Thomay

Alan Thomay, MD, FACS

Associate Professor, Surgical Oncology, MSIII Clerkship Director

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Phone
304-293-7201
Fax
304-293-8881
Address
PO Box 9238
Suite 7300 HSS
Morgantown, WV 26506-9238
Curriculum Vitae
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Positions

Associate Professor, Surgical Oncology, MSIII Clerkship Director

Organization:
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Department:
Surgery
Classification:
Clinical Faculty

Member

Organization:
West Virginia University WVU Cancer Institute
Classification:
Faculty

Education

  • MD, University Of Cincinnati, OH
  • BS, Xavier University

About Alan Thomay

Education
BS Xavier University 1996-2000
MD University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine 2000-2004
 
Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Training 
Surgical Internship July 2004 to June 2005
Alpert Medical School at Brown University 
Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 

Surgical Residency July 2005 to June 2011
Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

Surgical Residency Research Fellowship July 2006 to June 2008
Alpert Medical School at Brown University 
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 
Mentor: Jorge E. Albina, MD, Department of Surgery

Surgical Oncology Fellowship July 2011 to June 2013
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Department of Surgical Oncology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
Board Certification
General Surgery, American Board of Surgery expires December 2022
Complex General Surgical Oncology, American Board of Surgery expires December 2025
 
Publications
 
Abstracts Presented: Poster
  1. “Freedom from recurrence after induction cisplatin/5-FU/RT vs. carboplatin/paclitaxel/RT in patients with esophageal cancer.”  American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, January 2014.
  2. “Circular-Stapled Esophagogastric Anastomoses and Need for Dilation in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive (MIS) Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy After Induction Chemoradiation for Esophageal Cancer.”  Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), March 2014.
  3. “Freedom from recurrence after induction cisplatin/5-FU/RT vs. carboplatin/paclitaxel/RT in patients with esophageal cancer.”  Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), March 2014.
  4. “Right colon resection for colon cancer: does surgical approach matter?”  American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), Annual Scientific Meeting, June 2017.
 
Original Published Peer-Reviewed Articles 
  1. Thomay AA, Nagorney DM, Cohen SJ, Sigurdson ER, Truty MJ, Burtness B, Hall MJ, Chun YS.  Modern Chemotherapy Mitigates Adverse Prognostic Effect of Regional Nodal Metastases in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer.  J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Jan;18(1):69-74.
  2. Keller DS, Thomay AA, Gaughan J, Olszanski A, Wu H, Berger AC, Farma JM.  Outcomes in patients with mucosal melanomas.  J Surg Oncol. 2013 Oct 16;108:516-520.
  3. Shaikh T, Thomay A, Ruth K, Cohen SJ, Meyer JE.  Association of treatment factors with surgical outcomes in tri-modality therapy for esophageal cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2015 Nov;112(6):629-33.
  4. Feyko J, Hazard H, Cardinal J, Thomay A, Cho S. Pancreatectomy in Patients with Impaired Renal Function: How Risky Is It? Am Surg. 2016 Jan;82(1):16-21.
 
Book Chapters
Thomay AA, Scott WJ.  Palliative Surgical Procedures for Esophageal Cancer.  Chapter submission to Current Therapy in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.  Review pending.
 
Invited Lectures and Presentations: Local and Institutional
  1. West Virginia University, Ruby Memorial Hospital, GI Fellows Conference, “Gastric Cancer From My Point of View: A Surgeon’s Perspective.”   April 2014
  2. West Virginia University, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, “Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma.”  September 2014
  3. Camden Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg, WV, Hospital Grand Rounds, “Gastric Cancer From My Point of View: A Surgeon’s Perspective.”  November 2014
  4. West Virginia University, Ruby Memorial hospital, Critical Care Special Topics Course, “Care of the Oncology Patient in the ICU.”  August 2015
  5. The West Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, “Level VI Central Node Dissection Significantly Increases Morbidity in Thyroid Cancer & Should Only be Utilized Selectively in the Surgical Management of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.”  May 2016
  6. WV Association of Surgical Technologists, “Surgical Oncology Challenges in Western Kenya.”  October 2016

Patient Care Information

Medical Specialties

  • Cancer / Oncology
  • Surgery

Board Certifications

  • Complex General Surgical Oncology, American Board of Surgery
  • Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Special Training

  • Fellowship, Surgical Oncology
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
  • Residency, General Surgery
    Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI