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Giles Whalen, MD, General Surgery, Worcester, MA

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General Surgery Worcester, MA

Endocrine, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor and Vice Chair of Surgery Chief Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery

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  • Office

    119 Belmont St
    Department Of Surgical Oncology
    Worcester, MA 01605
    Phone+1 508-334-5202
    Fax+1 508-334-5089

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1980 - 1985
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1980
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityA.B., Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1976

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1986 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1993 - 2014
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Gold DOC Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2014
  • Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Phase 1 study to evaluate toxicity and feasibility of intratumoral injection of alpha-gal glycolipids in patients with advanced melanoma  
    Albertini MR, Ranheim EA, Zuleger CL, Sondel PM, Hank JA, Bridges A, Newton MA, McFarland T, Collins J, Clements E, Henry MB, Neuman HB, Weber S, Whalen G, Galili U, Cancer Immunol Immunother, 1/1/2016
  • Thirty day outcomes underestimate endocrine and exocrine insufficiency after pancreatic resection  
    Lim PW, Dinh KH, Sullivan M, Wassef WY, Zivny J, Whalen GF, LaFemina J, HPB (Oxford), 1/1/2016
  • Adequacy of Patient Notification Regarding Incidental Findings of the Abdominal Viscera In Trauma Patients Before and After Incidental Finding Protocol Implementation  
    Collins C, Cherng N, McDade T, Movahedi B, Emhoff T, Whalen G, LaFemina J, Dorfman J, J Trauma Manag Outcomes, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • AGI-134, a fully synthetic ?-Gal-based cancer immunotherapy that shows synergy with anti-PD-1 and favorable pre-clinicalpharmacokinetic and toxicity profiles
    Sascha A. Kristian, Stephen M. Shaw, Kim Wigglesworth , Jenny Middleton , Melanie S. Glossop , Giles F. Whalen, Robert Old , Uri Galili , Mike Westby, and Chris Pickford, ASCO, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2016
  • Multivisceral resection for malignant hepatic lesion is associated with increased morbidity.
    Friedrich A, Baratta K, Dinh K, Whalen G, LaFemina J, NESS; American College of Surgeons, Boston, MA, 2016; Washington, DC, 2016, 1/1/2016
  • Multivisceral resection for gastric cancer is associated with increased morbiditiy and mortality.
    Freidrich A, Rouanet E, Dinh K, Whalen G, LaFemina J, SSO, Boston, MA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Melanoma: A surgical immunological story 
    UMass Memorial Health Care-Cancer Center of Excellence - 1/19/2012
  • Rationale for rational follow-up of curatively resected cancer 
    UMass Memorial Health Care-Cancer Center of Excellence - 1/7/2012
  • Introducing the Division of Surgical Oncology and Complex GI Cancer Surgery at UMass 
    Fitchburg, MA - 1/25/2010
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Other

  • Invited response to: Localized Adenocarcinoma in a Non-perforated Appendix. 
    Whalen GF, Correspondence Society of Surgeons, Collected Letters
    1/1/1999
  • Invited response to: Synchronous Anastomotic and Hepatic Recurrences of Colon Carcinoma in a 65-Year Woman 
    Whalen GF, Correspondence Society of Surgeons, Collected Letters
    1/1/1997
  • Invited response to: Management of a “Spindle Cell Neoplasm” of the Breast. 
    Whalen GF, Correspondence Society of Surgeons, Collected Letters
    1/1/1996
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Authored Content

  • Invited CommentaryMay 2018

Professional Memberships