Jennifer Tseng, MD
James B. Utley Professor, Surgery
Biography
Dr. Tseng is a highly regarded surgical oncologist and gastrointestinal surgeon, whose practice encompasses the upper gastrointestinal tract. She has led a group of diverse BIDMC faculty in oncology research, education and care for GI, endocrine, breast, as well as melanomas and sarcomas, and other malignancies.
Dr. Tseng has published more than 100 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, an important BMC and BUSM mission. She has collaborated with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to assess the impact of factors including insurance, disparities and health care reform on cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention. She was the Founding Director of SOAR (Surgical Outcomes Analysis & Research) at UMass in 2007, a research initiative to improve treatment strategies for a broad range of surgical conditions and to develop tools to assess and reduce risk. At BIDMC, she and her co-leaders have led the continued development of SOAR as a health services and outcomes research group.
Dr. Tseng is also a dedicated educator of medical students and residents who has mentored numerous trainees throughout her research career.
Other Positions
- Chair, Surgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Chief, Surgery, Boston Medical Center
- Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center, Boston University
Education
- University of California, San Francisco, MD
- Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
- Stanford University, BS
Publications
- Published on 10/1/2023
Chung SH, Romatoski KS, Rasic G, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Kenzik K, Merrill AL, Tseng JF, Cassidy MR, Sachs TE. ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Delays to Breast Cancer Surgery-Ripples or Waves? Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct; 30(10):6104-6105. PMID: 37535273.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2023
Chung SH, de Geus SWL, Shewmaker G, Romatoski KS, Drake FT, Ko NY, Merrill AL, Hirsch AE, Tseng JF, Sachs TE, Cassidy MR. ASO Visual Abstract: Axillary Lymph Node Dissection is Associated with Improved Survival for Men with Invasive Breast Cancer and Sentinel Node Metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep; 30(9):5621-5622. PMID: 37202569.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2023
Romatoski KS, Chung SH, de Geus SWL, Papageorge MV, Woods AP, Rasic G, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. ASO Visual Abstract: Combined High-Volume Common Complex Cancer Operations Safeguard Long-Term Survival in a Low-Volume Individual Cancer Operation Setting. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep; 30(9):5363-5364. PMID: 37423928.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/7/2023
Tseng JF. The 2023 A. Hamblin Letton Lecture, Southeastern Surgical Conference Lecture "Choices Matter in Cancer Surgery: A Life's Journey". Am Surg. 2023 Aug 07; 31348231192060. PMID: 37550803.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2023
Chung SH, Romatoski KS, Rasic G, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Kenzik K, Merrill AL, Tseng JF, Cassidy MR, Sachs TE. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Delays to Breast Cancer Surgery: Ripples or Waves? Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct; 30(10):6093-6103. PMID: 37526751.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/21/2023
Papageorge MV, de Geus SWL, Woods AP, Ng SC, McAneny D, Tseng JF, Kenzik KM, Sachs TE. The Evaluation of Gallstone Disease in the Year Before Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis. J Surg Res. 2023 Nov; 291:282-288. PMID: 37481963.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/12/2023
Tseng JF. 2023 A. Hamblin Letton Lecture. Am Surg. 2023 Jul; 89(7):3029-3036. PMID: 37436161.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/1/2023
Rasic G, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Chung SH, Romatoski KS, Kenzik K, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. ASO Visual Abstract: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Time to Treatment Initiation: A National Cancer Database Study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul; 30(7):4262-4263. PMID: 37103726.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/13/2023
Romatoski KS, Chung SH, de Geus SWL, Papageorge MV, Woods AP, Rasic G, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Combined High-Volume Common Complex Cancer Operations Safeguard Long-Term Survival in a Low-Volume Individual Cancer Operation Setting. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep; 30(9):5352-5360. PMID: 37310536.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/25/2023
Romatoski KS, Chung SH, Kenzik K, Rasic G, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Delay and Disparity in Observed vs Predicted Incidence Rate of Screenable Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 May 25. PMID: 37227063.
Read at: PubMed
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