Jennifer Tseng, MD, MPH

Emeritus Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

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.

Publications

  • Published 4/18/2025

    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 Apr 18. PMID: 40251365.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/25/2025

    Schulz-Costello K, Fan F, Schmolze D, Arias-Stella JA, Taylor L, Tseng J, Afkhami M, Rand JG, Jones V, Farmah P, Han M. Solid basaloid adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast: A high-grade triple negative breast carcinoma which rarely responds to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Hum Pathol. 2025 Mar; 157:105760. PMID: 40147795.

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  • Published 3/15/2025

    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. PMID: 40090050.

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  • Published 11/21/2024

    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. PMID: 39580020.

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  • Published 10/31/2024

    Romatoski KS, Chung SH, Sawhney V, Papageorge MV, de Geus SWL, Ng SC, Kenzik K, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Factors Associated With Surgical Management in Gallbladder Cancer-A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Medicare-Based Study. J Surg Res. 2024 Dec; 304:9-18. PMID: 39481161.

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Education

  • University of California, San Francisco, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Stanford University, BS

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