Surgical Oncology Team
N. Joseph Espat, MD, MS FACS
Director, Cancer Center
Chief, Surgical Oncology
Acting Chairman of Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Boston University
- Patient Care: 401-456-2077
- Administrative: 401-456-4897
- 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
Director, Breast Health Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University
- Patient Care: 401-456-2077
- Administrative: 401-456-2464
- 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
Ponnandai Somasundar, MD
Assistant Chief, Surgical Oncology
Director, Geriatric Oncology Program
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University
- Patient Care: 401-456-2077
- Administration: 401-456-2464
- 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
Director, Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program
Director, Surgical Immunotherapy
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University
- Patient Care: 401-456-2077
- Administrative: 401-456-2484
- 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