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Office
Cancer Surgery Associates
20 Prospect Avenue Suite 603
Hackensack, NJ 07601Phone+1 201-342-1010Fax+1 201-342-1030- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Donald A McCain M.D. Ph.D., F.A.C.S. is the Chief of Surgical Oncology (Dept. of surgery) and Vice Chairman of the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center and is a board certified surgical oncologist whose major interests are melanoma, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, hepatobiliary cancer, sarcomas and micrometasteses.
Dr. McCain holds an academic appointment at Rutgers Medical School. Prior to coming to Hackensack University Medical Center, he completed his surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He holds memberships in several key national and regional professional organizations and not only has he published his work extensively but he has been recognized throughout his career for research excellence.
Dr. McCain received his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from C.U.N.Y. in 1986, Master of Science in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1989 in molecular biophysics from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY Columbia University Graduate Programs. He continued on to receive his M.D. degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1991.
His surgical Residency 1991-1996 was completed at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in NY and Surgical Fellowship at the world renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in NY was finalized in 1998.
From the inception of his career Dr. McCain has been a recipient of many awards. He opened his private practice in 2000 and in 2015 he opened his second practice in NY to accommodate patients in the city. Dr. McCain has credentials in New Jersey’s Hackensack University Medical Center, Holy Name Hospital, and New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital.
Education & Training
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1996 - 1998
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1996
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 1998 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1993 - 2024
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Vice Chairman of the John Theurer Cancer Center
- Chief of Surgical Oncology Hackensack Medical Center
- Executive Vice Chairman of Surgery, OR Operations and Efficiency, Dept of Surgery, Hackensack University Medical Center
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Clinical Trials
- Autologous Dendritic Cell-Tumor Cell Immunotherapy for Metastatic Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
- Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study of Pemigatinib in Subjects With Advanced Malignancies - (FIGHT-101) Start of enrollment: 2015 Feb 27
- A Dose-Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of IPI-549 Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsImplementing the medically necessary, time-sensitive surgical scoring system during the COVID-19 pandemic.Jay Zaifman, Gregory Sugalski, Lisa Tank, Massimo M Napolitano, Donald A McCain, Mark D Schlesinger, Joseph P. Underwood, Terri D Freguletti, Lucy Pereira-Argenziano, ...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2021 May 12
- A case report on a large, peduncular intra-abdominal hepatocellular carcinoma extending into the retroperitoneum.Dana M Omer, Jordan Dozier, Zongxian Cao, Hongfa Zhu, Donald A. McCain> ;Clinical Case Reports. 2021 Jan 8
- 12 citationsGastric adenocarcinoma: clinicopathologic differences among Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites. A single Institution's experience over 14 years.Narjust Duma, Larysa Sanchez, Yulanka Castro, Andrew Jennis, Donald A. McCain, Martin Gutierrez, Zubin M. Bamboat> ;Annals of Gastroenterology. 2016 Apr 7
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Press Mentions
- The Gold Standard: N.J.’s 2022 Top Doctors Provide Care You Can TrustSeptember 22nd, 2022
- 2022 N.J. Top Cancer Doctors Deliver Quality and Compassionate Care, Close to HomeJune 16th, 2022
- N.J.’s Top Doctors: Meet the First-Rate Physicians Who Lead Us to Wellness in 2021September 16th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Holy Name Medical CenterTeaneck, New Jersey
- Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, New York
- Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, New Jersey
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical CenterMontclair, New Jersey
- Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune, New Jersey
- Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, New Jersey
- Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, New Jersey
External Links
- Official Web Sitehttps://drdonaldmccain.com/
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