Surgical Diseases of the Pancreas and Biliary Tree (PDF)

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Dr. Barreto is a Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (GI & HPB) surgeon and researcher. He completed his undergraduate and post-graduate surgical degrees at Goa Medical College and Hospital, where he also trained in Internal Medicine and General Surgery. He completed his fellowship in GI & HPB Surgical Oncology at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, and his training in GI and Liver Transplant Surgery at Flinders Medical Centre and the Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia. After serving a year as the Chief Surgical Resident at Modbury Hospital, South Australia, Dr. Barreto returned to India. His career includes appointments as Consultant Surgical Oncologist at the Department of GI & HPB Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai India and as Consultant Surgeon at the Department of GI Surgery, GI Oncology and Bariatric Surgery, Medanta - The Medicity. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, South Australia.



Dr. Barreto secured his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Flinders University for his work on the neuropeptide galanin and its antagonists, their effects on pancreatic exocrine secretion, and their role in acute pancreatitis. His interests focus on the basic science and surgical aspects of acute pancreatitis, pancreatic, gastric, and gallbladder cancer. He has published a carcinogenesis model in gallbladder cancer to aid in understanding the development of the cancer and to further therapy-directed research. He, along with Professor John Windsor, has proposed the first evidence-based definition of early gastric cancer. Dr. Barreto has authored more than 150 clinical and basic science research papers as well as book chapters on GI and HPB-related topics and has been invited to lecture on his work all over the world. He serves on the Indian Council of Medical Research Task force groups for the development of guidelines for the

“The book addresses all aspects of the pancreas and biliary tree from embryological development to the variety of pathologies. This is perhaps its greatest strength -- the ability to progress from the development of the foregut structures on through function and the treatment of common diseases. … This is a very nice addition to the field of pancreas and biliary surgery. … it is an excellent book that will serve its intended audience well.” (Peter Nau, Doody's Book Reviews, December 7, 2018)