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James Dolan, MD, General Surgery, Portland, OR

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General Surgery Portland, OR

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor, Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • OHSU
    OHSUMCR, Clinical Research, 2010 - 2013
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1995 - 2002
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1995
  • San Diego State University, USAF, ROTC
    San Diego State University, USAF, ROTCNo Degree, Minor (Aerospace Studies), 1989 - 1991
  • San Diego State University (SDSU)
    San Diego State University (SDSU)BS, Microbiology, Cum Laude With Distinction in Microbiology, 1987 - 1991
  • De Anza College
    De Anza CollegeAA, Arts, 1985 - 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1997 - Present
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Golden Rose Award OHSU, 2016
  • Karen and Josef E. Fischer International Traveling Fellowship Award Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2013
  • Portland's Top Doctors 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Specific Tumor Characteristics Predict Upstaging in Early-Stage Esophageal Cancer  
    James P Dolan, Kelly R Haisley, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Gastric Ischemic Conditioning Prior to Esophagectomy Is Associated with Decreased Stricture Rate and Overall Anastomotic Complications  
    Paul H Schipper, Kelly R Haisley, Steve R Siegal, Brandon H Tieu, James P Dolan, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
  • The Incidence of Hiatal Hernia after Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy  
    Bronson NW, Luna RA, Hunter JG, Dolan JP, J Gastrointest Surg, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Preoperative Carboplatin and Paclitaxel-based Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal/gastroesophageal Carcinoma: Results of a Modified CROSS Regimen within a Multidisciplina...
    Nabavizadeh N, Elliott DA, Shukla RP, Vaccaro G, Dolan JP, Spight D, Hunter JG, Schipper PH, Thomas CR, Holland J, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 56th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/14/2014
  • Increasing Tumor Length Is Associated with Increased Regional Lymph Node Metastases and Decreased Survival in Esophageal Cancer
    Kunio NR, Diggs BS, Bakis G, Tieu BH, Schipper PH, Sheppard BC, Hunter JG, Dolan JP, Digestive Diseases Week, Chicago, IL, 1/6/2014
  • Twenty-year Trend in the Utilization of Heller Myotomy for Achalasia in the United States
    Preston JF, Dolan JP, Diggs BS, Hunter JG, Annual Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Salt Lake, UT, 1/5/2014
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Lectures

  • A Decade in the Treatment of Esophageal Disease at OHSU 
    Grants Pass, OR - 1/23/2014
  • Evolution in the Treatment of Esophageal Disease at a Single Institution: 2004-2013 
    Washington Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Sunriver, OR - 1/15/2014
  • Biliary Dyskinesia: A Surgical Disease Rarely Found outside the United States 
    Seattle, WA - 1/14/2014
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Other

  • Laparoscopic Resection of a Giant Retroperitoneal Cyst 
    Downey DM, Dolan JP, Hunter JG, 62nd Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons
    San Francisco, CA - 1/18/2005
  • Lumps in the Breast 
    Dolan JP, VeriMed Healthcare Network
    Bala Cynwyd, PA - 1/1/2002
  • Fibrocystic Breast Disease 
    Dolan JP, Review. VeriMed Healthcare Network
    Bala Cynwyd, PA - 1/1/2002
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