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Office
200 Medical Plaza Suite B265
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-206-6909Fax+1 310-794-1699
Summary
- Dr. James Tomlinson is a general surgeon in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, general surgery residency at UCLA and additionally did a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He has been in practice 22 years. He specializes in complex surgical oncology and performs robotic surgery. Dr. Tomlinson also earned a PhD from UCLA and has an active laboratory investigating cancer biology and biomarker development.
Education & Training
- University of California, Los AngelesPh.D., Molecular Pathology, 2005 - 2009
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2003 - 2005
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2003
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2003 - 2006
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Patient and hospital factors influence surgical approach in treatment of acute cholecystitis.Tess C Huy, Rivfka Shenoy, Marcia M Russell, Mark Girgis, James S Tomlinson
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-12-01 - Oncogenic pathway signatures predict the risk of progression and recurrence in well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.Michael A Mederos, Colin M Court, Benjamin J Dipardo, Joseph R Pisegna, David W Dawson
Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2024-08-19 - Author Correction: Cost-effective methylome sequencing of cell-free DNA for accurately detecting and locating cancer.Mary L Stackpole, Weihua Zeng, Shuo Li, Chun-Chi Liu, Yonggang Zhou
Nature Communications. 2024-05-01
Journal Articles
- A Prognostic Scoring System for the Prediction of Metastatic Recurrence Following Curative Resection of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine TumorsPaul A Toste, Shonan Sho, Colin M Court, Joseph R Pisegna, Oscar J Hines, Howard A Reber, David W Dawson, Michael Lewis, James S Tomlinson, Timothy R Donahue, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
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