JamesRHoweVMD
General Surgery • Iowa City, IAEndocrine, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Professor of Surgery, University Iowa College of Medicine
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Office
200 Hawkins Dr
Iowa City, IA 52242Phone+1 319-356-1727Fax+1 319-356-1218
Summary
- My clinical specialty is in General Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, with a special interest in Neuroendocrine tumors of the GI tract and pancreas. My research focuses upon the genetic causes of Juvenile Polyposis, and gene expression studies in neuroendocrine tumors.
Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1994 - 1996
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1994
University of Vermont College of MedicineClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
IA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
- Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, Inc.
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
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Clinical Trials
- Ketogenic Diet With Concurrent Chemoradiation for Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsGLP-1R agonist promotes proliferation of neuroendocrine neoplasm cells expressing GLP-1 receptors.Jonathan S Shilyansky, Casandro J Chan, Sophia Xiao, Irena Gribovskaja-Rupp, Dawn E Quelle
Surgery. 2025-03-01 - 1 citationsPeptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy Improves Survival in Patients Who Progress After Resection of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.Luis C Borbon, Scott K Sherman, Patrick J Breheny, Chandrikha Chandrasekharan, Yusuf Menda
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-02-01 - 12 citationsSurgical Management of Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases.Catherine G Tran, Scott K Sherman, Chandrikha Chandrasekharan, James R Howe
Hematology/oncology Clinics of North America. 2025-02-01
Journal Articles
- Radioguided Surgery with Gallium for Neuroendocrine TumorsJames Howe V, MD, JAMA
Grant Support
- Regulation of SMAD4 and BMPR1A Expression in Juvenile PolyposisNIH2009–2012
- The Molecular Basis of Juvenile PolyposisNIH2003–2007
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Other Languages
- French
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