City of Hope Surgical Oncology
@COH_SurgOnc
News and discoveries from our dedicated group of @cityofhope surgeons, #surgeonscientists, and @socsurgonc fellows. Follow us for updates and events! #COHatSSO
Excited to share our paper on techniques to augment the FLR prior to major hepatectomy (i.e., PVE, ALPPS, LVD, Y-90)—we review the existing literature and details of ongoing RCTs! @laleh_melstrom @DrJonKessler @KLafaro @wei_ac @COH_SurgOnc @AnnSurgOncol link.springer.com/article/10.124…
Happy Mother’s Day! To all the amazing moms in our City of Hope community and to moms everywhere, thank you for everything you do. Your unwavering care and strength shape our world and fill it with so much hope.
Fantastic presentation @SSATNews by @COH_SurgOnc fellow and incoming @UWSurgery @DeptVetAffairs HPB surgeon, @kplabadie, discussing the safety and oncologic efficacy of concurrent hepatectomy with proctectomy
We are so grateful for your continued partnership, @cityofhope! 💜
@CityofHopeSurg @PanCAN #purplestride @MustafaRaoofMD
Why academic surgery? Dr. Mark Talamonti is a giant in pancreatic surgery and mentor who trained so many of us @NMSurgery and NorthShore University @EndeavorHlth @uchicagosurgery over the decades. His legacy lives on through thousands of patients he’s taken care of, as well as…
🚨 ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED! 🚨 Be part of the SAAS 10th Annual Meeting & Inaugural @AsianAcadSurg/@LatinoSurgery Joint Meeting at @cityofhope! 📅 Extended Deadline: Mon April 21st 2025 📌 Details: rb.gy/q72wpt 🔗 Submission link: rb.gy/3ytozm
On the next episode of On the Edge of Breakthrough: Voices of Cancer Research, City of Hope surgical oncologist Dr. Mustafa Raoof and @montypal discuss emerging surgical techniques in pancreatic and peritoneal cancers. Stream the episode tomorrow on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
We discuss our #SSO2025 @SocSurgOnc abstract with @CancerNetwrk detailing our experience at @COH_SurgOnc of CRS alone vs. CRS+HIPEC-MMC for CRC-PM. Median RFS : 8.7 mo vs. 8.7 mo 1 yr OS: 100% vs. 84.3% Median OS & complications to be evaluated! cancernetwork.com/view/hipec-crs…
So kind of @cityofhope leadership to honor some of our best & brightest faculty on #DoctorsDay. Some of the highlights shown below - @SoCalYuman @COH_SurgOnc receiving the "Physician of the Year" award from our nurses, @ESadimin (Pathology) & @laleh_melstrom (Surgery) winning the…
What a huge honor to be recognized by nursing and leadership as the physician of the year ! Still got it Dr Fong! @SoCalYuman @cityofhope @CityofHopeSurg


BREAKING from @NEJM In cancer patients w/ Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism, reduced-dose apixaban (2.5 mg BID) is : 🔘Noninferior to full-dose (5 mg BID) for VTE recurrence 🔘Lower bleeding risk (12.1% vs. 15.6%) 🔘Safer extended anticoagulation, same protection.…
Brilliant presentation by @MustafaRaoofMD safety and efficacy PIPAC -appendiceal/colorectal ca-drop in PCI and CEA. This has promise to change the field @SocSurgOnc @SoCalYuman




Has been an honor to work on the scientific committee for @IHPBA Singapore 2026-working with HPB surgeons around the globe @gbonneysurg gets the photo credit! @FlavioRochaMD @ChristianToso @HalletJulie @DavidKoobyMD
Just published in @JCO_ASCO the updated @ASCO guidelines on fertility preservation in people with #cancer: a must read for all colleagues involved in cancer care to increase awareness on #oncofertility issues @OncoAlert @AnnPartridgeMD @oncofertility Link: ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JC…
This is a don’t miss podcast…@SocSurgOnc @AHPBA @EAHPBA @IHPBA
"On the Edge of Breakthrough: Voices of Cancer Research" premiered in the top 5% of podcasts! Thank you for your support! For our second episode, I sat down with someone who is indeed one of the most interesting folks I've met in my career at @cityofhope (in a good way, I…
MIS liver resection
MIS for liver resection - Should we? Why? How? 🤔💭 🎙️Dissecting the data & tips for uptake with the author of the first lap liver trial @AAFretland and robotic expert @laleh_melstrom with @PatricioPolanc0 & @SandraDiBrito in #SurgOncToday 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sur…
City of Hope's @SoCalYuman joins @montypal in the latest episode of, On The Edge of Breakthrough: Voices of Cancer Research, to discuss oncolytic viruses, AI in cancer surgery and more. Listen now! Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3R55w4k Spotify: spoti.fi/3R39EBM
There is no doubt that @cityofhope is a special place. An amazing marriage of top quality science & #clinicaltrials alongside exceptional clinical care. Vote here: doximity.com/surveys/best_h…
Calling all board-certified oncologists! Make your voice heard in the @usnews rankings. Join @montypal in supporting City of Hope and select City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in this year’s #BestHospitals survey. Learn more: cityofhope.org/top5
Our esteemed @CityofHopeSurg #Urology faculty @ClaytonLauMD & @AliZUroOnc participating as presenters and panelists @RoboUro #NARUS2025 @COHurol @WesleyYipMD @BYuhMD @jyamzonmd @CityofHope_GU @cityofhope
We are so very proud of @VeronicaJonesMD and her leadership within @CityofHopeSurg! @COH_SurgOnc @SoCalYuman @cityofhope