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Office
1919 Old Spanish Trail
6th Floor
Houston, TX 77054Phone+1 832-957-6500Fax+1 713-610-4597
Summary
- George Van Buren, II, M.D. is a professor of surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Van Buren is a board-certified surgeon specializing surgical oncology and pancreatic disorders.
Dr. Van Buren earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin and his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. During that time period, he spent two years at MD Anderson Cancer Center as an NIH T32 research fellow studying pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors. He completed his surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in the Translational Pancreas Research Track.
During Dr. Van Buren’s research and clinical fellowships, he was able to expand upon his interest in gastrointestinal surgical oncology. Specifically, his training had a heavy emphasis on upper gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary malignancies with exposure to wide breadth of cases, including specialized procedures such as robotic pancreatic surgery and minimally invasive lower gastrointestinal surgery.
Dr. Van Buren is active in both patient care and research. He has been involved in both basic science and clinical research and believes heavily in the surgeon’s role as a leader of the translational research team. His goals are to provide high quality clinical care while offering his patients access to innovative clinical and therapeutic trials.
Education & Training
- Rice UniversityNo Degree, Certificate in Healthcare Management, 2014 - 2015
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2010 - 2012
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2010
- University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2005 - 2007
- McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 2003
- The University of Texas SystemB.A., Biology, 1996 - 1999
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBachelor's, Biology, 1995 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 2010 - 2012
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors Houstonia Magazine, 2015
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Pancreas Club Resident/ Fellow Award 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 28 citationsValue of lymph node positivity in treatment planning for early stage pancreatic cancerHop S. Tran Cao, Qianzi Zhang, Yvonne H. Sada, Eric J. Silberfein, Cary Hsu
Surgery. 2017-09-01 - 90 citationsA Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial of Distal Pancreatectomy With and Without Routine Intraperitoneal Drainage.George Van Buren, Mark Bloomston, Carl Schmidt, Stephen W. Behrman, Nicholas J. Zyromski
Annals of Surgery. 2017-09-01 - 31 citationsNovel Methylated DNA Markers Discriminate Advanced Neoplasia in Pancreatic Cysts: Marker Discovery, Tissue Validation, and Cyst Fluid Testing.Shounak Majumder, William R. Taylor, Tracy C. Yab, Calise K. Berger, Brian A. Dukek
The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2019-09-01
Journal Articles
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy Without Drains: Interpretation of the EvidenceVan Buren G 2nd, Fisher WE, Ann Surg, 1/1/2015
- Treatment of bacteriobilia decreases wound infection rates after pancreaticoduodenectomyMohammed S, Evans C, Hodges SE, Silberfein E, Artinyan A, Mo Q, Issazadeh M, McElhany AL, Fisher WE, HPB (Oxford), 1/29/2013
- An assessment of the necessity of transfusion during pancreatoduodenectomyRoss A, Mohammed S, Silberfein EJ, Artinyan A, Hodges SE, Fisher WE, Surgery, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The Impact of Level One Data on Pancreatic Surgical PracticeMederos MA, McElhany A, Mohammed S, Fisher WE, Debakey Department of Surgery Research Day, Houston, TX, 1/3/2015
- The Impact Of Inappropriate Blood Transfusion During PancreaticoduodenectomyMohammed S, Ross A, Silberfein EJ, Artinyan A, Hodges SE, Fisher WE, ASC 2013, New Orleans, 1/1/2013
- Phase II trial of fixed-dose rate gemcitabine, bevacizumab, and concurrent 30 Gy radiotherapy as preoperative treatment for potentially resectable pancreatic adenocarc...Ramanathan R, Krasinskas A, Smith R, Abood G, Shaui Y, Potter D, Bahary N, Lembersky B, Zureikat AH, Bartlett DL, Zeh HJ, Moser AJ, ASCO 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, 1/1/2012
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Lectures
- Faculty Education and Development: Maintenance of CertificationBaylor College of Medicine - 1/9/2015
- A Randomized Prospective Multicenter Trial of Pancreaticoduodenectomy With and Without Routine Intraperitoneal Drainage1/1/2014
- Colon Adenocarcinoma Lymph Node Analysis1/1/2014
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- bcm linkhttps://www.bcm.edu/people/view/b17dfc07-ffed-11e2-be68-080027880ca6
- twittergeorgevanburenhttps://twitter.com/GeorgeVanBuren
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