Ben George, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine (Hematology and Oncology); Practice Integration Director, Cancer, Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine
Locations
- Hematology and Oncology
Biography
Dr. George graduated from Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala, India in 1998. He was a PhD candidate in Pathology at the Keck School of Medicine (University of Southern California) in Los Angeles, CA from 1999-2004. In 2005, Dr. George completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Ohio and subsequently his residency at Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. He then completed a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (2007-2010). Most recently, Dr. George completed a dedicated fellowship in Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He is board certified in medical oncology and hematology.
Research Interests
Dr. Ben George joined the Medical College of Wisconsin faculty in 2011 as an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology. Dr. George specializes in Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology. His interests include colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, small bowel and appendiceal neoplasms, cholangiocarcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma. His current research interests are focused on colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer.
Publications
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Progression-free survival 2: Is it ready for prime time?
(George B, Kurzrock R.) Cancer. 2022 04 01;128(7):1361-1362 PMID: 34985767 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122309248 01/06/2022
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(Das A, Sudhaman S, Morgenstern D, Coblentz A, Chung J, Stone SC, Alsafwani N, Liu ZA, Karsaneh OAA, Soleimani S, Ladany H, Chen D, Zatzman M, Cabric V, Nobre L, Bianchi V, Edwards M, Sambira Nahum LC, Ercan AB, Nabbi A, Constantini S, Dvir R, Yalon-Oren M, Campino GA, Caspi S, Larouche V, Reddy A, Osborn M, Mason G, Lindhorst S, Bronsema A, Magimairajan V, Opocher E, De Mola RL, Sabel M, Frojd C, Sumerauer D, Samuel D, Cole K, Chiaravalli S, Massimino M, Tomboc P, Ziegler DS, George B, Van Damme A, Hijiya N, Gass D, McGee RB, Mordechai O, Bowers DC, Laetsch TW, Lossos A, Blumenthal DT, Sarosiek T, Yen LY, Knipstein J, Bendel A, Hoffman LM, Luna-Fineman S, Zimmermann S, Scheers I, Nichols KE, Zapotocky M, Hansford JR, Maris JM, Dirks P, Taylor MD, Kulkarni AV, Shroff M, Tsang DS, Villani A, Xu W, Aronson M, Durno C, Shlien A, Malkin D, Getz G, Maruvka YE, Ohashi PS, Hawkins C, Pugh TJ, Bouffet E, Tabori U.) Nat Med. 2022 01;28(1):125-135 PMID: 34992263 PMCID: PMC8799468 01/08/2022
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Evolution of Systemic Therapy in Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
(Kamgar M, Chakrabarti S, Shreenivas A, George B.) Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2021 10;30(4):673-691 PMID: 34511189 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111041414 09/14/2021
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Precision Medicine and Pancreatic Cancer.
(George B.) Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2021 10;30(4):693-708 PMID: 34511190 09/14/2021
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(Hall WA, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Ponce SB, Tsai S, Nevalainen MT, Christians KK, George B, Dua KS, Khan AH, Evans DB, Azmi AS.) Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2021 09;40(3):879-889 PMID: 34611794 PMCID: PMC8767496 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116412346 10/07/2021
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(Javle M, Borad MJ, Azad NS, Kurzrock R, Abou-Alfa GK, George B, Hainsworth J, Meric-Bernstam F, Swanton C, Sweeney CJ, Friedman CF, Bose R, Spigel DR, Wang Y, Levy J, Schulze K, Cuchelkar V, Patel A, Burris H.) Lancet Oncol. 2021 09;22(9):1290-1300 PMID: 34339623 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113412076 08/03/2021
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Telemedicine Adoption during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Gaps and Inequalities.
(Luo J, Tong L, Crotty BH, Somai M, Taylor B, Osinski K, George B.) Appl Clin Inform. 2021 08;12(4):836-844 PMID: 34496419 PMCID: PMC8426040 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85114767728 09/09/2021
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(Mora J, Krepline AN, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, George B, Hall WA, Erickson BA, Kulkarni N, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Am J Surg. 2021 07;222(1):10-17 PMID: 33308823 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097458297 12/15/2020
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(Stachowiak S, Jacquart A, Zimmermann MT, George B, Dong H, Geurts JL.) J Genet Couns. 2021 06;30(3):900-910 PMID: 33754402 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102814588 03/24/2021
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(Chung J, Maruvka YE, Sudhaman S, Kelly J, Haradhvala NJ, Bianchi V, Edwards M, Forster VJ, Nunes NM, Galati MA, Komosa M, Deshmukh S, Cabric V, Davidson S, Zatzman M, Light N, Hayes R, Brunga L, Anderson ND, Ho B, Hodel KP, Siddaway R, Morrissy AS, Bowers DC, Larouche V, Bronsema A, Osborn M, Cole KA, Opocher E, Mason G, Thomas GA, George B, Ziegler DS, Lindhorst S, Vanan M, Yalon-Oren M, Reddy AT, Massimino M, Tomboc P, Van Damme A, Lossos A, Durno C, Aronson M, Morgenstern DA, Bouffet E, Huang A, Taylor MD, Villani A, Malkin D, Hawkins CE, Pursell ZF, Shlien A, Kunkel TA, Getz G, Tabori U.) Cancer Discov. 2021 05;11(5):1176-1191 PMID: 33355208 PMCID: PMC8223607 12/24/2020
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Bronchoalveolar lavage-based COVID-19 testing in patients with cancer.
(Abid MB, Chhabra S, Buchan B, Graham MB, Abedin S, Thapa B, D'Souza A, George B, Hamadani M.) Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2021 Mar;14(1):65-70 PMID: 33058787 PMCID: PMC7543702 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092735525 10/16/2020
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(George B, Kent M, Surinach A, Lamarre N, Cockrum P.) Front Oncol. 2021;11:754687 PMID: 34671563 PMCID: PMC8522478 10/22/2021