National Director for Surgical Oncology
General Surgery
Dr. David A. Litvak, MD
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David A. Litvak, MD works in the field of General Surgery. He went to University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine has a rank of 10 in research and a 19 in primary care He has 1 awards "Fellow (FACS)". David A. Litvak is also a published physician. He has 12 paper published. The most recent paper is: Glucagon-like peptide 2 is a potent growth factor for small intestine and colon.
Publications
- Treatment of elderly breast Cancer patients in a community hospital setting.
- Endogenous immune response to early- and intermediate-stage Melanoma is correlated with outcomes and is independent of locoregional relapse and standard prognostic fac...
- Surgery in the aged population: surgical oncology.
- Modulators of ceramide metabolism sensitize colorectal Cancer cells to chemotherapy: a novel treatment strategy.
- The results of the Department of Defense's Breast lymphatic mapping study.
- Systemic irinotecan and regional floxuridine after hepatic cytoreduction in 185 patients with unresectable colorectal Cancer metastases.
- Glucagon-like peptide 2 is a potent growth factor for small intestine and Colon.
- Enterotrophic effects of glucagon-like peptide 2 are enhanced by neurotensin.
- Inhibition of gastric Cancer by camptothecin involves apoptosis and multiple cellular pathways.
- Targeting molecular pathways with camptothecin as novel therapy for gastric Cancer.
- Targeting ceramide metabolism--a strategy for overcoming drug resistance.
Schools
University Of ChicagoThe Pritzker School Of Medicine
University Of California DavisEast Bay
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Procedures Preformed
- Abdominal Surgery
- Ablation
- Adrenalectomy
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
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Conditions Treated
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
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Doctors Specialties
- Complex General Surgical Oncology
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
Awards
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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University of California Davis -
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
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