Andrew A Gumbs, MD

As of December 1st, 2008, I have accepted a new position as the Director of Minimally Invasive Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. This Nationally recognized Comprehensive Cancer Center is accredited by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and is the oldest Cancer Center in the United States.

Fox Chase Cancer Center has recently made an innovative choice by choosing to become one of only three cancer centers in the United States with a focus on minimally invasive approaches to cancer therapies. I am the first American surgeon to perform a Minimally Invasive HPB Fellowship at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris, France, the hospital where the first published case of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the world was done. Because of this specialized training, I am one of a handful of surgeons in America to be able to offer Totally Laparoscopic Whipple Procedures and Major Hepatic Resections. Fox Chase Cancer Center recruited me to continue to grow this field and has given me the mandate to offer and expand this exciting new field that offers the potential to reduce length of hospitalization and adds to our armamentarium in the fight against pancreatic and liver cancer and benign diseases.

Although this center is one of a few hospitals in the country that exclusively takes care of cancer patients, I will be able to continue my pioneering work in the field of Scarless Surgery, specifically Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery, also known as Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site (LESS) Surgery and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) for benign diseases as well.

I believe the idyllic setting in the periphery of Philadelphia offers the ideal tranquility needed to recover from major and minor HPB surgery and the innovative technology to offer the State of the Art in modern HPB clinical care. The size of Fox Chase also ensures that patients will never lose that personal touch with their physician, surgeon and healthcare team.

Surgical Oncology

Director of Minimally Invasive Hepato-Pancreatic and Biliary (HPB) Surgery
Surgical Associate Director of MIS/Endoscopic Skills Fusion Lab
Associate Member
Department of Surgical Oncology

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gastrointestinal cancer treatment team.

Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497

To make an appointment, call:
215-728-2570.

For general information, call:
1-888-FOX CHASE.
An oncology certified nurse will assist you.

Clinical Expertise:

Laparoscopy, Open and Minimally Invasive Hepato-Pancreatic and Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Scarless Surgery: Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery, Laparo-Endoscopic Single Incision (LESS) Surgery and Natural Orifice Transluminal endoscopic Surgery (NOTES).

Education:

MD, Yale University School of Medicine, 1998

Residency:

Chief General Surgery Resident, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 2005;
Categorical General Surgery Resident, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1999,2000 and 2003,2004

Fellowships:

Minimally Invasive HPB Fellow
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Université René Descartes Paris V, France, 2007;
Minimal Access Surgery Fellow
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York, NY, 2006;
Fellowship in Pancreatic Surgery, University of Verona, Italy, 2001,2002

Certifications:

American Board of Surgery
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery

Professional Societies:

Associate Member,
American College of Surgeon;
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons;
American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association;
New York Surgical Society;
International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association;
Physicians for Human Rights;
Médecins Sans Frontieres

Publications:

Recent Publications

Research Interests:

Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), single incision laparoscopic surgery, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), robotics in surgery, the contribution of obesity to carcinogenesis