Ponnandai Somasundar, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery
Biography
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.
Other Positions
- Roger Williams Medical Center
Education
- University of Madras, MBBS
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, MPH
- Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, MS
Publications
- Published on 2/1/2024
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.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/15/2023
Kim EJ, Lee JY, Ganga A, Barton A, Rana V, Araia E, Adriance W, Wang R, Somasundar P, Kim LA. Analysis of Uveal Melanoma 5-Year Survival Rates by Medicaid Status: A Nationwide Analysis. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2023 Nov 15; 1-7. PMID: 37964586.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/29/2023
Ganga A, Kim EJ, Lee JY, Leary OP, Sastry RA, Fridley JS, Chang KE, Niu T, Sullivan PZ, Somasundar PS, Gokaslan ZL. Disparities in Primary Spinal Osseous Malignant Bone Tumor Survival by Medicaid Status: A National Population-Based Risk Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jan; 181:e192-e202. PMID: 37777175.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/13/2023
Ganga A, Kim EJ, Mintzer GL, Adriance W, Wang R, Cholankeril G, Balkrishnan R, Somasundar PS. Disparities in primary pancreatic adenocarcinoma survival by Medicaid-status: A national population-based risk analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul; 49(7):1242-1249. PMID: 36801151.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/5/2022
Kim EJ, Ganga A, Lee JY, Zawadzki RS, Adriance W, Wang R, Cholankeril G, Somasundar PS. Disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma survival by Medicaid-status: A national population-based risk analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2023 Apr; 49(4):794-801. PMID: 36503726.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/11/2022
Montroni I, Ugolini G, Saur NM, Rostoft S, Spinelli A, Van Leeuwen BL, De Liguori Carino N, Ghignone F, Jaklitsch MT, Somasundar P, Garutti A, Zingaretti C, Foca F, Vertogen B, Nanni O, Wexner SD, Audisio RA. Quality of Life in Older Adults After Major Cancer Surgery: The GOSAFE International Study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2022 Jul 11; 114(7):969-978. PMID: 35394037.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/11/2020
Mukkamalla SKR, Somasundar P, Rathore B. Prognostic Impact of Tumor Status, Nodal Status and Tumor Sidedness in Metastatic Colon Cancer. Cureus. 2020 Nov 11; 12(11):e11444. PMID: 33329946.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/15/2020
Mukkamalla SKR, Huynh DV, Somasundar PS, Rathore R. Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Tumor Sidedness in Stage II Colon Cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Front Oncol. 2020; 10:568417. PMID: 33042845.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/13/2020
Patel A, Espat NJ, Somasundar P. Fibrolamellar Carcinoma: Novel Insights into a Rare Subtype. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Jun; 27(6):1733-1734. PMID: 32056041.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/3/2019
Montroni I, Rostoft S, Spinelli A, Van Leeuwen BL, Ercolani G, Saur NM, Jaklitsch MT, Somasundar PS, de Liguori Carino N, Ghignone F, Foca F, Zingaretti C, Audisio RA, Ugolini G. GOSAFE - Geriatric Oncology Surgical Assessment and Functional rEcovery after Surgery: early analysis on 977 patients. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020 03; 11(2):244-255. PMID: 31492572.
Read at: PubMed
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