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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390Phone+1 214-645-4673Fax+1 214-645-2542- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2012 - 2014
- UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 2007 - 2012
- UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Surgery , 2005 - 2007
- Universidad San Martin de PorresSurgery, 2000 - 2004
- University of San Martin de Porres Faculty of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2014 - 2024
- PA State Medical License 2007 - 2014
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Humanism And Excellence in Teaching Award The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2010
- Alpha Omega Alpha Alpha Omega Alpha - Honor Medical Society, 2009
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy: A favorable approach for frail patients with pancreatic cancer.Al Abbas, A., Emile Farah, Mingyuan Cheng, Adam Yopp, Sam Wang, John Mansour, Matthew Porembka, Herbert J Zeh 3rd, Patricio M Polanco, Amr Al Abbas, Andres A Abreu> ;Surgery. 2024 Apr 1
- Proficiency Levels and Validity Evidence for Scoring Metrics for a Virtual Reality and Inanimate Robotic Surgery Simulation Curriculum.Juan C Tellez, Rodrigo E Alterio, Madhuri B Nagaraj, Haley B Baker, Daniel J Scott, Herbert J Zeh, Patricio M Polanco, Imad Radi> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2024 Apr 1
- 1 citationsDelta Radiomic Features Predict Resection Margin Status and Overall Survival in Neoadjuvant-Treated Pancreatic Cancer Patients.Kai Wang, John D Karalis, Ahmed Elamir, Alessandro Bifolco, Megan Wachsmann, Giovanni Capretti, Paola Spaggiari, Sebastian Enrico, Kishore Balasubramanian, Nafeesah Fa...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2024 Apr 1
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Journal Articles
- Adjuvant Therapy Is Associated with Improved Survival in pT1N1 Gastric Cancer in a Heterogeneous Western Patient PopulationMathew M Augustine, John C Mansour, Patricio M Polanco, Sam C Wang, Adam C Yopp, Matthew R Porembka, Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Temporal Trends of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis and Treatment Utilization in the Veteran Affairs Health SystemAdam C Yopp, Patricio M Polanco, Journal of The American College of Surgeons
- Improved Survival in Surgically Resected Distal Cholangiocarcinoma Treated with Adjuvant Therapy: A Propensity Score Matched AnalysisJohn C Mansour, Mathew Augustine, Sam C Wang, Ibrahim Nassour, Matthew R Porembka, Michael A Choti, Rebecca M Minter, Patricio M Polanco, Adam C Yopp, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Authored Content
- Temporal Trends of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Diagnosis and Treatment Utilization in the Veteran Affairs Health SystemOctober 2018
Press Mentions
- Too Many Pancreatic Cancer Patients Not Offered SurgeryAugust 1st, 2023
- Robotic Surgery Improves Outcomes for Most Colon Cancer PatientsJanuary 6th, 2024
- 80% of Texas Pancreatic Cancer Patients Don't Get Life-Prolonging Surgery: StudyJuly 26th, 2023
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Research History
- Surgical Oncology FellowClinical and Outcomes Research in Surgical Oncology2012 - 2014
- Postdoctoral Research FellowTrauma Surgery and Critical Care. Clinical trials, hemodynamic, metabolic and physiologic markers of trauma and resuscitation.2005 - 2007
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Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Dallas VA North Texas HCSDallas, Texas
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, Texas
- William P. Clements, Jr. University HospitalDallas, Texas
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