CharlesMVollmerJr.MD

Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor of Surgery - University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Chief - Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery - Penn Medicine Past -President - Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA)

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Office
3400 Spruce Street
4 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-349-8516

Fax+1 215-349-8195

Summary

I am a pancreatic surgical specialist featuring all pancreatic pathologies (cancer, pancreatitis, cysts). I co-direct the Penn Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cyst Clinic. I am also the Chief of GI Surgery at Penn Medicine where I oversee a 20-surgeon division.

Education & Training

Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, 2006 - 2007
University of TorontoFellowship, 2002 - 2003
University of TorontoFellowship, 2001 - 2002
Barnes-Jewish HospitalChief Residency, 2000 - 2001
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 2001
Barnes-Jewish HospitalSenior Residency, General Surgery, 1998 - 2000
UCLA School of MedicineFellowship, 1996 - 1998
Barnes-Jewish HospitalResident, Junior Resident in General Surgery, 1995 - 1996
Barnes-Jewish HospitalInternship, 1994 - 1995
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1994
University of PennsylvaniaSpecial Science Program, 1989 - 1990
University of North CarolinaBA, Chemistry, 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2011 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2012
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Recurrence and treatment trends of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Amanda Bader, Sarah Landau, Jasmine Hwang, Jesse Passman, Major Kenneth Lee
Surgery. 2025-01-01
Endoscopic papillectomy versus surgical ampullectomy for adenomas and early cancers of the papilla: a retrospective Pancreas2000/European Pancreatic Club analysis.
Marcus Hollenbach, Christian Heise, Einas Abou-Ali, Aiste Gulla, Francesco Auriemma
Gut. 2024-12-12
Minimally invasive versus open pancreatoduodenectomy in benign, premalignant, and malignant disease.
Deniece Riviere, Peter B van den Boezem, Marc G Besselink, Cornelis Jhm van Laarhoven, David A Kooby
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2024-07-26

Other

Perioperative Immunization for Splenectomy and the Surgeon’s Responsibility
Charles Vollmer Jr., MD, JAMA Surgery
https://www.doximity.com/articles/2e6f2e45-1977-46f7-94e8-4a97495d4976
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-25

Authored Content

Impact of Operative Time on Outcomes After Pancreatic Resection: A Risk-Adjusted Analysis Using the American College of Surgeons NSQIP DatabaseFebruary 2018