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Jennifer Tseng, MD, General Surgery, Boston, MA

JenniferFTsengMDMPH

General Surgery Boston, MA

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Surgeon-in-Chief, Boston Medical Center; Utley Professor and Chair of Surgery, Boston University

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  • Office

    830 Harrison Avenue
    Moakley Suite 3400
    Boston, MA 02118
    Phone+1 617-414-8060
    Fax+1 617-414-8457

Education & Training

  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, Clinical Effectiveness, 2005 - 2007
  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
    University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2003 - 2005
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2003
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1995
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityBS/AB, Biological Sciences, English, With distinction, with departmental honors, 1986 - 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1998 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2003 - 2005
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Pinnacle Award Boston Chamber of Commerce, 2020
  • ASCO Leadership Development Award American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2013
  • Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers Harvard School of Public Health, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Outcomes in operative management of pancreatic cancer  
    Bliss LA, Witkowski ER, Yang CJ, Tseng JF, J Surg Oncol, 8/11/2014
  • Systematic review of early surgery for chronic pancreatitis: impact on pain, pancreatic function, and re-intervention  
    Yang CJ, Bliss LA, Schapira E, Ng SC, Windsor JA, Tseng JF, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 6/19/2014
  • Patient selection and the volume effect in pancreatic surgery: unequal benefits?  
    Bliss LA, Yang CJ, Chau Z, Ng SC, McFadden DW, Kent TS, Moser AJ, Callery MP, Tseng JF, HPB, 6/6/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Readmission after colectomy: predictors of a costly and common outcome.
    Maguire LH, Bliss LA, Chau Z, Ng SC, Nagle DA, Chan AT, Tseng JF, Brief oral presentation at the New England Surgical Society, Stowe, VT, 9/12/2014
  • A single-center analysis of surgical treatment for chronic pancreatitis: relatively rare and unevenly deployed.
    Yang CJ, Bliss LA, Freedman SD, Sheth S, Ng SC, Kent T, Moser AJ, Callery MP, Tseng JF, Presentation at the combined European Pancreatic Club & IAP Meeting 2014, Southampton, England, 6/24/2014
  • Adjusting CA19-9 for biliary obstruction in pancreatic cancer.
    Bliss LA, Pleskow DK, Eskander MF, Yang CJ, Miksad RA, Ng SG, Berzin TM, Sawhney MS, Chuttani R, Tseng JF, Poster presentation, American Association for Cancer Research Pancreatic Cancer Symposium, New Orleans, LA, 5/18/2014
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Lectures

  • GI Surgery Symposium. 
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 1/1/2014
  • Writers Workshop: Tips and pitfalls in editing your manuscript. 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
  • Esophageal and gastric cancer surgery can be performed by general surgeons with equivalent results. 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
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Other

  • “Pancreatic Cancer.” 
    Tseng JF, Wu Y, O’Reilly E, American Society for Clinical Oncology Virtual Tumor Board
    https://registrar.asco.org/Users/ActivityHomePage.aspx?ProductID=3854
    1/1/2014
  • “The Gastrointestinal Tract.” 
    Tseng JF, The Advisory Board Internet Project, 1998-2000
    1/1/2000
  • MOC Part II modules: “Gastric cancer” 
    SSAT MOC Committee; Tseng JF (overall editor), SSAT Virtual Patient Modules
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Press Mentions

  • Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery Benefits Patients With Resectable Esophageal Cancer
    Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery Benefits Patients With Resectable Esophageal CancerAugust 13th, 2024
  • Zooming Along the Road to Residency: A Tweetchat on Virtual Interviews
    Zooming Along the Road to Residency: A Tweetchat on Virtual InterviewsSeptember 20th, 2020
  • Curing Hospitals’ Addiction to the Fossil Fuels That Make People Sick
    Curing Hospitals’ Addiction to the Fossil Fuels That Make People SickMarch 27th, 2020

Grant Support

  • Development Of Pancreatic Tumor VaccinesNational Cancer Institute2000–2001

Professional Memberships