
Ronald P DeMatteo MD
Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Chair, Department of Surgery Penn Medicine
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3400 Civic Center BlvdPhiladelphia, PA 19104
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1997
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1990
Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Natural Sciences, 1983 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1997 - 2018
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MyMSK, Memorial Sloan Kettering, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Sunrise Ambulatory Care, Allscripts, 2016-2017
- Surgical Oncology Fellows' Outstanding Teacher Award Memorial Hospital, 2017
Clinical Trials
- Imatinib Mesylate in Treating Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor That Has Been Completely Removed During Surgery Start of enrollment: 2001 Sep 01
- Portal Vein Embolization in Treating Patients With Liver Metastases From Primary Colorectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2001 Aug 01
- Sho-Saiko-To Following Removal of Liver Cancer By Embolization in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Surgically Removed Start of enrollment: 2001 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsAgonistic CD40 elicits CD8+ T-cell-dependent primary responses and CD4+ T-cell-dependent long-term immunity in breast cancer.Casey Lam, Olivia Lanchoney, Vishnu Maddipatla, Nune Markosyan, Nikhil Joshi
NPJ Breast Cancer. 2026-01-13 - Plasma cell-free DNA markers predict occult metastases in patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Jacob E Till, Ofer Gal-Rosenberg, Sophia G Giliberto, Nicholas J Seewald, Dominique G Ballinger
Clinical and Translational Medicine. 2026-01-01 - Predictors of malignancy in patients undergoing surgery for Mirizzi syndrome.John C McVey, Nicolas Munoz, Amr Kamal El Jack, Mark S Etherington, Major Kenneth Lee 4th
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2025-10-01
Journal Articles
- Quantitative Imaging Features of Pretreatment CT Predict Volumetric Response to Chemotherapy in Patients with Colorectal Liver MetastasesAndrea Cercek, William R Jarnagin, Jinru Shia, Peter J Allen, Kenneth P Seastedt, Nancy E Kemeny, Ronald P DeMatteo, Vinod P Balachandran, T Peter Kingham, European Radiology
- The cost of postoperative pancreatic fistula versus the cost of pasireotide: Results from a prospective randomized trialMa LW, Dominguez-Rosado I, Gennarelli RL, Bach PB, Gonen M, D'Angelica MI, DeMatteo RP, Kingham TP, Brennan MF, Jarnagin WR, Allen PJ, Ann Surg, 1/1/2017
- Colorectal cancer liver metastases and concurrent extrahepatic disease treated with resectionLeung U, Gonen M, Allen PJ, Kingham TP, DeMatteo RP, Jarnagin WR, D'Angelica MI, Ann Surg, 1/1/2017
Books/Book Chapters
Press Mentions
Penn Medicine Awarded $9 Million to Advance Study of Technology That Lights up Lung Cancer TumorsJune 27th, 2022
Hospitals Sustained Huge Financial Losses from Lost Revenues During COVID-19 Pandemic as Patients Lost Timely Access to Surgical ServicesOctober 23rd, 2021
Patient Advocacy and the Future of Systemic Therapies in Liver Cancer: An Interview with Ghassan Abou-AlfaMarch 31st, 2020
Grant Support
- Molecular Mechanisms in Gastrointestinal Stromal TumorUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2004–2027
- SURGICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM AT PENNUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2020–2025
- Liver Dendritic Cells In Tolerance And ImmunityNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2004–2011
- Natural Killer Dendritic Cells In Listeria InfectionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2007
- STI571 Therapy For Gastrointestinal Stromal TumorsNational Cancer Institute2001–2002
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