Clinical Expertise: Esophageal, Pancreas,
Liver, and Endocrine Surgery; Laparoscopic Approaches
to Benign and Malignant Diseases
Medical Education: State University of New York at Buffalo
Residency: General Surgery, Boston
University Medical Center, Lahey Clinic, Boston
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology, Laboratory
of Biochemistry at the National Cancer Institute, National
Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, Boston
University Medical Center
Board Certification: General Surgery
Professional Affiliations: American
College of Surgeons Fellow, Society of Surgical Oncology,
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG)
Executive Committee, SAGES Program Committee 2007-08,
American College of Surgeons, Georgia Board of Directors,
Mercer University School of Medicine Executive Committee,
Association of Program Directors in Surgery
Research Interests: Identify serum
protein profiles and gene expression profiles for GI
cancers with the potential to develop clinical diagnostics
tools. Biomarker discovery for diagnosis/early detection,
prognosis, and monitoring in the treatment of GI cancers.
Comparison of protein profiles and gene expression profiles
to specific tumor type and correlating to tumor differentiation
and clinical outcome. Results of minimally invasive
approaches to liver cancer. Identification of novel
proteins involved in PANIN transformation of the pancreas.
Investigation of new approaches to patients at high
risk for esophageal cancer.
Meet other members of the surgical oncology team.
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