DouglasSwordsMD

General Surgery • Asheville, NC

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Physician

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Office
80 Peachtree Rd Ste 210
Asheville, NC 28803
Phone+1 828-378-5600

Fax+1 828-378-5609

Education & Training

University of Utah HealthResidency, Surgery, 2013 - 2020
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 2013

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2022 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2020 - 2023
UT State Medical License 2014 - 2022
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

ASO Visual Abstract: Treatment Disparities Partially Mediate Socioeconomic- and Race/Ethnicity-Based Survival Disparities in Stage I-II Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Douglas S Swords, Timothy E Newhook, Ching-Wei D Tzeng, Nader N Massarweh, Yun Shin Chun
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2023-12-01
1 citations
Treatment Disparities Partially Mediate Socioeconomic- and Race/Ethnicity-Based Survival Disparities in Stage I-II Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Douglas S Swords, Timothy E Newhook, Ching-Wei D Tzeng, Nader N Massarweh, Yun Shin Chun
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2023-11-01
ASO Visual Abstract: Quality and Location of the Surgical Episode Mediate a Large Proportion of Socioeconomic-Based Survival Disparities for Patients with Resected Sta...
Douglas S. Swords, Brian K Bednarski, Craig A Messick, Matthew M Tillman, George J. Chang
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2021-09-09

Journal Articles

Lymph Node Ratio in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma After Preoperative Chemotherapy vs. Preoperative Chemoradiation and Its Utility in Decisions About Postoperative Chemothe...
Douglas S Swords, Samual R Francis, Courtney L Scaife, Sean J Mulvihill, Miles C Christensen, Shane Lloyd, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery