PondRKelemenMD

General Surgery • Mount Kisco, NY

Breast, Melanoma, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Associate Professor, Surgery, Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University

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Office
400 E Main St
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Phone+1 914-362-6270

Fax+1 914-242-7681
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Education & Training

Saint John’s Cancer Institute/Providence Saint John’s Health CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1996 - 1998
University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1996
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1987 - 1990
Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2003 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1996 - 1998
IL State Medical License 1986 - 1996
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Most Compassionate Doctor American Registry

Clinical Trials

Lymph Node Removal in Treating Women Who Have Stage I or Stage IIA Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 1999 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 3
NBRST: Prospective Neo-adjuvant REGISTRY Trial Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Completed
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Breast-Conserving Surgery Start of enrollment: 2012 May 18
Recruiting
Not Applicable
A Comparison of Intra-operative Radiotherapy Boost With External Beam Radiotherapy Boost in Early Breast Cancer. Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
TARGeted Intraoperative radioTherapy (TARGIT) Registry Database Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Recruiting
MammaPrint, BluePrint, and Full-genome Data Linked With Clinical Data to Evaluate New Gene EXpression Profiles Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 28
Recruiting
Extended Follow up of the TARGIT-A Trial Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 16
Recruiting
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Combined 70- and 80-gene signatures identify tumors with genomically luminal biology responsive to neoadjuvant endocrine therapy and are prognostic of 5-year outcome i...
James V Pellicane, Peter D Beitsch, David T Rock, Raye J Budway, Carrie L Dul, Pond R Kelemen, Andrew Y Ashikari, Paul L Baron, Paul D Weinstein, Angela Mislowsky, Lau...> ;Surgical Oncology. 2022 Dec 1
3 citations
Genomic Classification of HER2-Positive Patients With 80-Gene and 70-Gene Signatures Identifies Diversity in Clinical Outcomes With HER2-Targeted Neoadjuvant Therapy.
Pat W Whitworth, Peter D Beitsch, Mary K Murray, Paul D Richards, Angela Mislowsky, Carrie L Dul, James V Pellicane, Paul L Baron, Rakhshanda Layeequr Rahman, Laura A ...> ;JCO Precision Oncology. 2022 Sep 1
5 citations
Age-Independent Preoperative Chemosensitivity and 5-Year Outcome Determined by Combined 70- and 80-Gene Signature in a Prospective Trial in Early-Stage Breast Cancer.
Pat Whitworth, Peter D Beitsch, James V Pellicane, Paul L Baron, Laura A Lee, Carrie L Dul, Charles H Nash 3rd, Mary K Murray, Paul D Richards, Mark Gittleman, Raye Bu...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2022 Apr 4
5 citations
Distinct Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response and 5-Year Outcome in Patients With Estrogen Receptor-Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Breast Tum...
Pat W Whitworth, Peter D Beitsch, James V Pellicane, Paul L Baron, Laura A Lee, Carrie L Dul, Mary K Murray, Mark A Gittleman, Raye J Budway, Rakhshanda Layeequr Rahma...> ;JCO Precision Oncology. 2022 Apr 1
22 citations
New clinical and biological insights from the international TARGIT-A randomised trial of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy during lumpectomy for breast cancer
Jayant S. Vaidya, Max Bulsara, Michael Baum, Frederik Wenz, Samuele Massarut, Steffi Pigorsch, Michael Alvarado, Michael Douek, Christobel Saunders, Henrik Flyger, W. ...> ;British Journal of Cancer. 2021 May 25
27 citations
TARGIT-R (Retrospective): 5-Year Follow-Up Evaluation of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) for Breast Cancer Performed in North America.
Stephanie A. Valente, Rahul D. Tendulkar, Sheen Cherian, Chirag Shah, Darrel L. Ross, S. Chace Lottich, Christine Laronga, Kristy Kummerow Broman, Eric D. Donnelly, Ke...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2021 Jan 12
134 citations
Long term survival and local control outcomes from single dose targeted intraoperative radiotherapy during lumpectomy (TARGIT-IORT) for early breast cancer: TARGIT-A r...
Jayant S. Vaidya, Max Bulsara, Michael Baum, Frederik Wenz, Samuele Massarut, Steffi Pigorsch, Michael Alvarado, Michael Douek, Christobel Saunders, Henrik Flyger, W. ...> ;BMJ. 2020 Aug 19
923 citations
Effect of Axillary Dissection vs No Axillary Dissection on 10-Year Overall Survival Among Women With Invasive Breast Cancer and Sentinel Node Metastasis: The ACOSOG Z0...
Armando E. Giuliano, Karla V. Ballman, Linda M. McCall, Peter D. Beitsch, Meghan Brennan, Pond R. Kelemen, David W. Ollila, Nora M. Hansen, Pat Whitworth, Peter W. Blu...> ;JAMA. 2017 Sep 12
68 citations
Effect of Delayed Targeted Intraoperative Radiotherapy vs Whole-Breast Radiotherapy on Local Recurrence and Survival: Long-term Results From the TARGIT-A Randomized Cl...
Jayant S. Vaidya, Max Bulsara, Christobel Saunders, Henrik Flyger, Jeffrey S Tobias, Tammy Corica, Samuele Massarut, Frederik Wenz, Steffi Pigorsch, Michael Alvarado, ...> ;JAMA Oncology. 2020 Apr 2
17 citations
Nipple sparing mastectomy techniques: a literature review and an inframammary technique
Andrew Y Ashikari, Pond R. Kelemen, Bahar Tastan, C. Andrew Salzberg, Roy H. Ashikari> ;Gland Surgery. 2018 Jun 1
3 citations
A multi-institutional analysis of intraoperative radiotherapy for early breast cancer: Does age matter?
Andrea M. Abbott, Stephanie A. Valente, Loretta Loftus, Rahul D. Tendulkar, Jon M. Greif, Kevin P. Bethke, Eric D. Donnelly, C. Lottich, Darrel L. Ross, Neil B. Friedm...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2017 Oct 1
37 citations
TARGIT-R (Retrospective): North American Experience with Intraoperative Radiation Using Low-Kilovoltage X-Rays for Breast Cancer
Stephanie A. Valente, Rahul D. Tendulkar, Sheen Cherian, Colin O'Rourke, Jon M. Greif, Lisa Bailey, Valery Uhl, Kevin P. Bethke, Eric D. Donnelly, Ray Rudolph, Aaron W...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016 May 9
40 citations
Subcutaneous mastectomy and immediate reconstruction for prevention of breast cancer for high-risk patients
Roy H. Ashikari, Andrew Y. Ashikari, Pond R. Kelemen, C. Andrew Salzberg> ;Breast Cancer. 2008 Jun 25
17 citations
Unusually large colon cancer cutaneous and subcutaneous metastases occurring in resection scars.
Doru T. Alexandrescu, Juan Vaillant, Laura J Yahr, Pond Kelemen, Peter H. Wiernik> ;Dermatology Online Journal. 2005 Aug 1
15 citations
Colon and rectal cancer in the elderly.: High incidence of asymptomatic disease, less surgical emergencies, and a favorable short-term outcome
Patricia A. Limpert, Walter E. Longo, Pond R. Kelemen, Anthony M. Vernava, Anil N Bahadursingh, Frank E. Johnson, Jonathan Limpert, Donald L. Kaminski> ;Critical Reviews in Oncology/hematology. 2003 Nov 1
6 citations
Extrapelvic retroperitoneal endometrioma.
Pond R. Kelemen> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2002 Jul 1
35 citations
Positron emission tomography and sentinel lymph node dissection in breast cancer.
Pond R. Kelemen, Val J. Lowe, Nancy J. Phillips> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2002 Apr 1
22 citations
The use of lymphoscintigraphy and PET in the management of head and neck melanoma
Mimi S. Kokoska, Garth Olson, Pond R. Kelemen, Scott W. Fosko, Frank Dunphy, Val J. Lowe, Brendan C. Stack> ;Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2001 Sep 1
99 citations
National practice patterns of sentinel lymph node dissection for breast carcinoma
Anthony Lucci, Pond R. Kelemen, Charles C. Miller, Leslie Chardkoff, Lori Wilson> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2001 Apr 1
9 citations
Comprehensive Review of Sentinel Lymphadenectomy in Breast Cancer
Pond R. Kelemen> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2000 Jul 1
61 citations
Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy after wide local excision of primary melanoma.
Pond R. Kelemen, Richard Essner, Leland J. Foshag, Donald L. Morton> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 1999 Sep 1
19 citations
Chromosome 8 Losses in Colorectal Carcinoma: Localization and Correlation With Invasive Disease.
Danny Takanishi, Kim Sy, P. R. Kelemen, M. L. Yaremko, A.H. Kim, Ramesar Je, Horrigan Sk, Anthony G. Montag, Fabrizio Michelassi, Carol A. Westbrook> ;Molecular Diagnosis. 1997 Mar 1
9 citations
Lymph node biopsy does not impair survival after therapeutic dissection for palpable melanoma metastases.
Pond R. Kelemen, Leslie A. Wanek, Donald L. Morton> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1999 Mar 1
13 citations
Sophisticated techniques detect obscure lymph node metastases in carcinoma of the breast.
Armando E. Giuliano, Pond R. Kelemen> ;Cancer. 1998 Aug 1
155 citations
Sentinel Lymphadenectomy in Thyroid Malignant Neoplasms
Pond R. Kelemen, Andre J. Van Herle, Armando E. Giuliano> ;Archives of Surgery. 1998 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

Development of sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma
Pond Kelemen, Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am, 2/2003

Books/Book Chapters

Oxford Textbook of Surgery
Chapter: Lymph Node Diagnosis
Page 2765 - 2767Giuliano AE and Kelemen PROxford Medical publishersEdition 2nd,

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member
American Society of Breast Surgeons - ASBS
Member
American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
Member
Society of Surgical Oncology - SSO
Member

Other Languages

Spanish