional Phone Numbers
Clinic Phone: 916-734-2111
Clinic Phone: 800-821-9912
Clinic Referral Phone: 916-734-5194
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Philosophy of Care
Dr. Sageshima believes that "transplantation" requires teamwork among multidisciplinary team members, and a patient and family members are the most important part of the transplant team.
As a transplant surgeon, he aims to provide more opportunities and better outcomes to patients with end-stage organ disease by optimizing organ recovery, preservation, transplant surgery and pre-/post-surgery management.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Sageshima is a transplant surgeon offering care for patients with end-stage organ disease. He has special clinical interest and expertise in adult and pediatric kidney and pancreas transplantation, organ recovery and preservation, live donor surgery, and vascular and peritoneal access surgery.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Sageshim's research focuses on improving the transplant outcomes, especially through new methods of organ recovery, preservation, and transplantation. Dr. Sageshima has a research interest in clinical and translational transplant research.
Division
Transplant Surgery
Center/Program Affiliation
Education
M.D., Showa University School of Medicine, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan 1990
Residency
Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical College Hospital, Tokyo, Japan 1992-1996
Fellowships
Transplant Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami FL 2002-2004
Board Certifications
American Society of Transplant Surgeons - Transplant Surgery,
CA Physicians and Surgeon,
Japan Surgical Society, 2013
Professional Memberships
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association
The International Society for Organ Donation and Procurement
The Japan Surgical Society
The Transplantation Society
Honors and Awards
�Diamond Doc Award� Extraordinary Patient Care, UC Davis Medical Center, 2021
Select Recent Publications
Sageshima J, Chandar J, Chen LJ, Shah R, Al Nuss A, Vincenzi P, Morsi M, Figueiro J, Vianna R, Ciancio G, Burke GW 3rd. How to Deal With Kidney Retransplantation-Second, Third, Fourth, and Beyond. Transplantation. 2022 Apr 1;106(4):709-721. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000003888. PMID:34310100.
Sageshima J, Troppmann C, McVicar JP, Santhanakrishnan C, de Mattos AM, Perez RV. Impact of Willingness to Accept Hepatitis C Seropositive Kidneys Among Hepatitis C RNA-Positive Waitlisted Patients. Transplantation. 2018 Jul;102(7):1179-1187. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000002096. PMID:29953423.
Paloyo S, Sageshima J, Gaynor JJ, Chen L, Ciancio G, Burke GW. Negative impact of prolonged cold storage time before machine perfusion preservation in donation after circulatory death kidney transplantation. Transpl Int. 2016 Oct;29(10):1117-25. doi:10.1111/tri.12818. Epub 2016 Aug 12. PMID:27421771.
Sageshima J, Ciancio G, Chen L, Dohi T, El-Hinnawi A, Paloyo S, Misawa R, Ekwenna O, Yatawatta A, Burke GW 3rd. Everolimus with low-dose tacrolimus in simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2014 Jul;28(7):797-801. doi:10.1111/ctr.12381. Epub 2014 Jun 1. PMID:24779669.
Yu CC, Fornoni A, Weins A, Hakroush S, Maiguel D, Sageshima J, Chen L, Ciancio G, Faridi MH, Behr D, Campbell KN, Chang JM, Chen HC, Oh J, Faul C, Arnaout MA, Fiorina P, Gupta V, Greka A, Burke GW 3rd, Mundel P. Abatacept in B7-1-positive proteinuric kidney disease. N Engl J Med. 2013 Dec 19;369(25):2416-23. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1304572. Epub 2013 Nov 8. PMID:24206430.
Ciancio G, Sageshima J, Akpinar E, Gaynor JJ, Chen L, Zarak A, Hanson L, Tueros L, Guerra G, Mattiazzi A, Kupin W, Roth D, Ricordi C, Burke GW 3rd. A randomized pilot study of donor stem cell infusion in living-related kidney transplant recipients receiving alemtuzumab. Transplantation. 2013 Nov 15;96(9):800-6. doi:10.1097/TP.0b013e3182a0f68c. PMID:23903014.
Ciancio G, Sageshima J, Chen L, Gaynor JJ, Hanson L, Tueros L, Montenora-Velarde E, Gomez C, Kupin W, Guerra G, Mattiazzi A, Fornoni A, Pugliese A, Roth D, Wolf M, Burke GW 3rd. Advantage of rapamycin over mycophenolate mofetil when used with tacrolimus for simultaneous pancreas kidney transplants: randomized, single-center trial at 10 years. Am J Transplant. 2012 Dec;12(12):3363-76. doi:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04235.x. Epub 2012 Sep 4. PMID:22946986.
Hibi T, Sageshima J, Molina E, Ciancio G, Nishida S, Chen L, Arosemena L, Mattiazzi A, Guerra G, Kupin W, Tekin A, Selvaggi G, Levi D, Ruiz P, Livingstone AS, Roth D, Martin P, Tzakis A, Burke GW. Predisposing factors of diminished survival in simultaneous liver/kidney transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2012 Nov;12(11):2966-73. doi:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04121.x. Epub 2012 Jun 8. PMID:22681708.
Ciancio G, Gaynor JJ, Sageshima J, Roth D, Kupin W, Guerra G, Tueros L, Zarak A, Hanson L, Ganz S, Chen L, Ruiz P, Livingstone AS, Burke GW 3rd. Machine perfusion following static cold storage preservation in kidney transplantation: donor-matched pair analysis of the prognostic impact of longer pump time. Transpl Int. 2012 Jan;25(1):34-40. doi:10.1111/j.1432-2277.2011.01364.x. Epub 2011 Oct 8. PMID:21981661.
Wei C, El Hindi S, Li J, Fornoni A, Goes N, Sageshima J, Maiguel D, Karumanchi SA, Yap HK, Saleem M, Zhang Q, Nikolic B, Chaudhuri A, Daftarian P, Salido E, Torres A, Salifu M, Sarwal MM, Schaefer F, Morath C, Schwenger V, Zeier M, Gupta V, Roth D, Rastaldi MP, Burke G, Ruiz P, Reiser J. Circulating urokinase receptor as a cause of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Nat Med. 2011 Jul 31;17(8):952-60. doi:10.1038/nm.2411. PMID:21804539.
