Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Complex General Surgical Oncology

Fellowship · New Brunswick, NJ

Sponsored by Rutgers Health · Director Vadim Koshenkov

Vadim Koshenkov, MD
Program Director
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Richard Alexander, MD
Chief, Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute
Surgical oncology physician, Professor at Rutgers Health
Develop novel therapies for patients with locally advanced or metastatic cancer using surgical resection and regional cancer therapy, Characterize the molecular alterations in peritoneal mesothelioma, Characterize cancer stem cells to develop more effective therapies for patients with mesothelioma
Alexander Rossi, MD
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Complex General Surgical Oncology fellow, Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health
Aliza Leiser, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Gynecologic oncology physician, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rutgers Health
Clinical Trials
Amanda Laird, MD
Faculty
Surgical oncology physician, Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
carcinoid tumors, paraganglioma, clinical trials, Endocrine Surgery
Bahar Dasgeb, MD
Faculty
Dermatologist, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Brendan Scully, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Colorectal surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
organ preservation in rectal cancer
David August, MD
Faculty
Surgical oncology physician
David Golombos, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Urologist, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Eugenia Girda, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Gynecologic oncology physician, Associate Professor of Obstetrics at Rutgers Health
Clinical trials which study novel targeted therapies in an early phase setting.
Evan Kovac, MD
Director, Urologic Oncology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and University Hospital
Urologist, Associate Professor at Rutgers Health
Adrenal Cancer, Penile Cancer, Prostate cancer early detection strategies, including PSA screening, MRI-TRUS targeted biopsy and molecular biomarkers, Prostate cancer active surveillance in high-risk, minority populations
Firas Eladoumikdachi, MD
Faculty
Surgeon, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Clinical Trials, Database research, Retrospective studies
Guergana Panayotova, MD
Second Year (Inferred from July 2025 Start)
Surgeon at UPMC Medical Education
Haejin In, MD, MPH, MBA
Faculty
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Associate Professor of Health at Rutgers Health
James Aikins, MD
Associate Professor of OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences
Gynecologic oncology physician, Associate Professor of OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences at Rutgers Health
Jennifer Marti, MD
Our Faculty
Surgeon at Rutgers Health
Jonathan Smith, MD
Faculty
Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Lindsay Potdevin, MD
Faculty
Surgical oncology physician at Rutgers Health
Nipple-sparing mastectomy, Clinical trials
Maria Kowzun, MD
Faculty
Surgical oncology physician, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Clinical trials
Mariam Eskander, MD, MPH
Faculty
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Miral Grandhi, MD
Faculty
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Chair at UPMC Medical Education
Liver cancer, Gallbladder cancer, Gallbladder polys, Gallbladder disease
Russell Langan, MD
Faculty
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Clinical Trials
Ruth Stephenson, DO
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Gynecologic oncology physician, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rutgers Health
Saum Ghodoussipour, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Urologist, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health

Vadim Koshenkov, MD
Program Director
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Richard Alexander, MD
Chief, Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute
Surgical oncology physician, Professor at Rutgers Health
Develop novel therapies for patients with locally advanced or metastatic cancer using surgical resection and regional cancer therapy, Characterize the molecular alterations in peritoneal mesothelioma, Characterize cancer stem cells to develop more effective therapies for patients with mesothelioma
Alexander Rossi, MD
Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Complex General Surgical Oncology fellow, Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health
Aliza Leiser, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Gynecologic oncology physician, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rutgers Health
Clinical Trials
Amanda Laird, MD
Faculty
Surgical oncology physician, Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
carcinoid tumors, paraganglioma, clinical trials, Endocrine Surgery
Bahar Dasgeb, MD
Faculty
Dermatologist, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Brendan Scully, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Colorectal surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
organ preservation in rectal cancer
David August, MD
Faculty
Surgical oncology physician
David Golombos, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Urologist, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Eugenia Girda, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Gynecologic oncology physician, Associate Professor of Obstetrics at Rutgers Health
Clinical trials which study novel targeted therapies in an early phase setting.
Evan Kovac, MD
Director, Urologic Oncology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and University Hospital
Urologist, Associate Professor at Rutgers Health
Adrenal Cancer, Penile Cancer, Prostate cancer early detection strategies, including PSA screening, MRI-TRUS targeted biopsy and molecular biomarkers, Prostate cancer active surveillance in high-risk, minority populations
Firas Eladoumikdachi, MD
Faculty
Surgeon, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Clinical Trials, Database research, Retrospective studies
Guergana Panayotova, MD
Second Year (Inferred from July 2025 Start)
Surgeon at UPMC Medical Education
Haejin In, MD, MPH, MBA
Faculty
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Associate Professor of Health at Rutgers Health
James Aikins, MD
Associate Professor of OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences
Gynecologic oncology physician, Associate Professor of OB/GYN and Reproductive Sciences at Rutgers Health
Jennifer Marti, MD
Our Faculty
Surgeon at Rutgers Health
Jonathan Smith, MD
Faculty
Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Lindsay Potdevin, MD
Faculty
Surgical oncology physician at Rutgers Health
Nipple-sparing mastectomy, Clinical trials
Maria Kowzun, MD
Faculty
Surgical oncology physician, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Clinical trials
Mariam Eskander, MD, MPH
Faculty
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Miral Grandhi, MD
Faculty
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Chair at UPMC Medical Education
Liver cancer, Gallbladder cancer, Gallbladder polys, Gallbladder disease
Russell Langan, MD
Faculty
Complex general surgical oncology physician, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health
Clinical Trials
Ruth Stephenson, DO
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Gynecologic oncology physician, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rutgers Health
Saum Ghodoussipour, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Urologist, Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Health