Abdul Saied Calvino, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Biography
Dr. Abdul Saied Calvino is an Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He has a special interest in minimally invasive colon and rectal surgery, hepato-biliary and pancreatic surgery and also treats the full spectrum of general surgery conditions. Dr. Saied Calvino is fluent in Spanish.
Dr. Saied Calvino completed his surgical internship and residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he had a great exposure to minimally invasive techniques for gastrointestinal and hepato-biliary surgery. He also finished a two-year ACGME-accredited fellowship program in Complex Surgical Oncology at Roger Williams Medical Center. He is a Board Certified General Surgeon and part of a selecte group of surgeons who are board eligible in Complex Surgical Oncology.
During his time at the University of Illinois, he spent dedicated research time investigating inflammatory pathways in pancreatic cancer. He was recently awarded with the best research presentation at the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Surgery research forum. His clinical research focus is in quality outcomes research and disparities in cancer care. He has been an author on multiple peer reviewed articles and is a member of multiple scientific societies, including the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology, and the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
Other Positions
- Roger Williams Medical Center
Websites
Education
- Universidad de Panamá, MD
Publications
- Published on 4/16/2025
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. 2025 May 01; 240(5):749-757. PMID: 39655814.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2025
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. 2025 Apr; 32(4):2949-2950. PMID: 39601937.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/25/2025
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 Mar; 49(3):102542. PMID: 39870347.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/18/2025
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. PMID: 39825755.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/16/2025
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 Mar; 16(2):102189. PMID: 39818018.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/3/2025
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 Feb; 306:111-121. PMID: 39754820.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/2/2024
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. 2025 Mar; 43:100525. PMID: 39631725.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/5/2024
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. PMID: 39500859.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/2/2020
Meleveedu KS, Miskovsky J, Meharg J, Abdelrahman A, Tandon R, Moody AE, Dasilva P, Masse G, LaPorte J, Saied Calvino A, Allen G, El-Bizri R, Roberts T, Armenio V, Katz SC. Tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 related illness - A community academic medical center experience. Cytokine X. 2020 Dec; 2(4):100035. PMID: 32895645.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/2/2020
Fan D, Luster S, Eid IG, Saied Calvino A. A multidisciplinary approach to carotid body tumors surgical management. J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Mar; 2020(3):rjaa030. PMID: 32153763.
Read at: PubMed
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