Angeles Baquerizo, MD, PhD, Facs
About Angeles Baquerizo, MD, PhD, Facs
Angeles Baquerizo, MD, PhD, FACS, is a Staff Abdominal Transplant Surgeon at Scripps Health and the CEO of MedAppsAB, with extensive experience in academic and clinical settings.
Professional Roles and Affiliations
Angeles Baquerizo, MD, PhD, FACS, serves as a Staff Abdominal Transplant Surgeon at Scripps Health in San Diego, California. She also holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at MedAppsAB in La Jolla, California. Baquerizo is actively involved as a Board Member with the Fulbright Association's San Diego Chapter and serves as a Committee Member for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons in the United States.
Medical Consulting Experience
Baquerizo has an extensive background in medical consultancy. She was a Medical Consultant at OrganOx from 2016 to 2019, Ocera Ltd from 2015 to 2017, and Vital Therapies, Inc. from 2012 to 2015. Her consultancy roles have contributed significantly to her depth of experience in the medical field, particularly in transplantation and surgery.
Academic Appointments
Baquerizo has a rich academic history, having served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Diego from 2009 to 2012. Prior to that, she was an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2003 to 2005 and a Clinical Instructor at UCLA from 2000 to 2002. Additionally, she worked at the Department of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Cordoba in Spain, where she held positions from Assistant Lecturer to Titular/Associate Professor of Surgery over a span of 16 years.
Education and Fellowships
Baquerizo earned her Medical Studies for Licensure in Medicine from the School of Medicine, University of Córdoba in Spain, graduating in 1983. She also earned a PhD from the same institution in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, completed in 1985. Her specialty in General and Digestive Surgery was also achieved at the University of Córdoba. She further refined her expertise by completing a Multiorgan Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Fellowship at UCLA from 2000 to 2002, followed by a General Surgery Residency Program at the University of Southern California from 2005 to 2009.
Fellowships and Scholarships
Baquerizo has held notable fellowships, including her role as a Clinical Research Fellow at The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and the National Institute of Transplantation from 1995 to 2000. She also served as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1987 to 1989. Additionally, she was a Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, Department of Surgery from 1984 to 1985.