
Joel M Baumgartner MD
Melanoma, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Assistant Professor, Surgery, UC San Diego Sch. of Medicine
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3855 Health Sciences Drive, #0987La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone+1 858-246-0581
Fax+1 858-312-7010
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Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2010 - 2012
University of ColoradoResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2010
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2012
CO State Medical License 2009 - 2011
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2017
Clinical Trials
- Postoperative Chemotherapy in High-Grade Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma With Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Start of enrollment: 2015 Aug 27
- Phase 2 RCT of Alvimopan vs. Placebo After CRS/HIPEC Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 08
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Are Surgeons Just Mean? A Lean Approach to Examine Student Mistreatment in the Surgery Clerkship.Ruth S Laverde, Sadie Munter, Mark Antkowiak, Sean Perez, Parag Sanghvi
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2026-04-10 - Comparison of Indocyanine Green Versus Isosulfan Blue in Melanoma Sentinel Node Biopsy.Tannaz Ranjbarian, Ashwyn K Sharma, Michael Turner, Michael Bouvet, Joel M Baumgartner
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-04-05 - Concurrent presentation of appendiceal sessile serrated lesions with other appendiceal neoplasms.Mitchell Zhao, Andrew M Lowy, Joel M Baumgartner, Jula Veerapong, Mojgan Hosseini
Human Pathology. 2026-04-01
Journal Articles
- Tumor Symbiosis: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor as a Host for Primary Peritoneal MesotheliomaSudeep Banerjee, Adam M Burgoyne, Joel Baumgartner, Amanda Kirane, Grace Y Lin, Jason Sicklick, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
- Preoperative Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Is an Independent Predictor of Progression-Free SurvivalAndrew M Lowy, Kaitlyn J Kelly, Joel M Baumgartner, Lisa Tran, Razelle Kurzrock, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Press Mentions
UC San Diego Health Provides HIPEC Option for Patients near West CoastOctober 5th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society of Surgical OncologyMember
- Association for Surgical EducationMember
- National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkMember
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