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Who are the Pancreatic Tumor
Study Group Specialists?


J Nicolas Vauthey, MDJ. Nicolas Vauthey, M.D. - Surgical Oncology

Dr. Vauthey is board certified in surgery with his major interest being in hepatic, pancreatic and biliary surgery.

Dr. Vauthey is also the chief of the Liver Tumor Study Group.

Education:

  • Medical School: Lausanne University, Switzerland
  • Fellowship (Surgical Oncology): Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
  • Fellowship (Gastrointestinal and Transplantation Surgery): University of Bern Inselspital , Switzerland

Selected References :

1. Vauthey JN, Blumgart LH. Recent advances in the management of cholangiocarcinomas. Semin Liver Dis 1994; 14:109-114.

2. Vauthey JN, Dudrick P. Biliary Tract Cancer. Curr Op Gastroenterol 1995;11:445-451.

3. Beierle EZ, Vauthey JN, Moldawer LL, Copeland EM III. Hepatic tumor necrosis factor-alpha production and distant organ dysfunction in a murine model of obstructive jaundice. Am J Surg 1996; 171: 202-206.

4. Espat NJ, Vauthey JN. Biliary Tract Cancer. Curr Op Gastroenterol, 1997; 13:410-415.

5. Moshyedi AK, Vauthey JN. Cholangiocarcinoma and Other Tumors of the Biliary Tree. In: ED. Wolfe M. Therapy of Digestive Disorders, WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia PA, (in press).


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