Erin P. Ward, MD
Dr. Erin P. Ward is a surgical oncologist at the University of Utah Health and the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her clinical interests include metastatic colorectal cancer; appendiceal cancer; gastric cancer; neuroendocrine tumors; minimally invasive surgery; peritoneal mesothelioma; and peritoneal-based malignancies. She has particular expertise in the treatment of peritoneal surface malignancies and the use of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy following cytoreductive surgery.[1]
Education and Career
Dr. Ward earned her medical degree at the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. She completed her General Surgery internship and residency and a two-year research fellowship at the University of California San Diego, then completed an additional two years of training in Complex Surgical Oncology and an AHPBA Certified Hepato-Pancreatic Biliary Surgery fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is board-certified in both General Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology.[1]
Today she is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah and is one of two Commission on Cancer Liaison Physicians at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.
Research
Dr. Ward’s primary research focus is on defining the impact of psychosocial health on long-term and short-term outcomes and patient-reported outcomes.
Her most recent journal articles include:[1]
- Ki67 does not predict recurrence for low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms with peritoneal dissemination after cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC. Hum Pathol, 113, 104-110. Ward EP, Okamuro L, Khan S, Hosseini M, Valasek MA, Ronquillo N Jr, Kelly KJ, Veerapong J, Lowy AM, Baumgartner J (2021).
- Indocyanine green modified silica shells for colon tumor marking. Appl Surf Sci, 499. Badaracco AG, Ward E, Barback C, Yang J, Wang J, Huang CH, Kim M, Wang Q, Nam S, Delong J, Blair S, Trogler WC, Kummel A (2019).
- Challenges in Clinical Trial Implementation: Results from a Survey of the National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers (NAPBC). Ann Surg Oncol, 26(13), 4364-4371. Weiss A, Lopez NE, Ward EP, Lee KC, Caudle AS, Dickson-Witmer D, Chang C, Kelly K, Martin LW, Jacobs LK, Hunt KK, Yao K, Blair SL (2019).
- Operative treatment for intussusception: Should an incidental appendectomy be performed? J Pediatr Surg, 54(3), 495-499. Wang A, Prieto JM, Ward E, Bickler S, Henry M, Kling K, Thangarajah H, Ignacio R Jr (2018).
- Clips in a Simulated Intraoperative Setting in Breast and Lung Tissue. Ann Surg Oncol, 25(12), 3740-3746. Voss RK, Ward EP, Ojeda-Fournier H, Blair SL (2018). Doppler Ultrasound-Visible SignalMark Microspheres are Better Identified than HydroMARK®
- Identifying lost surgical needles with visible and near-infrared fluorescent light-emitting microscale coating. Surgery, 163(4), 883-888. Ward EP, Yang J, Delong JC, Sung TW, Wang J, Barback C, Mendez N, Horgan S, Trogler W, Kummel AC, Blair SL (2018).
- Plasma D-dimer safely reduces unnecessary CT scans obtained in the evaluation of pediatric head trauma. J Pediatr Surg, 53(4), 752-757. Langness S, Ward E, Halbach J, Lizardo R, Davenport K, Bickler S, Kling K, Thangarajah H, Grabowski J, Fairbanks T (2017).
- Indocyanine green fluorescence-guided parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism. Surgery, 163(2), 388-392. DeLong JC, Ward EP, Lwin TM, Brumund KT, Kelly KJ, Horgan S, Bouvet M (2017).
