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Russell Langan, MD, General Surgery, Livingston, NJ, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

RussellCharlesLanganMD, FACS, FSSO

General Surgery • Livingston, NJ

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Associate Chief Surgical Officer, System Integration and Quality Director of Surgical Oncology, Northern Region, RWJBarnabas Health Chief of Surgical Oncology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Assistant Professor of Surgery Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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Summary

  • Russell C. Langan, MD, FACS, FSSO, Associate Chief Surgical Officer for System Integration and Quality and Director of Surgical Oncology, Northern Region, RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (RCINJ), is responsible for coordinating and expanding high quality cancer surgical services throughout the RWJBH system. He is the Chief of Surgical Oncology and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the Chairman of the Institutional Review Board (IRB), the Surgical Director of the Comprehensive Liver Center and a member of the Board of Trustees at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC), an RWJBH facility.

    He specializes in complex surgical oncology and has a particular interest and expertise in the surgical management of diseases of the liver, pancreas, bile ducts, gallbladder and stomach as well as cancers which have spread to the peritoneum. Additionally, he cares for all benign biliary pathologies.

    Dr. Langan and his partners are the highest volume pancreatic surgeons and run the most comprehensive pancreatic program in the state of NJ through RCINJ, the states only National Cancer Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

    As a member of both the CBMC Cancer Center and the Gastrointestinal/Hepatobiliary Program at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, he works collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary disease management teams including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, pathologists, genetic counselors and dietitians to ensure patients receive the highest level of evidence-based care including clinical trials. At CBMC, he launched a Pancreatic Cyst Screening program to monitor pancreatic lesions which do not merit immediate removal but require observation. Recently, he brought the national, multi-center Alliance Trial for operable pancreas cancer to NJ and is the primary investigator

    • New Jersey Health System

    Russell C. Langan, MD, FACS, board certified surgical oncologist, joined Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC), RWJBarnabas Health in a dual appointment with the

    RWJBarnabas Health

    Russell Charles Langan, MD, FACS

Education & Training

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2015 - 2017
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2012 - 2015
  • National Cancer Institute
    National Cancer InstituteFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2009 - 2012
  • Rutgers Health/St Barnabas Medical Center
    Rutgers Health/St Barnabas Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2009
  • St. George's University School of Medicine
    St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2007
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityBA, 1999 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2015 - 2018
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2012 - 2016
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2011 - 2016
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2009 - 2012
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Medical Honoree, 40th Annual Diamond Ball American Cancer Society, 2019
  • Fellow of the Society of Surgical Oncology 2017
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Improves Margin Positivity Rates After Pancreaticoduodenectomy in T1 and T2 Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: An Analysis of the National Cancer...  
    Mihir M Shah, Darren R Carpizo, Miral S Grandhi, Russell C Langan, Journal of The American College of Surgeons

Authored Content

  • Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Improves Margin Positivity Rates After Pancreaticoduodenectomy in T1 and T2 Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: An Analysis of the National Cancer DatabaseOctober 2018

Press Mentions

  • Pancreatic Cancer Rates Are Spiking in Women 55 and Under. Experts Don’t yet Know Why
    Pancreatic Cancer Rates Are Spiking in Women 55 and Under. Experts Don’t yet Know WhyMay 11th, 2023
  • What Causes Pancreatic Cancer and How Is It Treated?
    What Causes Pancreatic Cancer and How Is It Treated?May 3rd, 2023
  • Do Pancreatic Cysts Become Cancerous?
    Do Pancreatic Cysts Become Cancerous?November 1st, 2022
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Dr. Russell Langan, Dr. Russell Langan, MD, Dr. R Langan, Dr. Russell Charles Langan