Emmanouil Giorgakis, MD

Emmanouil (Manos) Giorgakis, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCS, FEBS, is a multiorgan abdominal transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgeon with Virtua Advanced Transplant and Organ Health. Dr. Giorgakis serves as the administrative medical director for organ transplant and organ recovery services and clinical professor of surgery at the Virtua Health College of Medicine & Life Sciences of Rowan University. Dr. Giorgakis’ specializations include multiorgan abdominal transplantation (liver, kidney, and pancreas), deceased and living donor organ donation, complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, robotic-assisted surgery, liver cancer, donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation, and machine preservation technologies.

Dr. Giorgakis received his medical degree from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece and completed a Master of Science in Surgical Science degree at University College London, where his research focused on nanotechnology applications in pancreatic cancer. After military service, he entered surgical residency. His surgical training spanned Greece, United Kingdom, and the United States. He subsequently completed fellowship training in adult and pediatric liver/multi-visceral transplantation at King’s College Hospital, London, followed by a multiorgan abdominal transplant surgery fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Prior to Virtua, Dr. Giorgakis was a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon and associate professor of surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where he had also served as kidney transplant and transplant quality director.

Dr. Giorgakis is certified in abdominal transplant surgery by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the European Board of Surgeons. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons, and the European Board of Surgeons. He has a strong academic record with numerous peer-reviewed publications in medical journals and leadership roles in international and multicenter research collaborations. He has been recognized as a top health care researcher and has been a mentor to aspiring transplant surgeon-scientists. He maintains leadership roles in numerous international transplant organizations.

Dr. Giorgakis is dedicated to advancing high-quality, accessible transplant and complex HPB care for patients through clinical excellence, program leadership, research, and education. Through his work, he aspires to leave a lasting mark, not only through excellence in patient care, but also by advancing the field of transplantation.