VenuGPillarisettyMD

Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Professor, Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine; Associate Medical Director of Surgical Oncology, Fred Hutch Cancer Center and University of Washington Medical Center

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Office
1959 NE Pacific St
Box 356410
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-616-4924

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2007 - 2009
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1999 - 2007
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2009 - 2026
ID State Medical License 2023 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
Fellow American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

A Phase II Trial of Lanreotide for the Prevention of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 20
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Redirecting immune signaling with cytokine adaptors.
Gita C Abhiraman, Karsten D Householder, Grayson E Rodriguez, Caleb R Glassman, Robert A Saxton
Nature Communications. 2025-03-11
Complement activation in tumor microenvironment after neoadjuvant therapy and its impact on pancreatic cancer outcomes.
Xiaofei Zhang, Ruoxin Lan, Yongjun Liu, Venu G Pillarisetty, Danting Li
NPJ Precision Oncology. 2025-03-03
Neoadjuvant therapy-induced remodeling of tumor immune microenvironment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a spatial and digital pathology analysis.
Danting Li, Yongjun Liu, Ruoxin Lan, Venu G Pillarisetty, Xiaofei Zhang
Virchows Archiv. 2025-02-27

Press Mentions

BBI Funds Immunotherapy Research to Help Address Pancreatic and Kidney Cancers, a Project That ‘Exemplifies Precision Medicine’April 12th, 2022
To Operate or Not? Navigating Gray Areas in Surgical OncologyJanuary 17th, 2020