SelwynMauriceVickersMD

General Surgery • New York, NY

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Office
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY
New York, NY 10065
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Summary

President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1993
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
AL State Medical License 1994 - 2024
MN State Medical License 2006 - 2023
MD State Medical License 1989 - 2001
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2009
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
The Pittman Scholar Program for junior faculty recognition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine.
Cayla Hurst, Toni R Leeth, Etty N Benveniste, Robert P Kimberly, Craig Hoesley, LaKisha Mack, Mona N Fouad, David A Rogers, Selwyn M Vickers, Anupam Agarwal> ;Medical Education Online. 2023 Dec 1
The Impact and Opportunity of Inclusive Excellence: Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Cancer Clinical Trials.
Selwyn M Vickers> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2023 Dec 1
1 citations
Adjusting Drain Fluid Amylase for Drain Volume Does Not Improve Pancreatic Fistula Prediction.
Conrad K Blunck, Selwyn M Vickers, Thomas N Wang, Vikas Dudeja, Sushanth Reddy, J Bart Rose> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Apr 1
1 citations
Addressing the Surgical Workplace: An Opportunity to Create a Culture of Belonging.
Carla M Pugh, Orlando C Kirton, J E Betsy Tuttle, Ronald V Maier, Yue-Yung Hu, John H Stewart 4th, Julie Ann Freischlag, Julie Ann Sosa, Selwyn M Vickers, Mary T Hawn,...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Apr 1
Are Lymph Node Metastases Associated With Survival in Black Patients With Pancreatic Cancer?
Ahmer Irfan, Selwyn M Vickers, Olumide Gbolahan, Grant R Williams, Darryl Outlaw, Thomas Nien-Tsu Wang, Vikas Dudeja, J Bart Rose, Sushanth Reddy, Fang, H.> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Apr 1
3 citations
Under-Representation of Racial Groups in Genomics Studies of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.
Brendon R Herring, Andrew Bonner, Rachael E Guenter, Selwyn Vickers, Clayton Yates, Goo Lee, Deepti Dhall, Herbert Chen, J Bart Rose> ;Cancer Research Communications. 2022 Oct 1
1 citations
The Role of Health Equity and Improving Care and Outcomes From a Coordinated Approach.
Selwyn M Vickers, Vivian S Lee, Ted W Love, David Randall, Timothy M Pawlik> ;Annals of Surgery. 2022 Oct 1
7 citations
Minnelide synergizes with conventional chemotherapy by targeting both cancer and associated stroma components in pancreatic cancer.
Shrey Modi, Bhuwan Giri, Vineet K Gupta, Shweta Lavania, Vrishketan Sethi, Nikita S Sharma, Somnath Pandey, Selwyn Vickers, Vikas Dudeja, Ashok K Saluja> ;Cancer Letters. 2022 Jul 1
2 citations
External validation of four Pancreatic Fistula Risk Score models in the Deep South US: Do racial disparities affect pancreatic fistula prediction?
Conrad K Blunck, Selwyn M Vickers, Thomas N Wang, Vikas Dudeja, Sushanth Reddy, J Bart Rose> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2022 Jul 1
Does race affect the long-term survival benefit of systemic therapy in pancreatic adenocarcinoma?
Ahmer Irfan, Seifeldin Awad, Ahmad Alkashah, Selwyn M Vickers, Olumide Gbolahan, Grant R Williams, Thomas Nien-Tsu Wang, Vikas Dudeja, J Bart Rose, Sushanth Reddy, Fan...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2022 Sep 1
2 citations
Racial Disparity Between Whites and African Americans in Incidence and Outcome of Pancreatic Cancer: Have We Made a Difference?
Haleh Amirian, Deukwoo Kwon, Selwyn M Vickers, Alan Livingstone, Dushyantha Jayaweera, Ashok K Saluja> ;Gastroenterology. 2022 Apr 1
5 citations
Are We Undertreating Black Patients with Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors? Critical Analysis of Current Surveillance Guidelines by Race.
Rui Zheng-Pywell, Alexandra Lopez-Aguiar, Ryan C Fields, Selwyn Vickers, Clayton Yates, Vikas Dudeja, Herbert Chen, Sushanth Reddy, Shishir K Maithel, J Bart Rose> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2022 Apr 1
The Fate of Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.
Ahmer Irfan, J Bart Rose, Thomas N Wang, Selwyn M Vickers, Vikas Dudeja, Olumide Gbolahan, Sushanth Reddy> ;Pancreas. 2022 Jan 1
18 citations
Perceived Institutional Barriers Among Clinical and Research Professionals: Minority Participation in Oncology Clinical Trials.
Soumya J. Niranjan, Jennifer Wenzel, Michelle Y. Martin, Mona N. Fouad, Selwyn M. Vickers, Badrinath R. Konety, Raegan W. Durant> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2021 May 11
Invited Commentary.
Selwyn M Vickers> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2021 Apr 1
11 citations
Racial and socioeconomic disparity associates with differences in cardiac DNA methylation among men with end-stage heart failure.
Mark E Pepin, Chae-Myeong Ha, Luke A Potter, Sayan Bakshi, Joseph Barchue, Ayman Haj Asaad, Steven M. Pogwizd, Salpy V. Pamboukian, Bertha Hidalgo, Selwyn M. Vickers, ...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2021 Mar 26
6 citations
Prognostic Impact of Tumor Size on Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Recurrence May Have Racial Variance.
Rui Zheng-Pywell, Amanda Fang, Ahmad M Alkashash, Seifeldin Awad, Sushanth Reddy, Selwyn M. Vickers, Martin J. Heslin, Vikas Dudeja, Herbert Chen, J.B. Rose> ;Pancreas. 2021 Mar 1
7 citations
Barriers to Advancement in Academic Medicine: the Perception Gap Between Majority Men and Other Faculty
Lori Brand Bateman, Laura Heider, Selwyn M. Vickers, William A. Anderson, Anthony C. Hood, Evelyn Jones, Corilyn Ott, Sequoya Eady, Mona N. Fouad> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2021 Jan 27
65 citations
New Insights Into the Cancer-Microbiome-Immune Axis: Decrypting a Decade of Discoveries.
Tejeshwar Jain, Prateek Sharma, Abhi C. Are, Selwyn M. Vickers, Vikas Dudeja> ;Frontiers in Immunology. 2021 Feb 23
15 citations
Ending Racial Bias in American Medicine: A Call for Help from the AMA, NMA, AAMC, and the Rest of Us.
Richard D. deShazo, Craig J. Hoesley, Selwyn M. Vickers> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2021 May 1
25 citations
Benchmarking Accomplishments of Leaders in American Surgery and Justification for Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion.
Paris D. Butler, Carla M. Pugh, Lanair A. Lett, Estifanos D. Tilahun, Hilary Sanfey, Cherisse Berry, Steven C. Stain, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Selwyn M. Vickers, L.D. Britt...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Dec 1
Does health insurance protect against risk of financial catastrophe for pancreatic tumor care? A cost-based review of patients undergoing pancreatic resection at an ac...
Juliet S. Okoroh, Martin J. Heslin, Selwyn M. Vickers, Thomas N. Wang, J. Bart Rose, Sushanth Reddy> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2021 Jul 1
6 citations
Preoperative anthropomorphic radiographic measurements can predict postoperative pancreatic fistula formation following pancreatoduodenectomy.
E.W. Box, L. Deng, Desiree E. Morgan, Rongbing Xie, J.K. Kirklin, Thomas N. Wang, Martin J. Heslin, Sushanth Reddy, Selwyn M. Vickers, V. Dudeia, J.B. Rose> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2021 Jul 1
61 citations
Implementation of virtual focus groups for qualitative data collection in a global pandemic.
Isabel C. Dos Santos Marques, Lauren M. Theiss, Cynthia Y. Johnson, Elise McLin, Beth A. Ruf, Selwyn M. Vickers, Mona N. Fouad, Isabel C. Scarinci, Daniel I. Chu> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2021 May 1
16 citations
COVID-19's Impact on the African American Community: A Stakeholder Engagement Approach to Increase Public Awareness through Virtual Town Halls
Faith E. Fletcher, Shauntice Allen, Selwyn M. Vickers, Thomas Beavers, Christopher M Hamlin, Dontrelle Young-Foster, Sherea Harris-Turner, Paul Campbell Erwin> ;Health Equity. 2020 Jul 15
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Journal Articles

Non-Hepatic Abdominal Surgery in Patients with Cirrhotic Liver Disease
Selwyn Vickers, Laura Hickman, John Christein, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery

Press Mentions

UAB – Committed to Addressing Health Disparities, Maternal Mortality – Responds to APMay 23rd, 2023
#BetterTogether: Lustgarten Foundation and CBS New York Teaming up to Walk for Pancreatic Cancer ResearchApril 14th, 2023
Memorial Sloan Kettering Expands Services to Harlem and QueensMarch 6th, 2023
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Grant Support

Enhancing Minority Participation In Clinical Trials (Empact):Phase IINational Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2011
Clinical Managment And Trials Core And Advocacy Sub-CoreNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
Surgical Oncology Research Training ProgramNational Cancer Institute2008–2011
Enhancing Minority Participation In Clinical Trials (EMPACT)National Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2009–2010
Regional Deep South Project Export Center (RESPECT)National Center On Minority Health And Health Disparities2003–2005
Spore In Pancreatic CancerNational Cancer Institute2003–2005
Activation Of C SRC In Pancreatic Cancer By FGFR 1BNational Cancer Institute2000–2004
Developmental Research Program (Pilot Projects)National Cancer Institute2003
Core--BiostatisticsNational Cancer Institute2003