Professor of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
General Surgery
Dr. Kenneth K. Tanabe, MD
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Kenneth K. Tanabe, MD practices General Surgery. He attended University of California San Diego School of Medicine. University of California San Diego School of Medicine is ranked 17 in research and 19 in primary care medicine He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "Boston Magazine", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "Boston Herald", "Super Doctor" and "Fellow (FACS)". Kenneth Tanabe is a published doctor and has 73 publications published. The lastest was: 'Metformin prevents hepatocellular carcinoma development by suppressing hepatic progenitor cell activation in a rat model of cirrhosis.' He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Metformin prevents hepatocellular carcinoma development by suppressing hepatic progenitor cell activation in a rat model of cirrhosis.
- CD44 single nucleotide polymorphism and isoform switching may predict gastric Cancer recurrence.
- Molecular subclasses of hepatocellular carcinoma predict sensitivity to fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibition.
- Outcome of patients with de novo versus nevus-associated melanoma.
- The clinical management of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States, Europe, and Asia: A comprehensive and evidence-based comparison and review.
- Molecular imaging with bioluminescence and PET reveals viral oncolysis kinetics and tumor viability.
- Reply: Erlotinib might be a double-edged sword in HCC.
- Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibition attenuates Liver fibrosis and development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Approaches to Regional Nodes in Patients With Melanoma.
- Circulating oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate is a potential surrogate biomarker in patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase-mutant intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
- Comparison of Melanoma Guidelines in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand A critical appraisal and comprehensive review.
- Liver Environment and HCV Replication Affect Human T-Cell Phenotype and Expression of Inhibitory Receptors.
- Molecular MRI of Collagen to Diagnose and Stage Liver Fibrosis.
- "Infectious" optimism for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Concurrent chemotherapy inhibits herpes simplex virus-1 replication and oncolysis.
- The distribution of microscopic melanoma metastases in sentinel lymph nodes: implications for pathology protocols.
- Molecular MR imaging of Liver fibrosis: a feasibility study using rat and mouse models.
- Frequent Mutation of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH)1 and IDH2 in Cholangiocarcinoma Identified Through Broad-Based Tumor Genotyping.
- Gallbladder lesions identified on ultrasound. Lessons from the last 10 years.
- Genomic risk of hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Clinical value of radiographic staging in patients diagnosed with AJCC stage III melanoma.
- Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 30-2010. A 15-year-old boy with a recurrent skin lesion.
- Phase I/II study of oncolytic herpes simplex virus NV1020 in patients with extensively pretreated refractory colorectal Cancer metastatic to the liver.
- Creating and providing predictions of melanoma outcome.
- New trends and novel treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma: a global perspective.
- The impact of primary tumor size, lymph node status, and other prognostic factors on the risk of Cancer death.
- Why Cancer at the primary site and in the lymph nodes contributes to the risk of Cancer death.
- How Cancer at the primary site and in the lymph nodes contributes to the risk of Cancer death.
- Trends in presentation and survival for gallbladder Cancer during a period of more than 4 decades: a single-institution experience.
- The past 60 years in Liver surgery.
- A functional epidermal growth factor (EGF) polymorphism, EGF serum levels, and Esophageal adenocarcinoma risk and outcome.
- Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and integrin-linked kinase mediate sensitivity to epidermal growth factor receptor inhibition in human hepatoma cells.
- Epidermal growth factor gene functional polymorphism and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis.
- Liver-directed surgery for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to the liver: results of a multi-center Analysis.
- Melanoma in the young: differences and similarities with adult melanoma: a case-matched controlled Analysis.
- Morbidity and mortality after Liver resection: results of the patient safety in surgery study.
- Liver resection in veterans affairs and selected university medical centers: results of the patient safety in surgery study.
- Should surgical resection be combined with imatinib therapy for locally advanced or metastatic gastroIntestinal stromal tumors?
- Positron emission tomography of herpes simplex virus 1 oncolysis.
- Radiofrequency Ablation for Colon and Rectal Carcinoma Liver Metastases: What's Missing?
- New techniques of Liver surgery.
- Long-term risk of false-positive screening results and subsequent biopsy as a function of mammography use.
- Profile of plasma angiogenic factors before and after hepatectomy for colorectal Cancer liver metastases.
- Biology of desmoplastic melanoma: a case-control comparison with other melanomas.
- Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 23-2005. A 57-year-old man with a mass in the Liver.
- The outcome of surgical resection versus assignment to the Liver transplant waiting list for hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Adult primary retroperitoneal teratoma.
- Mouse models of subcutaneous spleen reservoir for multiple portal venous injections to treat Liver malignancies.
- Viral oncolysis by herpes simplex virus and other viruses.
- The age at which women begin mammographic screening.
- Intraoperative US in patients undergoing surgery for Liver neoplasms: comparison with MR imaging.
- Oncolysis by viral replication and inhibition of angiogenesis by a replication-conditional herpes simplex virus that expresses mouse endostatin.
- Mammographic screening: patterns of use and estimated impact on Breast carcinoma survival.
- Is completion lymphadenectomy after a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy for cutaneous melanoma always necessary?
- Selectivity of an oncolytic herpes simplex virus for cells expressing the DF3/MUC1 antigen.
- Radiofrequency ablation: the experts weigh in.
- The effect of tumor size and lymph node status on Breast carcinoma lethality.
- Viral oncolysis for malignant Liver tumors.
- Lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel node biopsy accurately stage melanoma in patients presenting after wide local excision.
- Cost-effectiveness of hepatic metastasectomy in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma: a state-transition Monte Carlo decision Analysis.
- Molecular and functional Analysis of glutamine uptake in human hepatoma and liver-derived cells.
- Regulation of herpes simplex virus 1 replication using tumor-associated promoters.
- Prodrug bioactivation and oncolysis of diffuse Liver metastases by a herpes simplex virus 1 mutant that expresses the CYP2B1 transgene.
- Viral oncolysis.
- Introduction to Cancer gene therapy.
- Using multidetector CT for preoperative vascular evaluation of Liver neoplasms: technique and results.
- Palliative Liver resections.
- Advances in the treatment of Liver tumors.
- Regulation of herpes simplex virus gamma(1)34.5 expression and oncolysis of diffuse Liver metastases by Myb34.5.
- A prospective feasibility study of respiratory-gated proton beam therapy for Liver tumors.
- Host Genetics Predict Clinical Deterioration in HCV-Related Cirrhosis.
- Quantitative characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic Liver tumor by CT perfusion.
Schools
University Of California San Diego School Of Medicine
Procedures Preformed
- Appendectomy, Open
- Biopsy of Breast
- Colectomy
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- Appendicitis
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Boston Magazine
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
- Boston Herald
- Super Doctor
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell Campus -
University of California San Diego School of Medicine
Hospital
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital -
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1164413613 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | TANABE |
| First Name Of The Provider | KENNETH |
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