RichardSSwansonMD

General Surgery • Boston, MA

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

director, program in hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer,division of surgical oncology, BWH, DFCI

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Office
75 Fraincis St Asb Ii 3rd Fl
Brigham And Womens Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
Phone(617) 732-8818
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Education & Training

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterResidency, General Surgery, 1987 - 1989
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, General Surgery, 1980 - 1986
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1988 - 1989
MA State Medical License 1983 - 2021
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Pancreaticoduodenectomy and metastasectomy for metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Akhil Chawla, Richelle T. Williams, Nicholas Sich, Thomas E. Clancy, Jiping Wang, Stanley W. Ashley, Christopher M. Pezzi, Richard Swanson> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2018 Nov 1
Cell-Cycle-Targeting MicroRNAs as Therapeutic Tools against Refractory Cancers
Per Hydbring, Yinan Wang, Anne Fassl, Xiaoting Li, Veronica Matia, Tobias Otto, Yoon Jong Choi, Katharine E. Sweeney, Jan M. Suski, Hao Yin, Roman L. Bogorad, Shom Goe...> ;Cancer Cell. 2017 Apr 10
Management of Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases: Long-Term Outcomes and Prognostic Factors from a Large Prospective Database
Mark Fairweather, Richard Swanson, Jiping Wang, Lauren K. Brais, Trevor Dutton, Matthew H. Kulke, Thomas E. Clancy> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Mar 16
Investigating Transitional Care to Decrease Post-pancreatectomy 30-Day Hospital Readmissions for Dehydration or Failure to Thrive.
Dimitrios Xourafas, Akweley Ablorh, Thomas E. Clancy, Richard Swanson, Stanley W. Ashley> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2016 Mar 8
30 citations
The 90-day mortality after pancreatectomy for cancer is double the 30-day mortality: more than 20,000 resections from the national cancer data base.
Swanson, R. S., Pezzi, C. M., Mallin, K., Loomis, A. M., Winchester, D. P.> ;Annals of surgical oncology. 2014 Sep 6
Phase I study of neoadjuvant accelerated short course radiation therapy with photons and capecitabine for resectable pancreatic cancer.
Jennifer Y. Wo, Harvey J. Mamon, Cristina R. Ferrone, David P. Ryan, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, Eunice L. Kwak, Yolanda D. Tseng, Brian Napolitano, Marek Ancukiewicz, Ri...> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2014 Jan 1
Postgame Analysis: Using Video-Based Coaching for Continuous Professional Development
Yue Yung Hu, Sarah E. Peyre, Alexander F. Arriaga, Robert T. Osteen, Katherine A. Corso, Thomas G. Weiser, Richard Swanson, Stanley W. Ashley, Chandrajit P. Raut, Mich...> ;Journal of The American College of Surgeons. 2012 Jan 1
Primary Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma of Liver Treated With Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone Regimen and Surgery
Atul B. Shinagare, Nikhil H. Ramaiya, Jyothi P. Jagannathan, Jason L. Hornick, Richard Swanson> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011 Dec 10
Pancreatic antegrade needle-knife (PANK) for treatment of symptomatic pancreatic duct obstruction in Whipple patients (with video)
Marvin Ryou, Daniel Mullady, Christopher J. DiMaio, Richard Swanson, David L. Carr-Locke, Christopher C Thompson> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2010 Nov 1
Surgery and staging of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a 14-year experience.
Hiromichi Ito, Michael A. Abramson, Kaori Ito, Edward W. Swanson, Nancy L. Cho, Daniel T. Ruan, Richard Swanson, Edward E. Whang> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2010 Mar 12
Severe acute gastrointestinal graft-vs-host disease: an emerging surgical dilemma in contemporary cancer care.
Jennifer Irani, Corey Cutler, Edward E. Whang, Thomas E. Clancy, Sara Russell, Richard Swanson, Stanley W. Ashley, Michael J. Zinner, Chandrajit P. Raut> ;Archives of Surgery. 2008 Nov 17
Cytology from Pancreatic Cysts Has Marginal Utility in Surgical Decision-Making
Ajay V. Maker, Linda S. Lee, Chandrajit P. Raut, Thomas E. Clancy, Richard Swanson> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2008 Sep 3
Distal pancreatectomy is not associated with increased perioperative morbidity when performed as part of a multivisceral resection.
Jennifer Irani, Stanley W. Ashley, David C. Brooks, Robert T. Osteen, Chandrajit P. Raut, Sara Russell, Richard Swanson, Edward E. Whang, Michael J. Zinner, Thomas E. ...> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2008 Aug 2
Carcinoid tumors.
Raut, C.P., Kulke, M.H., Glickman, J.N., Swanson, R.S., Ashley, S.W.> ;Curr Probl Surg. 2006 Jun
Laparoscopic Radiofrequency-Assisted Liver Resection (LRR): A Report of Two Cases
Thomas E. Clancy, Richard Swanson> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2005 Dec 1
Adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia: what is the optimal surgical approach?
Hiromichi Ito, Thomas E. Clancy, Robert T. Osteen, Richard Swanson, Raphael Bueno, David J. Sugarbaker, Stanley W. Ashley, Michael J. Zinner, Edward E. Whang> ;Journal of The American College of Surgeons. 2004 Dec 1
Treatment outcomes associated with surgery for gallbladder cancer: a 20-year experience.
Hiromichi Ito, Evan Matros, David C. Brooks, Robert T. Osteen, Michael J. Zinner, Richard Swanson, Stanley W. Ashley, Edward E. Whang> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2004 Feb 1
The prognosis of T3N0 colon cancer is dependent on the number of lymph nodes examined.
Richard Swanson, Carolyn C. Compton, Andrew K. Stewart, Kirby I. Bland> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2003 Jan 1
Palliation of rectal cancer: expertise and selection are the keys.
Richard Swanson> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2002 Dec 1
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