Alan Thomay, MD, FACS

Associate Professor, Surgical Oncology, Vice Chair of Interprofessional Development and Education

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Surgery

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

Member

Organization:

West Virginia University WVU Cancer Institute

Department:

WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs

Classification:

Faculty

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

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.

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.

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

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