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Peter O'Dwyer, MD, Oncology, Philadelphia, PA, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

PeterO'DwyerMD

Oncology Philadelphia, PA

Gastrointestinal Cancer

Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1981 - 1982
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center
    Greater Baltimore Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1981
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1977 - 1979
  • University of Dublin Trinity College
    University of Dublin Trinity CollegeClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1986 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1980 - 1995
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Vitamin D receptor-mediated stromal reprogramming suppresses pancreatitis and enhances pancreatic cancer therapy  
    Sherman MH, Yu RT, Engle DD, Ding N, Atkins AR, Tiriac H, Collisson EA, Connor F, Van Dyke T, Kozlov S, Martin P, Tseng TW, Dawson DW, Donahue TR, Masamune A, Shimoseg..., Cell, 2014
  • A phase I study of an agonist CD40 monoclonal antibody (CP-870,893) in combination with gemcitabine in patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.  
    Beatty GL, Torigian DA, Chiorean EG, Saboury B, Brothers A, Alavi A, Troxel AB, Sun W, Teitelbaum UR, Vonderheide RH, O'Dwyer PJ., Clin Cancer Res, 2013
  • Sorafenib in combination with oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and fluorouracil (modified FOLFOX6) as first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: the RESPECT trial.  
    Tabernero J, Garcia-Carbonero R, Cassidy J, Sobrero A, Van Cutsem E, Köhne CH, Tejpar S, Gladkov O, Davidenko I, Salazar R, Vladimirova L, Cheporov S, Burdaeva O, Rive..., Clin Cancer Res, 2013
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Lectures

  • Basket Trials in Colorectal Cancer 
    2018 ASCO Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - 06/5/2018

Press Mentions

  • Head and Neck Cancer Researchers Demonstrate the Capability of a Deep Learning Algorithm in the Post-Surgery Setting to Assess the Stage of Disease More Accurately Using Standard CT Scans
    Head and Neck Cancer Researchers Demonstrate the Capability of a Deep Learning Algorithm in the Post-Surgery Setting to Assess the Stage of Disease More Accurately Using Standard CT ScansOctober 21st, 2022
  • Clinical Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer with a High 21-Gene Recurrence Score of 26 to 100 Assigned to Adjuvant Chemotherapy plus Endocrine Therapy: A Secondary Analysis of the TAILORx Randomized Clinical Trial
    Clinical Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer with a High 21-Gene Recurrence Score of 26 to 100 Assigned to Adjuvant Chemotherapy plus Endocrine Therapy: A Secondary Analysis of the TAILORx Randomized Clinical TrialMarch 1st, 2020
  • Association of Circulating Tumor Cells with Late Recurrence of Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial
    Association of Circulating Tumor Cells with Late Recurrence of Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical TrialDecember 1st, 2019
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Hospital Affiliations