Sean J. Mulvihill, M.D. Department Chairman   Medical School Education University of Southern California 1981 Board Certified / Special Certificate American Board of Surgery, 1988, 1998  Post Doctoral Education / Training UCLA Hospitals and Clinics 1981-1987 General Surgery Residency

Hospital Appointments

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics

Clinical Interests

• Surgery of the liver, pancreas, bile ducts
• Pancreatic cancer
• Islet cell tumors

Research Interests

• Biology of pancreatic cancer, early markers for pancreatic cancer diagnosis
• Surgical outcomes

Current Academic Positions

• Ross Anderson Presidential Endowed Chair in Surgery
• Professor of Surgery
• Chairman of Department of Surgery
• Senior Director for Clinical Affairs - Huntsman Cancer Institute

Recent Publications

Lightner A, Glasgow RE, Jordan T, Krassner A, Way L, Mulvihill SJ, Kirkwood K. Pancreatic resection in the elderly. J Am Coll Surg 2004;198:697-706.

Visser B, Muthusamay V, Mulvihill SJ, Coakley F. Diagnostic imaging of cystic pancreatic neoplasms. Surg Onc 2004;13:27-39.

Hutter M, Wick E, Day A, Maa J, Zerega E, Richmond A, Jordan T, Grady E, Mulvihill SJ, Bunnett N, Kirkwood K. Transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV-1) promotes neurogenic inflammation in the pancreas via activation of the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R). Pancreas 2005;30:260-65.

Granger SR, Glasgow RE, Battaglia J, Lee RM, Scaife C, Shrieve DC, Avrin D, Mulvihill SJ. Development of a dedicated hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) program in a university hospital system. J Gastrointest Surg 2005;9:891-95.

Firpo MA, Rollins MD, Szabo A, Gull JD, Jackson JD, Shao Y, Glasgow RE, Mulvihill SJ. A conscious mouse model of gastric ileus using clinically relevant endpoints. BMC Gastroenterol 2005;5:18.