George A. Poultsides, MD
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Surgical Oncology 875 Blake Wilbur Dr. Clinic F MC 5655 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 498-6000 Fax (650) 736-4167
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-4646Alternate Contact Kate McGurk Administrative Contact Email Tel Work 650-736-1355Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Cancer> GI Oncology
- Liver Neoplasms
- Pancreas Neoplasms
- Gastric Neoplasms
- Bile Duct Neoplasms
- Gallbladder Neoplasms
Administrative Appointments
- Instructor in Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2008 - 2009)
Honors and Awards
- Cancer Innovation Fund Award, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2012)
- Ludwig J. Pyrtek, MD Prize for Clinical and Scientific Capabilities, Department of Surgery, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2007)
- Henry Mannix, Jr, MD Award for Clinical and Academic Excellence, Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2007)
- 3rd Prize, Paper Competition, New England Surgical Society 88th Annual Meeting (2007)
- Andrew Canzonetti, MD Award, Outstanding 4th Year Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2006)
- Charles Polivy, MD Memorial Award, Department of Surgery, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2005)
Professional Education
| Residency: | University of Connecticut Health Center CT (2007) |
| MS: | Stanford University, Epidemiology (2011) |
| Fellowship: | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine MD (2009) |
| Fellowship: | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY USA (2008) |
| Board Certification: | General Surgery, American Board of Surgery (2008) |
| Internship: | University of Connecticut Health Center CT (2003) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Clinical trials of experimental therapeutics and outcomes analysis following combined modality treatment of hepatic, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal malignancies.
Publications
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: An Unusual Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Dig Dis Sci. 2013
- Hospital readmission after a pancreaticoduodenectomy: an emerging quality metric? HPB (Oxford). 2013; (2): 142-8
- Metabolomic-derived novel cyst fluid biomarkers for pancreatic cysts: glucose and kynurenine. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013
- Seventh edition (2010) of the AJCC/UICC staging system for gastric adenocarcinoma: is there room for improvement? Ann Surg Oncol. 2013; (5): 1631-8
- Diagnostic accuracy of cyst fluid amphiregulin in pancreatic cysts. BMC Gastroenterol. 2012: 15
- Failure to comply with NCCN guidelines for the management of pancreatic cancer compromises outcomes. HPB (Oxford). 2012; (8): 539-47

