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Akhil Chawla

Vice Chair of Regional Integration, Department of Surgery · McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

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History

Department of Surgery · McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Present
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Present

Complex General Surgical Oncology
Harvard Medical School
2019–2021
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2018–2019
Surgery
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
2011–2017
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
2006–2010

Research

Pancreatic Cancer: A Review
Review · JAMA · 2021 · 1,602 citations
PD-L1 expression in triple-negative breast cancer
Cancer Immunology Research · 2014 · 1,143 citations
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Is Associated with Altered Immune Cell Infiltration and an Anti-Tumorigenic Microenvironment in Resected Pancreatic Cancer
Clinical Cancer Research · 2022 · Co-first of 31 authors · 71 citations

John Abad
18 papers
David Bentrem
15 papers
Dominic Vitello
15 papers · 15 as a fellow
Lauren Janczewski
15 papers · 15 as a resident
Cristina Ferrone
9 papers
AH
Alex Horowitz
5 papers · 5 as a resident
Dhavan Shah
5 papers · 4 as a resident
Elizabeth Mittendorf
5 papers
Kevin Dawravoo
5 papers
Seth Pollack
5 papers
Ashley Hardy
4 papers
Gheath Al-Atrash
4 papers

Grants

National and Institutional Leadership and Support of NCI-Sponsored Clinical Trial Research as a Surgical Oncologist
National Cancer Institute · R50
Contact PI · $271.6K · Northwestern University
2024–2029

Clinical trials

Evaluating the Prognostic Capability of ctDNA as a Biomarker in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Principal investigator · Recruiting
Northwestern University
2020–2029
Lanreotide Versus Placebo Before Surgery to Prevent a Surgical Complication Called a Pancreatic Fistula
Site PI · Recruiting · Phase 3
SWOG Cancer Research Network
2025–2027
Comparing the Clinical Impact of Pancreatic Cyst Surveillance Programs and Associated Biomarkers
Site PI · Recruiting
ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
2020–2034