A member of the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Dr. James F. Pingpank Jr. is a 1992 graduate of the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Affiliated with both UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Shadyside, Pingpank completed his residencies at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia and the University of Connecticut Health Sciences Center in Hartford. He also completed a fellowship at the well-known Fox Chase Cancer Center, located in Philadelphia. Dr. Pingpank also served as Head of the Surgical Metabolism Section of the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. He is board certified in surgery and general surgery.

As a staff member of the Division of Surgical Oncology, Pingpank is concerned with state of the art care for a number of different varieties of cancer but has shown a keen interest in the treatment of mesothelioma, an asbestos-caused cancer. He has been a presenter at a number of mesothelioma-related conferences, including the 2008 International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma, sponsored by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation. In addition, Pingpank lists his other areas of expertise as Abdomen and Digestion Disorders/Procedures; Endocrine Disorders; Glandular Cancer (Adenocarcinoma); Insulinoma; Liver Cancer; Liver Disease; Liver, Gallbladder, Pancrease Disorders/Procedures; Melanoma; Pancreatectomy (pancreas removal); Pancreatic Cancer; and Pancreatic Diseases.

Dr. Pingpank is a member of the American College of Surgeons and the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. To date, he has authored or co-authored approximately 30 publications, which include a number of submissions to prestigious medical journals including Surgery, The American Surgeon, Cancer, and The Journal of Clinical Oncology. His publications show his keen interest, in particular, in peritoneal mesothelioma. Pingpank has also been involved in a number of clinical trials concerning cutting-edge treatments for mesothelioma and other forms of cancer.

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