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William Jarnagin, MD, General Surgery, New York, NY, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

WilliamRJarnaginMD

General Surgery New York, NY

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Chief, Hepatopancreatobiliary Service at MSK Benno C. Schmidt Chair in Surgical Oncology

Overview of Dr. Jarnagin

Dr. William Jarnagin is a general surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He received his medical degree from Rush Medical College and has been in practice 29 years. He specializes in surgical oncology (other than breast) and is experienced in cholangiocarcinoma, surgical oncology (non-breast), and hepatopancreatobiliary surgery.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1988 - 1996
  • Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
    Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1989 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1996 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
  • New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009, 2011-2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Questioning Why More Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases Are Not Referred for Metastasectomy  
    Alice C Wei, William R Jarnagin, JAMA Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Liver Resection Difficulty Score—a Validation Study  
    Ryan P Merkow, William R Jarnagin, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
  • Quantitative Imaging Features of Pretreatment CT Predict Volumetric Response to Chemotherapy in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases  
    Andrea 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

Authored Content

  • Questioning Why More Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases Are Not Referred for MetastasectomyJuly 2020

Press Mentions

  • Reprogrammed Cells Attack and Tame Deadly Cancer in One Woman
    Reprogrammed Cells Attack and Tame Deadly Cancer in One WomanJune 1st, 2022
  • Developing a Different Type of Liquid Biopsy to Detect Cancer
    Developing a Different Type of Liquid Biopsy to Detect CancerAugust 17th, 2020
  • $2.3 Million NIH Grant Allows Collaborators Focus on Advancing Liver Cancer Surgical Care
    $2.3 Million NIH Grant Allows Collaborators Focus on Advancing Liver Cancer Surgical CareOctober 10th, 2019
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Grant Support

  • Clinical Translation Of Deformation Compensation For Image-Guided Liver SurgeryNational Cancer Institute2011
  • Hepatic Arterial Flouridine And IV Bevacizumab For Primary Hepatic MalignancyNational Cancer Institute2007–2008

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

  • BCBS Blue Card PPO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Empire BCBS HMO
    Empire BCBS PPO
    GHI PPO
    Great West PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    MVP Healthcare PPO
    QualCare HMO
    QualCare PPO
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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