Sebastian G. De La Fuente, MD,FACS
General Surgeon, Surgical Oncology Specialist
Surgery
Overview
Sebastian de la Fuente, MD, FACS, is board certified in general surgery with special certification in advanced surgical oncology. He specializes in surgical interventions for gastrointestinal, liver and bile duct diseases as well as for benign pancreatic disorders, pancreatic cancer, sarcomas and melanomas. One of Central Florida’s most prominent surgical oncologists, Dr. de la Fuente directs the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Fellowship program and serves as Director of Research for the Surgical Residency program at AdventHealth in Orlando. He is a graduate of the University of Salvador School of Medicine in Buenos Aires, Argentina and of Duke University’s general surgery residency program, where he culminated his tenure as Chief Resident and undertook a research fellowship in gastrointestinal surgery. He capped his medical training with a fellowship in surgical oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa.
Articles
Clinical and Financial Implications of Consulting Physicians in the Management of Surgical Patients
AMERICAN SURGEON
2022
Clinical and Financial Implications of Consulting Physicians in the Management of Surgical Patients.
The American surgeon
2020
Early experience with the Senhance (R)-laparoscopic/robotic platform in the US
JOURNAL OF ROBOTIC SURGERY
2019
Retroperitoneal Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma With Uterine-Type Leiomyomatous Differentiation: A First Case Report With Literature Analysis of Soft Tissue Sarcomas With Dual Lipomatous and Low-Grade Smooth Muscle Differentiation
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY
2019
T1R2 receptor-mediated glucose sensing in the upper intestine potentiates glucose absorption through activation of local regulatory pathways
MOLECULAR METABOLISM
2018
Age as a prognostic indicator for adjuvant therapy in patients who underwent pancreatic resections for cancer
JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY
2018
Vagotomy/Drainage Is Superior to Local Oversew in Patients Who Require Emergency Surgery for Bleeding Peptic Ulcers
ANNALS OF SURGERY
2014
Beyond cytology: why and when does the oncologist require core tissue?
Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America
2014
Recent Developments in Surgery Minimally Invasive Approaches for Patients Requiring Pancreaticoduodenectomy
JAMA SURGERY
2013
Initial experience from a large referral center with robotic-assisted Ivor Lewis esophagogastrectomy for oncologic purposes
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
2013
Education & Training
Education
Duke University School of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Residency
Duke University School of Medicine; Duke University Medical Center
Fellowship
Moffitt Cancer Center
H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center & Research Institute - Graduate Education
Specialty
Pancreatic & Liver Surgery
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery