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Ronald DeMatteo, MD, General Surgery, Philadelphia, PA

RonaldPDeMatteoMD

General Surgery Philadelphia, PA

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Chair, Department of Surgery Penn Medicine

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  • Office

    3400 Civic Center Blvd
    Philadelphia, PA 19104
    Phone+1 215-662-2626
    Fax+1 215-614-0244

Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1997
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1990
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Natural Sciences, 1983 - 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1993 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1997 - 2018
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Surgical Oncology Fellows' Outstanding Teacher Award Memorial Hospital, 2017
  • Jeroen Pit Science Award The GIST Life Raft Support Group, 2016
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly/Newsweek, 2015
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Quantitative Imaging Features of Pretreatment CT Predict Volumetric Response to Chemotherapy in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases  
    Andrea Cercek, William R Jarnagin, Jinru Shia, Peter J Allen, Kenneth P Seastedt, Nancy E Kemeny, Ronald P DeMatteo, Vinod P Balachandran, T Peter Kingham, European Radiology
  • The cost of postoperative pancreatic fistula versus the cost of pasireotide: Results from a prospective randomized trial  
    Ma LW, Dominguez-Rosado I, Gennarelli RL, Bach PB, Gonen M, D'Angelica MI, DeMatteo RP, Kingham TP, Brennan MF, Jarnagin WR, Allen PJ, Ann Surg, 1/1/2017
  • Colorectal cancer liver metastases and concurrent extrahepatic disease treated with resection  
    Leung U, Gonen M, Allen PJ, Kingham TP, DeMatteo RP, Jarnagin WR, D'Angelica MI, Ann Surg, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Pursuing a cure in gastrointestinal stromal tumor. 
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadlephia, PA - 1/1/2017
  • Molecular therapy of solid tumors is insufficient. 
    Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2017
  • GIST Immunotherapy. 
    Milan, Italy - 1/1/2016
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Other

  • American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual 
    Agulnik M, Asare EA, Baldini EH, Brookland RK, Cooper K, DeMatteo RP, Folpe AL, Guadagnolo BA, Hornick JL, Jones RL, Keedy VL, Kirsch DG, Lazar AJ, Madewell JE, Maki R...
    1/1/2016

Press Mentions

  • Penn Medicine Awarded $9 Million to Advance Study of Technology That Lights up Lung Cancer Tumors
    Penn Medicine Awarded $9 Million to Advance Study of Technology That Lights up Lung Cancer TumorsJune 27th, 2022
  • Hospitals Sustained Huge Financial Losses from Lost Revenues During COVID-19 Pandemic as Patients Lost Timely Access to Surgical Services
    Hospitals Sustained Huge Financial Losses from Lost Revenues During COVID-19 Pandemic as Patients Lost Timely Access to Surgical ServicesOctober 23rd, 2021
  • Patient Advocacy and the Future of Systemic Therapies in Liver Cancer: An Interview with Ghassan Abou-Alfa
    Patient Advocacy and the Future of Systemic Therapies in Liver Cancer: An Interview with Ghassan Abou-AlfaMarch 31st, 2020
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Grant Support

  • Liver Dendritic Cells In Tolerance And ImmunityNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2004–2011
  • Molecular Mechanisms In Gastrointestinal Stromal TumorNational Cancer Institute2004–2011
  • Natural Killer Dendritic Cells In Listeria InfectionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2006–2007
  • STI571 Therapy For Gastrointestinal Stromal TumorsNational Cancer Institute2001–2002
  • Pancreatic Gene Transfer For Cystic FibrosisNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1994

Professional Memberships