Dr. Thomas N Wang MD, PHD
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
619 19th Street South Birmingham AL, 35233About
Dr. Thomas Wang is a surgical oncologist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Wang 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
Drexel University College of Medicine 1999
Temple University School of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Fibroblasts promote breast cancer cell invasion by upregulating tumor matrix metalloproteinase-9 production.
- Antiangiogenic therapy.
- Macrophage inflammatory protein-3alpha promotes pancreatic cancer cell invasion.
- Co-localization of macrophage inflammatory protein-3alpha (Mip-3alpha) and its receptor, CCR6, promotes pancreatic cancer cell invasion.
- Fibroblast-conditioned media promote human sarcoma cell invasion.
- The role of angiocidin in sarcomas.
- Compromised Outcome of Papillary Thyroid Cancer at Low-Volume Treatment Centers: Practice Makes Perfect?
- Impact of adjuvant chemoradiation on survival in patients with resectable cholangiocarcinoma.
Treatments
- Melanoma
- Skin Cancer
- Colon Cancer
Fellowships
- MD Anderson Cancer Center 1999
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