Ralph S. Greco

Clinical Focus

• Cancer > GI Oncology
• Carcinoid Tumors
• Carcinoid Tumors - Endocrinology
• Endocrine
• Endocrine - Surgery

Administrative Appointments

• Chief, Division of General Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine (2000 - 2006)
• Director, General Surgery Residency Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2000 - present)
• Johnson & Johnson Distinguished Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine (2000 - present)

Honors and Awards

• The Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) (2006)
• Outstanding Attending Physician Teaching Award, UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Mecial School Surgical Housestaff (1995-1996, 1999-2000)
• The Wakely Prize - Runner up, The Lancet (1997)
• Cum Laude Graduation Honors, Fordham University (1964)

Professional Education

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Surgery

Community & International Work

• Advisory Council - The Friends of Hopital Albert Schweitzer, Haiti 

Web Site Links

• Division of General Surgery

Research Interests

Application of Micro/Nanotechnology to Biological Systems.

Clinical Trials

• Immunohistochemical & Immunoblot Analysis of NIS (Na+/I-Symporter) in Archival & Frozen Tissue Sample Recruiting
• Trilogy Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer Completed

Publications

• Gemcitabine chemotherapy and single-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Schellenberg D, Goodman KA, Lee F, Chang S, Kuo T, Ford JM, Fisher GA, Quon A, Desser TS, Norton J, Greco R, Yang GP, Koong AC. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008; 72 (3): 678-86
• Fabrication of multi-layered biodegradable drug delivery device based on micro-structuring of PLGA polymers. Ryu WH, Vyakarnam M, Greco RS, Prinz FB, Fasching RJ. Biomed Microdevices. 2007; 9 (6): 845-53
• The construction of three-dimensional micro-fluidic scaffolds of biodegradable polymers by solvent vapor based bonding of micro-molded layers. Ryu W, Min SW, Hammerick KE, Vyakarnam M, Greco RS, Prinz FB, Fasching RJ. Biomaterials. 2007; 28 (6): 1174-84
• Micro Fabrication Technology for Biodegradable Polymers for Interconnecting Microstructures Ryu WonHyoung, Fasching R, Vyakarnam M, Prinz F, Greco R S. Micro Fabrication Technology for Biodegradable Polymers for Interconnecting Microstructures. 2006
• Phase II study to assess the efficacy of conventionally fractionated radiotherapy followed by a stereotactic radiosurgery boost in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Koong AC, Christofferson E, Le QT, Goodman KA, Ho A, Kuo T, Ford JM, Fisher GA, Greco R, Norton J, Yang GP. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005; 63 (2): 320-3