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Niraj J. Gusani, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S.

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Public Health Sciences

Office Location

Penn State Hershey Surgical Specialties
Surgical Oncology
500 University Drive, UPC I, Suite 3100
Hershey, PA 17033
Tel: 800-243-1455 / 717-531-8887 Fax: 717-531-3649
http://www.pennstatehershey.org/surgicaloncology

Specialties

Surgical Oncology General Surgery

Patient Services Provided

Liver Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Biliary Tract Cancer Esophageal Cancer Gastric Cancer Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery Show all patient services »

Practice Locations

Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute - 500 University Drive, Hershey Penn State Hershey Surgery Specialties - 500 University Drive, UPC II, Suite 3100, Hershey

Professional Education

Fellowship, Surgical Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Pennsylvania) (2007) Residency, Surgery, General, University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois) (2005) Internship, Surgery, General, University of Chicago Medical Center (Illinois) (2000) M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Philadelphia) (1998)

Research Interests

  • Clinical outcomes in Gastrointestinal Oncology
  • Clinical outcomes in Hepato-pancreato-biliary Oncology
  • Clinical outcomes in Melanoma and Sarcoma
  • Clinical outcomes in Endocrine Malignancies
  • Survivorship and Quality of Life in Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Surgical Oncology Patients
  • Epidemiology and Population-based outcomes in Surgical Oncology
  • Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Cancer Care

Publications

Gusani NJ, Jiang Y, Kimchi ET, Staveley-O’Carroll KF, Cheng J, Ajani JA.
New pharmacological developments in the treatment of hepatocellular cancer.
Drugs, 2009: 69(18):2533-40, 2009. Gusani, NJ, Schubart JR, Wise J, Farace E, Green MJ, Jiang Y, Kimchi ET, Staveley-O’Carroll KF.
Cancer Survivorship: A New Challenge for Surgical and Medical Oncologists.
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 24 Suppl 2:S456-8, 2009. Gusani NJ, Shah S, Staveley-O’Carroll KF, Kimchi ET.
Use of Linear Staplers in Hepatectomy.
Operative Techniques in General Surgery 10(4):209-213, 2008.  Gusani NJ, Cho SW, Colovos C, Richard SD, Pappas SG, Brown CK, Holtzman MP, Zeh HJ, Bartlett DL.
Aggressive Surgical Management of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis with Low Mortality in a High Volume Tertiary Cancer Center.
Annals of Surgical Oncology 15(3): 754-763, 2008. Gusani NJ, Marsh JW, Nalesnik MA, Tublin ME, Gamblin TC.
Carcinoid of the Extra-Hepatic Bile Duct: A Case Report with Long-Term Follow-up and Review of Literature.
The American Surgeon 74(1): 87-90, 2008. Show all publications »