Gianella Cornejo Zea

Highly skilled surgeon, trained at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel. I completed a five-year residency in General and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, followed by roles as Chief Resident and attending general surgeon within the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Department.

Currently pursuing a Fellowship in Liver Transplantation Surgery at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, a leading center for living donor liver transplantation in Asia.
I bring a profound dedication to surgical excellence and a passion for pushing the boundaries of medical innovation. Recognized for academic excellence (Cum Laude), strong technical proficiency across complex HPB procedures, and a solid foundation in multidisciplinary surgical care supported by international training.

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), CertifiedThe American College of Surgeons, ATLS ID: 3809584 - 04/2024

• Academic Acknowledgement scholarship, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Part of the Top 10 Graduates - (05/2014 - 09/2014)

• Academic Acknowledgement scholarship, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Part of the Top 10 Graduates - (05/2015 - 09/2015)

• Laparoscopy nephrectomy for polycystic kidney disease: tips and tricks, G. Cornejo, O. Cohen Arazi, R. Abel, K. Tzukert, A. Pikasrky, A. Khalaileh, A. Iman, Video Presentation, 29th Annual Conference of the Israel Transplantation Society, 2021-11-01
• Laparoscopy nephrectomy for polycystic kidney disease: tips and tricks, G. Cornejo, O. Cohen Arazi, R. Abel, K. Tzukert, A. Pikasrky, A. Khalaileh, A. Iman, Video Presentation, Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel, 2021-06-01
• Intraoperative radiation for pancreatic cancer: Initial experience at Hadassah Medical Center, G. Cornejo, A. Pikarsky, P. Blumenfeld, M. Wygoda, J. Feldman, A. Hubert, L. Appelbaum-Pikarsky, A. Khalaila, A. Imam, G. Zamir, Oral Presentation, Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel, 2023-05-01
• Reconstruction of multiple arteries in kidney transplantation, G. Cornejo, O. Cohen Arazi, R. Abel, K. Tzukert, A. Pikarsky, A. Khalaileh, A. Imam, Oral Presentation, 29th Annual Conference of the Israel Transplantation Society, 2021-11-01
• Reconstruction of multiple arteries in kidney transplantation, G. Cornejo, O. Cohen Arazi, R. Abel, K. Tzukert, A. Pikarsky, A. Khalaileh, A. Imam, Oral Presentation, Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel, 2021-06-01
• Intraoperative radiation for pancreatic cancer: Initial experience at Hadassah Medical Center, G. Cornejo, A. Pikarsky, P. Blumenfeld, M. Wygoda, J. Feldman, A. Hubert, L. Appelbaum-Pikarsky, A. Khalaila, A. Imam, G. Zamir, Poster Presentation, ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 2024-01-01
• The use of preoperative trans jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (tips) in cirrhotic patients undergoing abdominal surgery, G. Cornejo, A. Pikarsky, G. Zamir, A. Khalaileh, A. Bloom, A. Imam, Poster Presentation, Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel, 2023-05-01
• Prevalence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Ecuadorian patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, Benalcazar G, Cornejo G, Yela S, Burgos V, Poster Presentation, World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, 2017-10-01

• 6th Southern Laparoscopic HPB Forum, 2025-09-06, Chang Gung Medical Foundation
• EAES Symposium on Innovation in Surgery, 2024-02-01, European Association of Endoscopic Surgery, Bucharest, Romania
• ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 2024-01-01, American Society of Clinical Oncology, San Francisco, USA
• Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel, 2023-05-01, Association of Surgeons in Israel
• Trauma Surgery Congress, 2023-03-01, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
• Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel, 2022-06-01, Association of Surgeons in Israel
• 29th Annual Conference of the Israel Transplantation Society, 2021-11-01, Israel Transplantation Society
• Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel, 2021-06-01, Association of Surgeons in Israel
• World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, 2017-10-01, American College of Gastroenterology, USA

● Prof.GideonZamir,DirectorofHepatobiliaryandPancreaticSurgeryDepartment, Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, RgideonZ@hadassah.org.il

● Prof.AlonPikarsky,ChairmanoftheDivisionofSurgery,HadassahEinKeremMedical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, AlonP@hadassah.org.il

● Dr.GonzaloBenalcazar,DirectorofLiverTransplantationandGastroenterology Departments, Hospital Luis Vernaza, Guayaquil, Ecuador, gbenalcaza@jbgye.org.ec

● Prof.YoavMintz,DirectoroftheRoboticAssistedSurgeryProgram,Directorof Hadassah Minimally Invasive Surgery Learning Center and the Director of the Surgical Technology and Innovation Lab, Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, ymintz@hadassah.org.il

VIDEO PRESENTATION

• Laparoscopy nephrectomy for polycystic kidney disease: tips and tricks. G. Cornejo, O. Cohen Arazi, R. Abel, K. Tzukert, A. Pikasrky, A. Khalaileh, A. Iman. 29th Annual Conference of the Israel Transplantation Society - 11/2021
• Laparoscopy nephrectomy for polycystic kidney disease: tips and tricks. G. Cornejo, O. Cohen Arazi, R. Abel, K. Tzukert, A. Pikasrky, A. Khalaileh, A. Iman. Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel - 06/2021

ORAL PRESENTATION

• Intraoperative radiation for pancreatic cancer: Initial experience at Hadassah Medical Center. G. Cornejo, A. Pikarsky, P. Blumenfeld, M. Wygoda, J. Feldman, A. Hubert, L. Appelbaum-Pikarsky, A. Khalaila, A. Imam, G. Zamir. Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel - 05/2023
• Reconstruction of multiple arteries in kidney transplantation. G. Cornejo, O. Cohen Arazi, R. Abel, K. Tzukert, A. Pikarsky, A. Khalaileh, A. Imam. 29th Annual Conference of the Israel Transplantation Society - 11/2021
• Reconstruction of multiple arteries in kidney transplantation. G. Cornejo, O. Cohen Arazi, R. Abel, K. Tzukert, A. Pikarsky, A. Khalaileh, A. Imam. Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel - 06/2021

POSTER PRESENTATION

• Intraoperative radiation for pancreatic cancer: Initial experience at Hadassah Medical Center. G. Cornejo, A. Pikarsky, P. Blumenfeld, M. Wygoda, J. Feldman, A. Hubert, L. Appelbaum-Pikarsky, A. Khalaila, A. Imam, G. Zamir. ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium - 01/2024
• The use of preoperative trans jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (tips) in cirrhotic patients undergoing abdominal surgery. G. Cornejo, A. Pikarsky, G. Zamir, A. Khalaileh, A. Bloom, A. Imam. Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel - 05/2023
• Prevalence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in Ecuadorian patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, Benalcazar G, Cornejo G, Yela S, Burgos V. World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017 - 10/2017

• 6th Southern Laparoscopic HPB Forum, 2025-09-06, Chang Gung Medical Foundation
• EAES Symposium on Innovation in Surgery, 2024-02-01, European Association of Endoscopic Surgery, Bucharest, Romania
• ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 2024-01-01, American Society of Clinical Oncology, San Francisco, USA
• Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel, 2023-05-01, Association of Surgeons in Israel
• Trauma Surgery Congress, 2023-03-01, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
• Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel, 2022-06-01, Association of Surgeons in Israel
• 29th Annual Conference of the Israel Transplantation Society, 2021-11-01, Israel Transplantation Society
• Biannual Conference of the Association of Surgeons in Israel, 2021-06-01, Association of Surgeons in Israel
• World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, 2017-10-01, American College of Gastroenterology, USA

Trauma Course

Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School - Jerusalem, Israel

04/2024

Trauma Course

Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School - Jerusalem, Israel

04/2023

Assistant Professor in subject Internal Medicine II

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil - Ecuador

02/2014 - 07/2014

Assisstant Professor in subject Internal Medicine II

Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil - Ecuador

09/2013 - 12/2013

• Date of Birth: 11/09/1991
• Nationality: Ecuadorian

• Prof. Gideon Zamir, Director of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Department, Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

RgideonZ@hadassah.org.il

• Prof. Alon Pikarsky, Chairman of the Division of Surgery, Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

AlonP@hadassah.org.il

• Dr. Gonzalo Benalcazar, Director of Liver Transplantation and Gastroenterology Departments, Hospital Luis Vernaza, Guayaquil, Ecuador

gbenalcaza@jbgye.org.ec

• Prof. Yoav Mintz, Director of the Robotic Assisted Surgery Program, Director of Hadassah Minimally Invasive Surgery Learning Center and the Director of the Surgical Technology and Innovation Lab, Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

ymintz@hadassah.org.il