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Anthony Villano, MD, General Surgery, Philadelphia, PA

AnthonyMichaelVillanoMDFACS, FSSO

General Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

Colon & Rectal Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Assistant Professor, Complex General Surgical Oncology Fox Chase Cancer Center

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  • Office

    333 Cottman Ave
    Dept of Surgical Oncology
    Philadelphia, PA 19140
    Phone+1 215-728-3095
    Fax+1 215-728-2773

Summary

  • Dr. Villano is a Surgical Oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Dr. Villano earned his medical degree at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and trained in General Surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. While there, he completed an advanced curriculum for robotic surgery and spent 2 years additional years in a translational research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He recently finished a Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Fox Chase.

    Dr. Villano is an accomplished researcher who has published extensively in a number of peer-reviewed journals and textbooks. He is also the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including Fox Chase Cancer Center’s John Ridge Fellowship Award and Young Investigator's Award, the DC Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Best Clinical Research Award, and the Best Clinical and Basic Science Research Awards from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Hufnagel Research Symposium.

    Additionally, Dr. Villano belongs to multiple national professional organizations. These include the American College of Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgery, the Cancer Surgery Standards Program, the American Hepatopancreatobiliary Association, and the Society of Surgical Oncology.

    He has also held a number of committee and administrative positions. He serves on the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract’s research committee, the education committee for the Cancer Surgery Standards Program for the Commission on Cancer, and the leadership committee for the Association of Academic Surgery.

Education & Training

  • Temple University Hospital/Fox Chase Cancer Center
    Temple University Hospital/Fox Chase Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2020 - 2022
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2020
  • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolClass of 2013, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2013 - 2020
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors 2024 Philadelphia Magazine, 2024
  • PA Medical Society Top 40 Under 40 PA Medical Society, 2023
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center John Ridge Fellowship Award Fox Chase Cancer Center, 2022
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Delayed perforation of gastrocolocutaneous fistula after percutaneous gastrostomy  
    Villano AM, Metchik A, Bamba R, Bhanot P, Case Reports of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons, 5/13/2019
  • An Update in the Management of Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma  
    Villano AM, Maselli KM, Levy AD, Unger KR, Priebat DA, Pollock RE, Al-Refaie WB, Oncology Times, 2018

Books/Book Chapters

  • Hepato-pancreato-biliary and Transplant Surgery: Practical Management of Dilemmas 
    Chapter: Is there a role for liver resection with non-colorectal, non-neuroendocrine liver metastases? 
    Page 37 - 43Villano AM, Johnson LBEditors: Chu Q, Zibari G.Beaux Books Publishing, Los AngelesEdition 1,2018
  • Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy 
    Chapter: Vascular Reconstruction in Oncologic Surgery 
    Page 2527 - 2537Langan RC, Villano AM, Gholami S, Rheena Jha, Johnson LB.Editors: Sidway A.Elsevier, PhiladelphiaEdition 9,2017
  • Current Surgical Therapy 
    Chapter: Laparoscopic liver resection 
    Page 1556 - 1566Langan RC, Villano AM, Reena J, Graham J, Johnson LBEditors: Cameron AM and Cameron JL.Elsevier, PhiladelphiaEdition 12,2016

Other

Press Mentions

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Villano
    Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. VillanoSeptember 23rd, 2022
  • Four Fox Chase Cancer Center Practitioners Recognized as Top Physicians Under 40 by Pennsylvania Medical Society
    Four Fox Chase Cancer Center Practitioners Recognized as Top Physicians Under 40 by Pennsylvania Medical SocietyJune 25th, 2023

Committees

  • SCORE editorial committee, Society of Surgical Oncology 2023 - Present
  • Social Media committee, Society of Surgical Oncology 2023 - Present
  • Education committee, Association of Academic Surgery 2023 - Present
  • Research Committee, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 2022 - Present
  • Education Committee, Cancer Surgery Standards Program for the Commission on Cancer 2020 - Present
  • Leadership Committee, Association of Academic Surgery 2021 - 2023
  • Commission on Cancer Liaison, Membership Committee - Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons 2020 - 2023

Research History

  • Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Surgical Outcomes Research GroupClinical outcomes research with a particular focus on improving the quality of treatment delivery and therapeutic paradigms in retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, and gastrointestinal stromal tumor.2018 - 2020
  • Research Fellow - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBasic science research as part of the Gastric-Mixed Tumor Service. Explored novel therapeutic targets for desmoid-type fibromatosis through analysis of molecular events downstream of CTNNB1 (B-catenin) mutation.2015 - 2017

Professional Memberships

Dr. Anthony Villano, Dr. Anthony Villano, MD, Dr. A Villano, Dr. Anthony Michael Villano