Daiki Soma

Daiki Soma, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department: MD-SURGERY-GEN-TRANSPLANT
Business Phone: (352) 265-0606
Business Email: dsoma@ufl.edu

About Daiki Soma

My fascination of the anatomy and complexity of the hepatobiliary tract inspired my direction into transplant and hepatobiliary surgery. I have been practicing for over a decade and joined the division of transplantation and hepatobiliary as a clinical assistant professor with a specialty in multiorgan transplant in 2021. I treat patients for liver cirrhosis, liver cyst, liver cancer, bile duct cancer and gallbladder cancer.

Prior to joining UF Health, I was a clinical fellow at Indiana University Health University Hospital. During my time as a fellow, I was a mentor and tutor at the IU School of Medicine, where I taught students and residents in the intensive care unit and operating room.

My training began at Niigata University School of Medicine in Japan, where I attended medical school and completed an externship at the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in the department of pediatric surgery and infectious disease, in addition to a clinical observer in the department of organ transplantation surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York. I returned to Japan to complete my residency at Toranomon Hospital in Tokyo. After, I completed a surgical oncology fellowship and doctorate in surgical oncology at Niigata University Hospital and School of Medicine.

My goal as a physician is to provide the best care and outcome for my patients. One way I am able to accomplish this is by increasing communication between patients and faculty whether that be providing realistic treatment options or navigating the complexity of the health care system.

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Transplant Surgery
Areas of Interest
  • Abdominal transplant
  • Bile duct stricture
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Live-donor liver transplantation
  • Liver Transplant
  • Liver cancer – hepatocellular carcinoma

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-7161-8102

Areas of Interest
  • Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplant
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Treatment outcome research

Publications

2024
Methylated ctDNA Quantification: Noninvasive Approach to Monitoring Hepatocellular Carcinoma Burden
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 238(4):770-778 [DOI] 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000939.
2024
Successful Sequential Liver and Isolated Intestine Transplantation for Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy Syndrome: A Case Report
Annals of Transplantation. 29 [DOI] 10.12659/aot.941881.
2023
Low vs Standard-Dose Indocyanine Green in the Identification of Biliary Anatomy Using Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 236(4):711-717 [DOI] 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000553. [PMID] 36728303.
2022
Development and Characterization of Human Primary Cholangiocarcinoma Cell Lines.
The American journal of pathology. 192(9):1200-1217 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ajpath.2022.05.007. [PMID] 35640676.
2022
Liver Transplantation in Recipients With Class III Obesity: Posttransplant Outcomes and Weight Gain.
Transplantation direct. 8(2) [DOI] 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001242. [PMID] 35018300.
2021
Distal allograft pancreatectomy for graft salvage after pancreas transplantation.
Clinical transplantation. 35(6) [DOI] 10.1111/ctr.14307.
2021
Donor-recipient body size mismatch has no impact on outcomes after deceased donor whole liver transplantation: Role of donor liver size measurement.
Clinical transplantation. 35(6) [DOI] 10.1111/ctr.14299. [PMID] 33768588.
2020
Impact of Recipient Age in Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Caution Is Needed for Patients ≥70 Years.
Transplantation direct. 6(6) [DOI] 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001011. [PMID] 33062847.
2020
Isolated Intestine Transplantation for Autoimmune Enteropathy: A Case Report.
Transplantation proceedings. 52(9):2835-2838 [DOI] 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.08.007. [PMID] 32854966.
2019
[Surgical Resection after Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Bile Duct Tumor Thrombus-Report of a Long-Term Survivor].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 46(2):297-299 [PMID] 30914539.
2019
Lymphatic spread of T2 gallbladder carcinoma: Regional lymphadenectomy is required independent of tumor location.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology. 45(8):1446-1452 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.03.038. [PMID] 30962045.
2018
[A Case of Long-Term Survival after Reoperation for Neck Lymph Node Metastasis Occurring Seven Years after Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 45(13):2312-2314 [PMID] 30692448.
2018
[Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Recurrent Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 45(13):1845-1847 [PMID] 30692373.
2018
[Surgical Resection for Peritoneal Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma-A Report of Three Cases].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 45(13):1949-1951 [PMID] 30692407.
2018
Surgical management of carcinoma in situ at ductal resection margins in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
Annals of gastroenterological surgery. 2(5):359-366 [DOI] 10.1002/ags3.12196. [PMID] 30238077.
2017
[A Case of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Lymph Node Metastasis Successfully Treated by Multidisciplinary Treatment].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 44(12):1565-1567 [PMID] 29394703.
2017
[Mixed Type Liposarcoma with Intra-Abdominal Bleeding – Report of a Case].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 44(12):1155-1157 [PMID] 29394565.
2016
[Long-Term Survival after Reoperation for Lung Metastasis of Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma – A Case Report].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 43(12):2199-2201 [PMID] 28133268.
2016
[Lymph Node Recurrence of Small Cell Carcinoma of the Extrahepatic Bile Ducts Effectively Treated with Cisplatin plus Irinotecan Chemotherapy – Report of a Case].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 43(12):2083-2085 [PMID] 28133229.
2016
[Resection for a Locally Advanced Duodenal Adenocarcinoma with Obstructive Jaundice and Hepatic and Pancreatic Invasion – A Case Report].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 43(12):2077-2079 [PMID] 28133227.
2016
DNA damage response and sphingolipid signaling in liver diseases.
Surgery today. 46(9):995-1005 [DOI] 10.1007/s00595-015-1270-8. [PMID] 26514817.
2016
Staged laparotomies based on the damage control principle to treat hemodynamically unstable grade IV blunt hepatic injury in an eight-year-old girl.
Surgical case reports. 2(1) [PMID] 27854071.
2015
[A Case of Radical Resection for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer with Positive Peritoneal Cytology Treated with Chemoradiotherapy].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 42(12):2385-7 [PMID] 26805372.
2015
[A Case of Rectal Carcinoma with Recurrence around the Drainage Site Complicated by Fournier’s Gangrene].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 42(12):2291-3 [PMID] 26805341.
2015
[A Case of Solitary Paraaortic Lymph Node Recurrence after Surgical Resection for Combined Hepatocellular and Cholangiocarcinoma].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 42(12):1860-2 [PMID] 26805197.
2015
[Repeated Pancreatic Resections with Parenchymal Preservation for Pancreatic Metastases of Renal Cell Carcinoma–Report of a Case].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 42(12):2254-5 [PMID] 26805328.
2015
[Signet-Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater–Report of a Case].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy. 42(12):1767-9 [PMID] 26805166.
2014
Sphingosine-1-phosphate transporters as targets for cancer therapy.
BioMed research international. 2014 [DOI] 10.1155/2014/651727. [PMID] 25133174.

Education

Fellowship, ASTS Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery
2018-2021 · Indiana University Health University Hospital
Clinical Fellowship, Digestive and General Surgery
2016-2017 · Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital
Doctor of Philosophy, Surgical Oncology
2014-2018 · Niigata University School of Medicine
Clinical Fellowship, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery
2014-2015 · Niigata Cancer Center Hospital
Residency, General Surgery
2012-2014 · Toranomon Hospital
Medical Degree
2006-2012 · Niigata University School of Medicine

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-0606
Emails:
Business:
dsoma@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100118
GAINESVILLE FL 32610