Raphael E. Pollock MD PhD, FACS

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Director of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute

460 West 10th Avenue, Suite D920Columbus, OH 43210
Phone+1 614-293-7171

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Summary

Raphael Pollock, MD, is a general surgeon based in Columbus, OH, with a subspecialty in surgical oncology, particularly focused on areas other than breast surgery. He completed his medical education and surgical residencies at notable institutions such as Saint Louis University School of Medicine, University of Chicago, and Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Pollock further specialized in complex general surgical oncology through a fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. His research includes extensive work on gastrointestinal stromal tumors, osteosarcoma, and sarcomas, with several published studies in prestigious journals. He has been involved in clinical trials related to retroperitoneal sarcoma and breast implant safety. Dr. Pollock has received multiple accolades, including being named among America's Top Doctors from Castle Connolly, and holds recognition for meaningful use of EHR systems.

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Rated in the top 10 percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction, 2016, 2017 Named to the Castle Connolly list of "America's Top Doctors," 2004-

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Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonPh.D., 1990
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1982 - 1984
Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1982
University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1977 - 1980
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1977

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2013 - 2028
TX State Medical License 1985 - 2015
IL State Medical License 1978 - 1987
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2020
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ClinicStation, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013, 2015-2017

Clinical Trials

Safety Follow-up Study in Subjects With Silicone Gel-filled Breast Implants as Compared Both to Saline-filled Breast Implants and to National Norms Start of enrollment: 2006 Nov 01
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
REtroperitoneal SArcoma Registry: an International Prospective Initiative Start of enrollment: 2016 Sep 01
RECRUITING

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Notch signaling regulates the secretion of pro-metastatic factors in extracellular vesicles in liposarcoma.
Menchus Quan, Yi-Kai Liu, Ying Zhao, Madeline Kay, Kai Sun
Cancer Letters. 2026-07-28
The Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN) - Building a Real-World Collaborative, Patient-driven Infrastructure for Discovery Research and Precision On...
Michelle L Churchman, Xin Lu, David M McKean, Michael D Radmacher, Qi Zhang
Research Square. 2026-06-02
Evaluating Variability in Extracellular Vesicle Characterization Across Measurement Techniques.
Premanshu K Singh, Ali F Usmani, Debmalya Halder, Jenna Miller, Tharune Kanagasabai
Journal of Extracellular Biology. 2026-06-01

Journal Articles

Multimodality Treatment of Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor: Chemotherapy and Complete Cytoreductive Surgery Improve Patient Survival
Alexander J Lazar, Joseph A Ludwig, Cynthia E Herzog, Raphael E Pollock, Clinical Cancer Research
Histone deacetylase inhibition for the treatment of epithelioid sarcoma; novel cross talk between epigenetic components
Song Y, Lopez G, Lam R, Ruder D, Creighton C, Bid HK, Bolshakov S, Zhang X, Lev D, Pollock RE, Mol Cancer Res, 1/1/2016
Radiation-associated undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma is associated with worse clinical outcomes compared to sporadic lesions
Dineen SP, Roland CL, Feig R, May C, Zhou S, Demicco E, Al Sannaa G, Ingram D, Wang WL, Ravi V, Guadagnolo A, Lev D, Pollock RE, Hunt K, Cormier J, Lazar A, Feig B, To..., Ann Surg Onc, 1/1/2015

Books/Book Chapters

UICC Manual of Clinical Oncology
O’Sullivan B, Brierley J, Pollock RE, D’Cruz A, Fey M, Vermoken JWiley, Oxford, UKEdition 9th,2015
UICC Manual of Clinical Oncology
Chapter: Melanoma
O’Sullivan B, Pollock RE, Margolin KJohn Wiley and Sons, Inc, New York, NY2015
Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine
Bast RC, Croce CM, Hait WN, Hong WK, Kufe DW, Piccart-Gebart M, Pollock RE, Weichselbaum RR, Wang H, Holland JFJohn Wiley and Sons, Oxford, UKEdition 9th,2015

Abstracts/Posters

Surgical stress generation of suppressor cells which impair natural killer cell cytotoxicity
Pollock RE, Lotzova E, Stanford D, Romsdahl M, American Association for Cancer Research, Houston, TX, 1/1/1985
Soft tissue sarcomas of the shoulder: factors influencing local recurrence, distant metastases, and survival
Meterissian SH, Reilly JA, Murphy A, Romsdahl MM, Pollock RE, Society Surgical Oncology, Houston, TX, 1/18/1994
Splenic natural killer cell cytotoxicity (NKCC) can be augmented in patients with leukemia
Pollock RE, Savary C, Lotzova E, American Association for Cancer Research, Washington, DC, 1/24/1990

Lectures

From the clinic to the corner office
Columbus, OH - 1/29/2016
New research perspectives in soft tissue sarcoma
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH - 1/1./2016
Management of localized soft tissue sarcoma
Milan, Italy - 1/15/2016

Other

Mechanisms of Surgical Stress Impairment of Murine Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity
Pollock R, Ph.D. Dissertation

Press Mentions

Bridget Oppong Tapped as Deputy Director of Ohio State's Center for Cancer Health EquityNovember 30th, 2021
Ohio State Offering Additional COVID-19 Shot for Immunocompromised PeopleAugust 17th, 2021
Doubling down: Pelotonia Plans to Increase Fundraising to $50 Million Annually by 2026June 30th, 2021

Grant Support

Cancer Center Support GrantOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY1997–2025
Soft Tissue Sarcoma--P53 And VEGF InductionNational Cancer Institute2000–2004
Training Of Academic Surgical OncologistsNational Cancer Institute1996–1999
Therapy And Biological Correlates Of Soft-Tissue SarcomaNational Cancer Institute1995–1998
NK Cell Genesis From Human Bone Marrow ProgenitorsNational Cancer Institute1993–1994