Molly Kledzik, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology, General Surgery Residency Associate Program Director
General Surgery Residency Associate Program Director

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, Florida International University

Education
BA- University of Virginia
MD- Florida International University

Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Training
General Surgery Residency- Wake Forest University
Complex Surgical Oncology Fellowship- John Wayne Cancer Institute 

Board Certification
General Surgery 
Complex Surgical Oncology- board eligible 

Publications
Santamaria-Barria JA, Stern S, Khader A, Garland-Kledzik M, Scholer AJ, Fischer T, Bilchik A. Changing Trends in Industry Funding for Surgical Oncologists. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2019 Apr 26(8):2327-2335.  

Garland- Kledzik M, Gaffley MWG, Crouse D, Conrad C, Miller P, Martin RS. Effects of a More Restrictive Transfusion Trigger in Trauma Patients. The America Surgeon. 2019 Apr 1;85(4):409-413.  

Lundy M, Garland-Kledzik M, Shen P. Arterio-Enteric Fistula after Irreversible Electroporation. The American Surgeon. 2019 Jan 1;85(1):e55-e57. 

Merrill A, Garland M, Isnassuous M, Howard-McNatt M, Votanopolous K, Shen P, Levine E. What is the utility of routine chest x-ray, complete blood counts, and liver function tests in the evaluation of patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer? The American Surgeon 2019 Jan 1;85(1):29-33.  

Garland M, Hsu FC, Clark C, Chiba A, Howard-McNatt M. The impact of obesity on outcomes for patients undergoing mastectomy using the ACS-NSQIP data set. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2018 Apr 168(3): 723-6.  

Garland M, Addis D, Russell G, Clark C, Levine E, Howerton R, Votanopoulos K, Dobson S, Shen P. The Effect of Regional Anesthesia on Oncologic Outcomes After Resection of Colorectal Hepatic Metastases.  The American Surgeon. 2018 Jan 84(1): 29-32. 

Garland M, Hsu F, Vermillion S, Dorrell R, Shen P, Clark C. Optimal Modified Frailty Index Cut-off in Older Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients Treated with Surgery. The American Surgeon. 2017 Aug 83(8): 860-5.  

Book Chapters
Garland M, Chang M. Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit. In: Spain DA and Patterson AJ, editors. Scientific American Critical Care of the Surgical Patient. Decker Intellectual Properties, 2018: Echapter 91.  

Presentations
The Utility of Ultrasound in the Follow-up of Patients with Melanoma Sentinel Node Metastases Undergoing Observation:  
An Analysis of MSLT-II.  
Society of Surgical Oncology 73rd Annual Cancer Symposium, Virtual     August 2020  

Prognostic Impact and Utility of Immunoprofiling in the selection of colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis for cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 61^st Annual Meeting, Virtual    May 2020 

Novel Mutation Subtypes in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Appendiceal Origin.  
Society of Surgical Oncology Advanced Cancer Therapies, Orlando, FL    February 2020 

Centralization of Esophagectomies: Who Benefits?  
Western Surgical Association, Las Vegas, NV                                             November 2019 

Optimal Modified Frailty Index Cut-off in Older Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients Treated with Surgery. 
Southeastern Surgical Congress, Nashville, TN            

My clinical focus is on melanoma and soft tissue cancers and metastatic gastrointestinal disease. My research interests are in treatment pathways and control of regional disease. I'm also interested in surgical pre-habilitation and quality improvement.

Medical Specialties

• Surgery
• Surgical Oncology (Cancer)

Special Training

• Residency, General Surgery
  Wake Forest Baptist Hospital
• Fellowship, Surgical Oncology
  John Wayne Cancer Institute