Nicholas Nissen, MD

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About This Physician

Gender Male
Type of Specialist Surgeon
Special Expertise
  • Liver Cancer
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Transplant-Liver
Admitting Hospital(s) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Nationally Ranked in 12 Specialties
Board Certification(s)
Latest Certification Date(s)
Surgery
2008
Surgical Critical Care
2009
Obtained Medical Degree From University of Minnesota
1991
Residency(ies)
Surgery
Loyola Univ Med Ctr
Maywood, IL
1992 - 1998
Fellowship(s)
Surgical Critical Care
Univ Pittsburgh Med Ctr
Pittsburgh, PA
1998 - 1999
Transplant Surgery
UCLA Med Ctr
Los Angeles, CA
1999 - 2001
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