Associate Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine Associate Chief of Surgical Oncology, Roger Williams Medical Center
General Surgery
Ponnandai S. Somasundar, MB
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Ponnandai S. Somasundar, MB works in the field of General Surgery. He went to medical school at Madras Medical College. He over the years received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACS)". Ponnandai S. Somasundar, MB is also a published MD. He has 34 publication published. The most recent publication is: Chemotherapy does not adversely impact outcome following post-incisional hernia repair with biomaterial mesh. Ponnandai Somasundar is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Chemotherapy does not adversely impact outcome following post-incisional Hernia repair with biomaterial mesh.
- Lymph node involvement in colon Cancer patients decreases with age; a population based analysis.
- Age-related trends in utilization of the internet and electronic communication devices for coordination of Cancer care in elderly patients.
- Initial experience using a bipolar radiofrequency ablation device for hemostasis during thyroidectomy.
- Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of Liver tumors: Technical experience and interval follow-up in 22 patients with 33 ablations.
- Thermal tumor ablation therapy for colorectal Cancer hepatic metastasis.
- The evolving management of blunt hepatic trauma in a rural setting.
- Hepatic PEComa: a potential pitfall in the evaluation of hepatic neoplasms.
- The elderly Liver transplant recipient: a call for caution.
- Microwave coagulation therapy for hepatic tumors: review of the literature and critical Analysis.
- Low common Bile duct bifurcation incidentally discovered during pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Vitamin E and the Y4 agonist BA-129 decrease prostate Cancer growth and production of vascular endothelial growth factor.
- Persantine improves acute pancreatitis in vitro.
- Paragangliomas-- a decade of clinical experience.
- Leptin stimulates esophageal adenoCarcinoma growth by nonapoptotic mechanisms.
- Differential effects of leptin on Cancer in vitro.
- Pancreatic Cancer in West Virginia: results from a rural academic medical center.
- Total laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: beyond selected patients.
- Laparoscopic spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy in elderly subjects: splenic vessel sacrifice may be associated with a higher rate of splenic infarction.
- Obstructive Jaundice Expands Intrahepatic Regulatory T Cells, Which Impair Liver T Lymphocyte Function but Modulate Liver Cholestasis and Fibrosis.
- Omega-3 fatty acids: investigations from cytokine regulation to pancreatic Cancer gene suppression.
- Completely laparoscopic subtotal pancreatectomy with splenic artery preservation.
- Evaluation of a bipolar radiofrequency device for laparoscopic hepatic resection: technique and clinical experience in 18 patients.
- Novel laparoscopic bipolar radiofrequency energy technology for expedited hepatic tumour ablation.
- Extrahepatic cholangioCarcinoma: current surgical strategy.
- Combined major hepatectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy for biliary Cancer: challenging procedure in the most experienced centers.
- Role of ultrasound-guided axillary fine-needle aspiration in the management of invasive breast Cancer.
- Leptin receptor expression and cell signaling in breast Cancer.
- Inhibition of melanoma growth by hemocyanin occurs via early apoptotic pathways.
- Inositol hexaphosphate (IP6): a novel treatment for pancreatic Cancer.
- Leptin induces cell migration and the expression of growth factors in human prostate Cancer cells.
- Prostate Cancer cell proliferation is influenced by leptin.
- Leptin is a growth factor in Cancer.
Schools
Chennai Medical College
Procedures Preformed
- Adrenalectomy
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Appendectomy, Open
- Colectomy
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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
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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West Virginia University -
Madras Medical College
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1538212923 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | SOMASUNDAR | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | PONNANDAI | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 029084325 | |
| NPPES Provider State | RI | |
| Specialty Description | Surgical Oncology | |
| Total Claim Count | 16.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1538212923 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SOMASUNDAR |
| First Name Of The Provider | PONNANDAI |
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