Dr. Howard A. Zaren M.D.
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
225 Candler Drive Suite 301 Savannah GA, 31405Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Howard Zaren is a surgical oncologist practicing in Savannah, GA. Dr. Zaren specializes in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer-related symptoms. Surgical oncologists also decide if the patient is a candidate for surgery or other cancer treatments based on certain factors such as age, physical fitness and other possible coexisting medical conditions
Education and Training
Univ Of Manitoba- Fac Of Med- Winnipeg- Man- Canada 1971
University of Manitoba / Faculty of Medicine 1971
University of Manitoba College of Medicine 1971
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Biochemical mechanism of cross-resistance to paclitaxel in a mitomycin c-resistant human bladder cancer cell line.
- Ultrasonic detection of viscera slide as an indicator of abdominal wall adhesions.
- Delay in diagnosis of breast cancer: fact, fiction, or lawyer's folly?
- Who was Sister Mary Joseph?
- Papillary lesions of the breast discovered on percutaneous large core and vacuum-assisted biopsies: reliability of clinical and pathological parameters in identifying benign lesions.
- Technique of ultrasonic detection and mapping of abdominal wall adhesions.
- Ultrasound-guided pancreatotomy for opening the pancreatic duct.
- Accuracy of intraoperative ultrasonography in diagnosing liver metastasis from colorectal cancer: evaluation with postoperative follow-up results.
- Reproductive health assessment for women with cancer: a pilot study.
- Surgical treatment of peptic ulcer disease.
- Reproductive health issues in women with cancer.
- Operative ultrasound guidance for various surgical procedures.
- University-based postresidency training programs in surgical oncology.
- Reproductive health and endocrine disruption in women with breast cancer: a pilot study.
- [Significance of intraoperative sonography].
Clinical Trials
- Durvalumab and Tremelimumab in Treating Patients With Recurrent Stage IV Lung Cancer
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy or Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIA-B Prostate Cancer
- Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy or Conventional Radiation Therapy After Surgery in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer
- Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Bladder Cancer
- Digital Tomosynthesis Mammography and Digital Mammography in Screening Patients for Breast Cancer
- Bupropion Hydrochloride in Improving Sexual Desire in Women With Breast or Gynecologic Cancer
- Maintenance Chemotherapy With or Without Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
- Antiandrogen Therapy and Radiation Therapy With or Without Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer That Has Been Removed by Surgery
- Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- Aspirin in Preventing Recurrence of Cancer in Patients With HER2 Negative Stage II-III Breast Cancer After Chemotherapy, Surgery, and/or Radiation Therapy
- Management of Tobacco Treatment Intervention in Reducing Surgical Complications in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer Who Smoke Cigarettes
- Lung-MAP: Nivolumab With or Without Ipilimumab as Second-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer and No Matching Biomarkers
- Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Desmoplastic Melanoma That Can or Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
- The National Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Study
- Breast Cancer WEight Loss Study (BWEL Study)
- S1415CD, Trial Assessing CSF Prescribing Effectiveness and Risk (TrACER)
- Doxorubicin Hydrochloride and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Paclitaxel With or Without Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- Platinum Based Chemotherapy or Capecitabine in Treating Patients With Residual Triple-Negative Basal-Like Breast Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
- S1403, Afatinib Dimaleate With or Without Cetuximab in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage IV or Recurrent, EGFR Mutation Positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
- Chemotherapy Before Surgery in Treating Patients With High Grade Upper Urinary Tract Cancer
- Crizotinib in Treating Patients With Stage IB-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Has Been Removed by Surgery and ALK Fusion Mutations (An ALCHEMIST Treatment Trial)
- Dose-Escalated Photon IMRT or Proton Beam Radiation Therapy Versus Standard-Dose Radiation Therapy and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
- Lung-MAP: Biomarker-Targeted Second-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer
- Comparison of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection With Axillary Radiation for Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer Treated With Chemotherapy
- MRI and Mammography Before Surgery in Patients With Stage I-II Breast Cancer
- S0820, Adenoma and Second Primary Prevention Trial
- Lung-MAP: Talazoparib in Treating Patients With HRRD Positive Recurrent Stage IV Squamous Cell Lung Cancer
- S1417CD Financial Impact Assessment Tool in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
- Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Treating Patients With Rare Tumors
- Sapanisertib or Pazopanib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Sarcoma
- Nivolumab After Surgery and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage IB-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (An ALCHEMIST Treatment Trial)
- Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Patients With Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors, Lymphomas, or Multiple Myeloma (The MATCH Screening Trial)
- Dabrafenib and Trametinib Followed by Ipilimumab and Nivolumab or Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Followed by Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV BRAFV600 Melanoma
- Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV BRAF Mutant Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
- Genetic Testing in Screening Patients With Stage IB-IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Has Been or Will Be Removed by Surgery (The ALCHEMIST Screening Trial)
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Stage IB-IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Has Been Completely Removed by Surgery (An ALCHEMIST Treatment Trial)
Treatments
- Melanoma
- Skin Cancer
- Breast Cancer
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