Dr. William R. Jarnagin, MD

General Surgeon

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Dr. Jarnagin practices General Surgery in New York, New York.

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Physician Profile for Dr. William R. Jarnagin, MD

Address:: 1275 York Avenue; New York, NY 10065

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Male; Current Title: Vice Chair, Surgical Services, Department of Surgery; Acting Chief, Hepatobiliary Service; Physician Website: http://www.mskcc.org
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Interests:: General Surgical Oncology; Benign and Malignant Disease of the Liver, Bile Ducts and Gallbladder; Pancreatic Cancer

Patient / Medical Philosophy: I am a surgeon with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the liver, bile ducts, gallbladder, and pancreas.

My clinical research focuses on assessing patient outcomes after surgery and investigating the utility of minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy) to treat and stage hepatobiliary cancer. In addition, my colleagues and I are actively investigating new treatments for primary liver cancer and cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer). In the laboratory, we are investigating oncolytic herpes viruses as a possible cancer therapy, particularly for liver and bile duct cancer. We are also studying the molecular genetic changes that occur in bile duct cancer in order to better understand how these tumors develop.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: General Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. William R. Jarnagin, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Rush Medical College
Residency:: University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Fellowship:: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY; San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, CA; University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. William R. Jarnagin, MD as of 11/30/2009.
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Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. William R. Jarnagin, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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