Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
- Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowships
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- "Horses out of the barn": pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma frequently extends beyond the grossly visible tumour, requiring microscopic rectification for accurate T-staging.
Saka B, Memis B, Balci S, Erbarut Seven I, Pehlivanoglu B, Bagci P, Esmer R, Tarcan Z, Cheng JD, Maithel SK, Kooby DA, Sarmiento J, El-Rayes B, Reid MD, Basturk O, Adsay NV
Histopathology. 2026;
PMID: 41589621 - Insulin-Dependence and Survival in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Results From the US-NTSG Group.
Mirza MB, Baechle JJ, Smith PM, Ali D, Dillhoff M, Poultsides G, Rocha FG, Cho CS, Winslow ER, Fields RC, Maithel SK, Idrees K
Journal of surgical oncology. 2026;133(2):153-160.
PMID: 41520322 - High-Dimensional Protein Analysis Uncovers Distinct Immunological and Stromal Features in Primary and Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Greene E, Horvat NK, Doxie DB, Parihar VC, Kim J, Herting CJ, Grundy EE, Ruffin AT, Krasinskas AM, Maithel SK, Sarmiento JM, Shah MM, Zaidi MY, Diab M, Alese OB, Dhodapkar K, Kissick HT, El-Rayes BF, Paulos CM, Lesinski GB
Cancer research. 2025;
PMID: 41418102 - Survival benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: Impact of log odds of metastatic lymph node count.
Kawashima J, Akabane M, Chatzipanagiotou OP, Tsilimigras DI, Rashid Z, Khalil M, Altaf A, Endo Y, Sahara K, Aucejo F, Marques HP, Chumbinho B, Hugh T, Maithel SK, Groot Koerkamp B, Ruzzenente A, Endo I, Pawlik TM
Surgery. 2025;
PMID: 41330809 - ASO Visual Abstract: Perineural Invasion Worsens Long-Term Outcome of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors following Surgical Resection.
Xu H, Hou JJ, Xiang JX, Lopez-Aguiar AG, Poultsides G, Rocha F, Weber S, Fields R, Idrees K, Cho C, Maithel SK, Lv Y, Zhang XF, Pawlik TM
Annals of surgical oncology. 2026;33(2):1655-1656.
PMID: 41217677 - Intersection of Black race and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 nonproduction underpins worse pathologic response to neoadjuvant therapy in pancreatic cancer.
Martos MP, Dickey EM, Abdilleh K, Ahmad SA, Maithel SK, Leigh-Matijakovich N, Kim HJ, Abbott DE, Zafar SN, Kooby DA, Parikh AA, Hosein PJ, Merchant NB, Datta J, Hester CA
Cancer. 2025;131(21):e70130.
PMID: 41176658 - Satellite lesions versus intrahepatic metastasis in multifocal intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Prognostic impact and genomic profiling.
Wei T, Ma ZJ, Guo S, Weiss M, Popescu I, Marques HP, Aldrighetti L, Maithel SK, Pulitano C, Bauer TW, Shen F, Poultsides GA, Soubrane O, Martel G, Groot Koerkamp B, Endo I, Liang T, Lyu Y, Pawlik TM, Zhang XF,
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 2025;
PMID: 41172153 - Perineural Invasion Worsens Long-Term Outcomes of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Following Surgical Resection.
Xu H, Hou JJ, Xiang JX, Lopez-Aguiar AG, Poultsides G, Rocha F, Weber S, Fields R, Idrees K, Cho C, Maithel SK, Lv Y, Zhang XF, Pawlik TM
Annals of surgical oncology. 2026;33(2):1586-1594.
PMID: 41102572 - Intratumoral Heterogeneity of Ki67 Index and Its Impact on the Diagnosis and Prognostication of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Hot-Spot Count Differs Significantly from Random-Area Count.
Eren OC, Ohike N, Tuncel D, Bagci P, Balci S, Adsay DE, Esmer R, Saka B, Pehlivanoglu B, Xue Y, Sarmiento J, Maithel SK, Kooby DA, Krasinskas A, Reid MD, Basturk O, Adsay V
Endocrine pathology. 2025;36(1):36.
PMID: 41076497 - ASO Visual Abstract: Operative and Oncological Outcomes of Vascular Resection and Reconstruction for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma.
Poletto E, Olthof PB, Hoogwater FJH, Erdmann JI, Schnitzbauer AA, Sparrelid E, Maithel SK, Dopazo C, Hakeem AR, Ratti F, Ruzzenente A, Groot Koerkamp B,
Annals of surgical oncology. 2025;32(13):9650-9651.
PMID: 41023553
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