Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH
Emeritus Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Surgery

MD, University of California, San Francisco
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
BS, Stanford University
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Dr. Tseng is a highly regarded surgical oncologist and gastrointestinal surgeon. She served as James Utley Professor and Chair of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Surgeon-in-Chief at Boston Medical Center from 2017 until January 2024.

Dr. Tseng is a deputy editor of JAMA Surgery, a councilor on the American Board of Surgery, and past-President of the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons and of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. She has published more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles on reducing surgical risk, cancer biomarkers, and on developing models for cancer treatment sequencing strategies, with a strong focus on racial and socioeconomic disparities in care.

Dr. Tseng is also a dedicated educator of medical students and residents and has mentored numerous trainees throughout her career.


Health Care Utilization and Associated Costs Among Older Cancer Survivors
09/01/2022 - 09/30/2023 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Kelly M. Kenzik, MS PhD
American Cancer Society, Inc.




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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2001 DEVELOPMENT OF PANCREATIC TUMOR VACCINES 5F32CA086420-02 3
2000 DEVELOPMENT OF PANCREATIC TUMOR VACCINES 1F32CA086420-01 3

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  1. Sadaka AH, Tseng JF, Itani KMF. Indications for and Optimal Management of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Drainage: A Systematic Review. JAMA Surg. 2025 Dec 01; 160(12):1368-1377.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40900585
     
  2. Van Hassel J, Dimitroff K, Yau C, Mukhtar R, Boughey JC, Ladores V, Howard-McNatt MM, Jaskowiak N, Perlmutter J, DeMichele A, Yee D, Hylton N, Symmans WF, Veer LV, Rugo H, Esserman LJ, Shatsky R, Isaacs C, Kuerer H, Wallace AM, Prionas N, Tseng J, Reyna CR, Taunk N, Kesmodel S, Lee MC, Fox J, Piltin MA, Tchou J, Arciero CA, Postlewait LM, Sauder C, Rao R. Impact of Time to Surgery Post Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Breast Cancer Outcomes: A Retrospective Study of Patients Enrolled in the I-SPY 2 Clinical Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct; 32(11):8113-8126. PMID: 40849380
     
  3. Sawhney VS, Murillo A, Chugh PV, Ng SC, Sachs TE, Kenzik K, Tseng JF. The rise of gastrointestinal surgical fellowships. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Oct; 29(10):102161.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40768792
     
  4. Murillo A, Ng SC, Schroter SM, Tseng JF, Kenzik K, Sachs TE. The Real Safety Net Hospitals: High-Medicaid Hospitals Confer Worse Survival for Patients Undergoing Pancreas and Biliary Cancer Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul 28.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40719800
     
  5. Rasic G, Beaulieu-Jone BR, Chung SH, Romatoski KS, Kenzik K, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Evaluating the Impact of Multi-Institutional Care in Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Nationwide Analysis. World J Surg. 2025 Jul; 49(7):1881-1890.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40542461; DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12635;
     
  6. Murillo A, Romatoski KS, Chung SH, Davis ES, Sawhney VS, Kenzik K, Chau S, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. ASO Visual Abstract: Adjusting for Population Differences in the National Cancer Database to Better Represent United States Cancer Cases-A Reference Tool for Researchers. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun 13. PMID: 40512296; DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-17473-9;
     
  7. Chung SH, Schroter SM, Romatoski KS, Kobzeva-Herzog AJ, Davids JS, Tseng JF, Kenzik K, Sachs TE. Nononcologic Resection and Survival in High-Risk Appendiceal Cancer: A National Cancer Database Study. J Surg Res. 2025 Jul; 311:296-305.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40466511
     
  8. Murillo A, Romatoski KS, Chung SH, Davis ES, Sawhney VS, Kenzik K, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Adjusting for Population Differences in the National Cancer Database to Better Represent United States Cancer Cases: A Reference Tool for Researchers. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul; 32(7):4604-4615.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40251365
     
  9. Chung SH, Leung JL, Romatoski KS, Rasic G, Kobzeva-Herzog AJ, Tseng JF, Kenzik K, Sachs TE. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Delays in Melanoma Treatment: A National Cancer Database Study. J Surg Res. 2025 Apr; 308:141-152.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40090050
     
  10. Chang JH, Romatoski K, Torres MB, Sholevar CJ, Lindeman B, Gaskill C, Clark CN, Rocha F, Riall TS, Tseng JF, Davids JS, Pawlik TM, Walsh RM. GI Surgery Summit white paper: recruiting and training the next generation of surgeons. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Feb; 29(2):101896.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39580020
     
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Bar chart showing 238 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 22 publications in 2010

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In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Risk Reduction for Surgery
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatitis
Cancer Prevention
Stomach Cancer
Pancreas
Stomach
Biliary Tract
Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
Pancreatic Cysts
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