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Martin Goodman, MD

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Terri Heimann Oppenheimer

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Dave Foster

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Dr. Martin Goodman is a surgical oncologist at Tufts Medicine, where he holds the title of Director of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program. Ranked among the top 1% of surgeons nationwide by U.S. News & World Report, Dr. Goodman is one of the few surgeons in the country who has the experience and skill needed to perform cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy to treat patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, as well as colorectal, pancreatic, and hepatobiliary tumors.[1]

Dr. Goodman’s multidisciplinary HIPEC team at Tufts Medicine is the recipient of the “Tufts MC True Blue Award” in recognition of going above and beyond for its patients and the hospital. Dr. Goodman credits the team’s ability to collaborate for the excellent outcomes their patients experience.[1]

Education and Career

Dr. Goodman earned his medical degree at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and then went to New York City to complete his internship at the New York Medical College at St Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of New York. His residency in General Surgery was completed at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital, which he followed with a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.[1]

Research

Dr. Goodman is dedicated to improving outcomes for patients diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma and other peritoneal malignancies, and is actively involved in several research studies and clinical trials aimed at making the procedure even safer and more effective.

His recent publications include:[2]

Can Surgeons Reliably Identify Non-cirrhotic Liver Disease During Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery?Wuopio, A., Baker, B., Koethe, B., Goodman, M., Shin, R., Bugaev, N., Nepomnayshy, D., Kim, W., Schnelldorfer, T.>; Obesity Surgery. 2024 Jan 27

National Trends in Cholecystectomy and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography During Index Hospitalization for Mild Gallstone Pancreatitis. Hassan Aziz, Nicole Segalini, Zubair Ahmed, Shahzaib Ahmad, Martin D. Goodman, Martin Hertl>; World Journal of Surgery. 2021 Nov 24

Assessing the perioperative complications and outcomes of robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy using the National Cancer Database: is it ready for prime time? Hassan Aziz, Muhammad Khan, Sara Khan, Guillermo Polanco Serra, Martin D. Goodman, Yuri Genyk, Mohd Raashid Sheikh>; Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2021 Aug 16

Terri Heimann Oppenheimer

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Terri Oppenheimer has been writing about mesothelioma and asbestos topics for over ten years. She has a degree in English from the College of William and Mary. Terri’s experience as the head writer of our Mesothelioma.net news blog gives her a wealth of knowledge which she brings to all Mesothelioma.net articles she authors.

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Dave has been a mesothelioma Patient Advocate for over 10 years. He consistently attends all major national and international mesothelioma meetings. In doing so, he is able to stay on top of the latest treatments, clinical trials, and research results. He also personally meets with mesothelioma patients and their families and connects them with the best medical specialists and legal representatives available.

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