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Office
411 Laurel St
Ste 2100
Des Moines, IA 50314Phone+1 515-247-3266Fax+1 515-643-8688- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Viet H. Le is a surgical oncologist at the MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, IA. He has over 10 years of clinical experience, and focusing in minimally invasive surgery. His areas of clinical expertise are gastrointestinal oncology, hepatopancreatobiliary cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, endocrine surgery, melanoma and cutaneous malignancies. His public health interests are in community oncology care models, patient outcome research, and healthcare operational evaluation. He currently is an assistant clinical professor with the MercyOne surgical residency and is an affiliated faculty with Creighton University School of Medicine.
Education & Training
- City of Hope National Medical CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2019
- Prisma Health-Upstate/University of South Carolina School of Medicine GreenvilleResidency, Surgery, 2010 - 2015
- Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 2010, Doctor of Medicine
- Clemson UniversityMaster of Science, Applied Health Research and Evaluation
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- IA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- SC State Medical License 2015 - 2021
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Lily M. and G.D. Jackson Award Greenville Hospital System, 2010-2011
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Use of a Pre-Surgical Toolkit in Improving Surgical Care and Outcomes in Older Participants With Cancer Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Survival and cancer recurrence after short-course perioperative probiotics in a randomized trial.Jan Franko, Shankar Raman, Shiv Patel, Brandon Petree, Mayin Lin, May C Tee, Viet H Le, Daniela Frankova> ;Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2024 Apr 1
- Robotic Resection of a Large Pelvic Schwannoma.Le, V., Tee, M., Franko, J., Lin, M., Sedinkin, J., Raman, S.> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2024 Mar 1
- 4 citationsSignet ring cell carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract: National trends on treatment effects and prognostic outcomesJan Franko, Viet H. Le, May C. Tee, Mayin Lin, Jessica D. Sedinkin, Shankar Raman, Daniela Frankova> ;Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 2021 Oct 11
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Journal Articles
- Chemotherapy-induced early transient increase and surge of CA 19–9 level in patients with pancreatic AdenocarcinomaViet H. Le, Jan Franko, Benjamin I. Paz, Gagandeep Singh, Marwan Fakih, Vincent Chung, Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, 5/12/2021
- Meckel’s diverticulum: the lead point of intrauterine intussusception with subsequent intestinal atresia in a newbornViet H. Le, Paul A. Perry, Allyson L. Hale, Robert L. Gates, John C. Chandler, Annals of Pediatric Surgery, 7/31/2016
Abstracts/Posters
- Postoperative Delirium Among Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery Randomized to In-hospital Probiotics or PlaceboFranko, Jan MD, PhD, FACS; Raman, Shankar MBBS, FACS; Tee, May C. MD, MPH FACS; Le, Viet H. MD, FACS; Sedinkin, Jessica D. DO; Silva, Monica DO; Ferrel, Benjamin DO; F..., Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 11/1/2021
- Chemotherapy associated liver injury and steatosis in Hispanic patients with colorectal cancer liver metastasisL. W. Thornblade, V. H. Le, L. Lai, L. G. Melstrom, S. G. Warner, G. Singh, Y. Fong, M. G. Fakih, L. S. Trevino and M. Raoof, HPB, AHPBA 2021 ON-DEMAND ABSTRACTS, 8/2/2021
- Can contrast-enhanced MRI using gadoxetate disodium (EOVIST) replace triphasic CT to derive future liver remnant?Viet H. Le , Steven D. Trocha , Wesley B. Jones , Michael A. Devane , Brian P. McKinley, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1/31/2017
Press Mentions
- Push for early cancer detection among young peopleFebruary 18th, 2023
- Cancer Education Series: Surgical OncologyOctober 19th, 2022
- Uptick in advanced cancers, how to recognize early symptomsAugust 3rd, 2022
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society of Surgical OncologyMember
Hospital Affiliations
- MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, Iowa
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