Surgical Oncology Team at Roger Williams Medical Center

Adele R. DecofCancer Center

at Roger Williams Medical Center

Team

N. Joseph Espat, MD, MS FACS

N. Joseph Espat, MD, MS FACS
  • Hepatobiliary and Surgical Oncology
  • Phone: 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
Clinical Specialization:
General surgery: Surgery of the liver, bile ducts and pancreas.
Surgical oncology: gastrointestinal cancers; pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, liver metastases and advanced colorectal cancer.
Advanced Laparoscopy
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

R. James Koness, MD

R. James Koness, MD
  • General Surgeon/ Surgical Oncologist
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery— Brown University
  • Phone: 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

Charu Taneja, MD

Charu Taneja, MD
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Phone: 401-456-2440
Academic Appointment:
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University Medical School
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

Ponnedai Somasundar, MD

Ponnedai Somasundar, MD
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Phone: 401-456-2440
Medical School:
Madras Medical College
Residency:
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Fellowships:
Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University Affiliate, Providence, RI
Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery
Clinical Specialization:
General Surgery- Laparoscopic surgeries
Surgical Onoclogy - Gastrointestinal Cancers, Endocrine malignancies, Breast, Skin Cancers (melanoma), Cancer
Languages Spoken:
English, Tamil
Research Interests:
Leptin, obesity and cancer, Immunotherapy, Clinical Trials

Steven C. Katz, MD

Steven C. Katz, MD
  • Director of Surgical Immunotherapy
  • Patient care: 401-456-2077
  • 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
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