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N. Joseph Espat, MD, MS FACS | |
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| Hepatobiliary and Surgical Oncology | ||
| 401-456-2440 | ||
| Medical School: | University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, Florida |
| Residency: | University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, Florida |
| Fellowships: | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-NY |
| Board Certification: | American Board of Surgery |
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| Languages Spoken: | English, Spanish, French |
| Research Interests: | Chemo-sensitizing of pancreatic cancer, Cancer induced weight loss/metabolism, Thermal means of tumor ablation, Biomaterials for tissue regeneration |
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R. James Koness, MD | |
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| General Surgeon/ Surgical Oncologist, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery— Brown University | ||
| 401-456-2116 | ||
| Medical School: | SUNY- Buffalo School of Medicine New York |
| Residency: | General Surgery - Brown University |
| Fellowships: | Surgical Oncology-Roger Williams Medical Center, Brown University |
| Board Certification: | Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners; Diplomat, American Board of Surgery |
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Charu Taneja, MD | |
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| Surgical Oncology | ||
| 401-456-2440 | ||
| Academic Appointment: | Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University Medical Schooll |
| Medical School: | Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India |
| Residency: | University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ |
| Fellowships: | Surgical Oncology, Roger Williams Medical Center/ Boston University program |
| Board Certification: | American Board of Surgery |
| Clinical Specialization: | Surgical Oncology |
| Languages Spoken: | English, Hindi |
| Research Interests: | Clinical research |
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Ponnedai Somasundar, MD | |
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| Surgical Oncology | ||
| 401-456-2440 | ||
| Medical School: | Madras Medical College |
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| Fellowships: | Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University Affiliate, Providence, RI |
| Board Certification: | American Board of Surgery |
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| Languages Spoken: | English, Tamil |
| Research Interests: | Leptin, obesity and cancer, Immunotherapy, Clinical Trials |
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Steven C. Katz, MD | |
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| Director of Surgical Immunotherapy | ||
| Patient care: 401-456-2077 |
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| Administrative: 401-456-2464 | ||
| Academic Appointment: | Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University |
| Medical School: | New York University |
| Residency: | New York University |
| Fellowships: | Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY |
| Board Certification: | General Surgery |
| Clinical Specialization: | Primary and metastatic liver cancer, colon cancer, sarcoma, GIST, melanoma, pancreas tumors, endocrine tumors |
| Languages Spoken: | English, Hebrew |
| Research Interests: | Tumor immunology, liver immunology |
