Expertise

Surgical oncology with particular interest in cancers of the esophagus, stomach, liver, biliary system, adrenal gland, pancreas (Whipple procedure), and colon, general surgery, sarcomas, gastric reflux disease (GERD), achalasia, hepatocellular carcinoma, retroperitoneal tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), Zenker's diverticulum, tumors involving IVC (inferior vena cava) and other esophageal disorders.

Hypercoagulability in foregut malignancies; Notch signaling, Hedge Hog, sonic signaling in esophageal cancer; Clinical trials in esophageal, pancreatic, and gastric cancer; Metabolomics in GIST tumors.

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Organizational Affiliations

UMMG Department of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

UMMG Dept of Surgery - Div of Surgical Oncology, Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

Jackson Memorial Hospital (United States, Miami) - JMH

Education

Experimental Surgery
1974, MS, McGill University
McGill University
1971, MD
McGill University
1969, BS