Dr. Alexander Parikh MD, M.P.H.
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
3601 Tvc Nashville TN, 37232About
Dr. Alexander Parikh is Professor of Surgery and the Director of Hepatobiliary, Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology at the University of South Carolina - Greenville Health System in Greenville, SC. He is a renowned leader in the filed and specializes in cancers of the pancreas, liver and biliary tract, stomach and retroperitoneum. He is also involved in developing novel therapies and in multidisciplinary care of cancer patients. s
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins University BA, Honors 1989
Perelman - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine MD 1993
Vanderbilt University MPH 2011
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 1993
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 1993
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Dr. Alexander Parikh MD, M.P.H.'s Expert Contributions
How successful is pancreatic cancer surgery?
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Angiopoietins and their role in colon cancer angiogenesis.
- Synopsis of angiogenesis inhibitors in oncology.
- Endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography predictors of pancreatic cancer resectability.
- Genomics and proteomics in predicting cancer outcomes.
- Gastric schwannoma.
- Improvement of survival with response to neoadjuvant radiation therapy for rectal cancer.
- Adjuvant chemoradiation therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: who really benefits?
- Should all distal pancreatectomies be performed laparoscopically?
- Update on adjuvant trials for pancreatic cancer.
- Appendiceal adenocarcinoma presenting as venous thromboembolism: an unusual presentation of a rare carcinoma.
- Surgical management of a symptomatic foregut duplication cyst.
- Gastric adenocarcinoma associated with gastritis cystica profunda in an unoperated stomach.
- Factors influencing readmission after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a multi-institutional study of 1302 patients.
- Incidence of additional primary malignancies in patients with pancreatic and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.
- Use of radioiodine after thyroid lobectomy in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer: does it change outcomes?
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 2005 - 2013
- Associate Professor of Surgery Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 2013 - 2017
- Professor of Surgery University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville 2017 - 2017
- Director of Hepatobiliary, Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology Vanderbilt University 2014 - 2017
- Director, Vanderbilt Pancreas Center Vanderbilt University 2014 - 2017
- Director of Hepatobiliary, Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville 2017 - 2017
Awards
- Nashville Top Doc 2017 Nashville Lifestyles Magazine
- Nashville Top Doc 2016 Nashville Lifestyle Magazine
- Nashville Top Doc 2015 Nashville Lifestyle Magazine
- John Sawyers Surgical Award 2011 Vanderbilt University
- Candle Teaching Award 2008 Vanderbilt University
Treatments
- Liver Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Lightpod Neo
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Association of Academic Surgery
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- American Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Association
- Society of University Surgeons
- American Association for Cancer Research
- Society of Surgical Oncology
- American College of Surgeons
Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors
- Sarcoma Foundation of America
- PanCan
- American Cancer Society
- Debbie's Dream Foundation
Areas of research
Quality and outcomes in oncology; economic and insurance disparities in cancer patientsDr. Alexander Parikh MD, M.P.H.'s Practice location
University of South Carolina - Greenville Health System
UMG- department of Oncologic Surgery, 890 West Faris Road 320 -Greenville, SC 29605Get Direction
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