Ponnandai Somasundar, MD Hear my name
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Surgery
Surgical Oncology

MBBS, University of Madras
MPH, University of Massachusetts Amherst
MS, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University



Ponnandai Somasundar, MD, is Associate Chief of Surgical Oncology and Director of Geriatric Oncology at Roger Williams. He received his Fellowship training at Roger Williams Medical Center/Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. After graduating from Madras Medical College, Dr. Somasundar completed residencies at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York,?and West Virginia University. Dr. Somasundar’s clinical expertise is in the areas of liver surgery, pancreas surgery, melanoma, thyroid cancer, colorectal surgery, HIPEC, and abdominal wall reconstruction.

Roger Williams Medical Center


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  1. Sousa A, Al Masad Q, Pena P, Espat NJ, Calvino AS, Somasundar P, Abdelfattah T, Kwon S. Impact of immunotherapy on the care patterns and outcomes of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2025 Jan 25; 49(3):102542.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39870347
     
  2. Ali MS, Ahn J, Espat NJ, Calvino AS, Koness J, Somasundar P, Kwon S. Disparities in utilization of novel cancer therapies in advanced stage III and IV melanoma and variance in outcomes. Immunotherapy. 2025 Jan; 17(1):37-46.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39825755
     
  3. Salehi O, Zhao I, Abi Chebl J, Somasundar P, Vognar L, Espat NJ, Calvino AS, Kwon S. Characteristics of older patients undergoing major oncological surgery: Insights from the Geriatric Surgery Verification Program. J Geriatr Oncol. 2025 Jan 15; 16(2):102189.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39818018
     
  4. Al Masad Q, Sousa A, Pena P, Sammartino CJ, Somasundar P, Abdelfattah T, Espat NJ, Calvino AS, Kwon S. Relationship of Time to First Therapy and Survival Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Upfront Surgery Approach in Resectable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. J Surg Res. 2025 Jan 03; 306:111-121.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39754820
     
  5. Jimenez M, Salehi O, Somasundar P, Dandeneau J, Chebl J, Vognar L, Espat NJ, Calvino AS, Kwon S. Impact of American College of Surgeons Geriatric Surgery Verification Program in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Oncologic Operation at a Cancer Center. J Am Coll Surg. 2024 Dec 10.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39655814
     
  6. Salehi O, Chandani KU, Sammartino CJ, Somasundar P, Espat NJ, Calvino AS, Kwon S. Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Screenable versus Non-Screenable Gastrointestinal Cancers. J Cancer Policy. 2024 Dec 02; 100525.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39631725
     
  7. Stillman M, Somasundar P, Espat NJ, Calvino AS, Kwon S. ASO Visual Abstract: Negative Impact of Systemic Therapy on Survival in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Low-Grade Metastatic Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Nov 27.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39601937
     
  8. Abi Chebl J, Somasundar P, Vognar L, Kwon S. Review of frailty in geriatric surgical oncology. Scand J Surg. 2024 Nov 20; 14574969241298872. PMID: 39568134
     
  9. Stillman M, Somasundar P, Espat NJ, Calvino AS, Kwon S. Negative Impact of Systemic Therapy on Survival in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Low-Grade Metastatic Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan; 32(1):221-229.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39500859
     
  10. Bains K, Somasundar PS, Chebl JA, Vognar LA. Impact of Cancer on Nutrition in the Geriatric Cancer Population. R I Med J (2013). 2024 Feb 01; 107(2):36-39. PMID: 38285751
     
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Bar chart showing 68 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2009 and 2012 and 2024

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