Omid Salehi, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Biography
Dr. Omid Salehi is a board-eligible general surgeon serving as an Attending at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, MA, and as a Research Coordinator/Fellow in Surgical Oncology at Roger Williams Medical Center. He earned his MD from Tufts University and completed his residency in General Surgery at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center (2016–2024), also undertaking a Surgical Oncology Research Fellowship. His work spans impactful research in cancer care, minimally invasive surgery, and healthcare disparities, with over 20 peer-reviewed publications and numerous lectures. Dr. Salehi is actively involved in professional societies and medical education, demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing surgical care and patient outcomes.
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 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 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 4/2/2024
Vega EA, Martí-Cruchaga P, Salehi O, Benito A, Zozaya G, López-Olaondo L, Lapuente F, Rotellar F. Enucleation of Sporadic Insulinoma in the Posterior Side of the Head of the Pancreas: The Retrolaparoscopic Approach. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul; 31(7):4635-4636. PMID: 38565752.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/12/2024
Salirrosas O, Vega EA, Panettieri E, Salehi O, Kozyreva O, Harandi H, Ganta S, Conrad C. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with pancreatic cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Jun; 28(6):830-835. PMID: 38570231.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/29/2024
Salirrosas O, Kawahara W, Vega EA, Bhargava R, Salehi O, Conrad C. ASO Author Reflections: Lymph Node Station 16 Status-Becoming a Student of Your Patients' Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 May; 31(5):3031-3032. PMID: 38424261.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/27/2024
Kawahara W, Vega EA, Salehi O, Mellado S, Salirrosas O, Freeman R, Panettieri E, Conrad C. Laparoscopic Dissection of Lymph Node Station 16-Why and How? Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 May; 31(5):3003-3004. PMID: 38411760.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/29/2023
Vega EA, Salehi O, Panettieri E, Salirrosas O, Brauner E, Mellado S, Dvir K, Perepletchikov A, Kozyreva O, Conrad C. Subsegmental approaches to S7: anatomic laparoscopic transdiaphragmatic and nonanatomic robotic transthoracic. Surg Endosc. 2023 Oct; 37(10):8154-8155. PMID: 37644157.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/17/2023
Vega EA, Salehi O, Conrad C. Central Pericystectomy for Hydatid Cyst Treatment. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Jul; 27(7):1496-1497. PMID: 37069460.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/30/2023
Li M, Vega EA, Mellado S, Salehi O, Kozyreva O, Conrad C. Colorectal cancer in young patients below screening age - Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with incidence and survival. Surg Oncol. 2023 Feb; 46:101906. PMID: 36738697.
Read at: PubMed
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