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Thomas W. Mesko, MD, FACS

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Chief, Section of Surgical Oncology

Positions and Appointments

2000-present	Chief, Section of Surgical Oncology Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
2006-present	Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
2007-present	Clinical Faculty Barry University, Miami Shores, FL
1993-present	Director, Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
1992-present	Attending, Department of Surgery Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
1992-present	Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
2008	Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery Florida International University College of Medicine (FIU-COM)

Clinical Specialties

Surgical oncology
Minimal access surgery
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Melanoma
Sarcoma
Head and neck cancer surgery
Breast cancer surgery
Sentinel node staging
Clinical trials

Education and Training

1990-1992	Fellowship, Surgical Oncology Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
1989-1990	Fellowship, Surgical Oncology Tulane University Medical Center, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA
1990	Fellowship, Head and Neck Cancer Surgical Service Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Veterans Admin. Hospital, East Orange, NJ
1988-1989	Chief Resident, Surgery Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, NY
1984-1989	General Surgical Training Program Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, NY
1984	MD Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
1980	BA Boston University, Boston, MA

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery, Diplomate
National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate

Professional Experience

1996-2006	Associate Director, General Surgery Residency Program Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL
1989-1996	Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery University of Miami, Miami, FL
1991-1992	Clinical Assistant Instructor of Surgery SUNY, Buffalo, NY

Professional Societies and Committees

American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Roswell Park Surgical Society
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Society of Surgical Oncology, Fellow
American Society of Breast Diseases
Florida Medical Association
Dade County Medical Society
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Association of Community Cancer Centers
American Cancer Society, Board of Directors
NSABP Colorectal Disease Committee, 1997-present
NSABP Breast Disease Committee, 2001-present
Cancer Committee Chairman (1997-2004)
Academic Affairs Committee
Medical Executive Committee, 2005-2009
Surgical Services Committee
Society of Surgical Oncology Constitutional and Bylaws Committee, 2008

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Paramo JC, Mesko, TW: Age, Tumor Size, and Office Ultrasonography are Predicative Parameters of Malignancy in Follicular Neoplasms of the Thyroid.
Endocrine Practice Vol. 14 No. 4 pp.1-5, 2008

El-Gohary YM, Metwally, G, Saad, R, Morton, JR, Mesko, TW, Poppiti, RJ: Prognostic Significance of Intratumoral and Peritumoral Lymphatic Density and blood Vessel Density in Invasive Breast Carcinomas.
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, April 129(4) 578-86, 2008

Pejman R, Ghersi M, Paramo JC, Mesko TW: A Multidisciplinary Approach for the Treatment of GIST Liver Metastasis: A Case Report.
World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008 6:46, May 9, 2008

Yelverton CL, Paramo JC, Mesko, TW: Reassessment of the Mastectomy Operation; Is Inclusion of the Pectoralis Fascia Truly Necessary?
International Surgery 90(3): 183, 2005

Paramo PC, Benavides C, Tang L, Martinez A, Mesko TW, Cabello-Inchausti B, Davila E: Complete Remission of Previously Intractable Peripheral Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma of the Lower Extremity Using Isolated Hyperthermic Limb Perfusion with Melphalan (1-Phenylalanine Mustard).
Cancer Investigation 22 (4): 545-549, 2004

Mesko TW, Blanco M, Cura M, Cabello-Inchausti B: Chronic Sclerosing Sialadenitis (Kutner's Tumor): Unusual Presentation with Bilateral Involvement of Major and Minor Salivary Glands.
Annals of Diagnostic pathology 7:25-30, 2003

Cabral AH, Mesko TW, et al: Tubular Carcinoma of the Breast. An Institutional Experience and Review of the Literature.
The Breast Journal 2003 Vol. 9, No. 4 pp 298-301

Mesko TW, Paramo JC: Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Regional Lymph Nodes in Stage I and II Colorectal Cancer: Comparison Between Patients with and Without Recurrence.
The Journal of Applied Research 2002 Vol. 2(3): 157-161

Paramo JC, Summerall J, Poppiti R, Mesko TW: Validation Sentinel Node Mapping in Patients with Colon Cancer.
Annals of Surgical Oncology 2002, 9(6): 550-554

Wilson C, Velarde D, Paramo JC, Giraldo J, Poppiti R, Mesko TW: Pure Mucinous Carcinoma of the Breast: Is Axillary Staging Necessary?
Annals of Surgical Oncology 2002 9(2): 161-164 Paramo JC, Summerall J, Wilson C, Cabral A, Willis I, Wodnicki H, Poppiti R, Mesko TW: Intraoperative Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Patients with Colon Cancer.
The American Journal of Surgery 182 (2001): 40-43

Bargallo E, Cabral AH, Mesko TW: Detecting Intrathyroid Parathyroid Adenoma with Radio Guided Surgery.
Surgical Rounds April 2001: 195-198

Landeros M, Paramo JC, Mesko TW, McPhee M: Intraoperative Ultrasound Guided Excision of Non-Palpable Breast Lesions.
The Breast Journal 1999: 5(6): 389-94

Mesko TW, Garcia O, Yee LD, Villar MJ, Chan H: The Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH) as a Consequence of Neck Dissection.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology 1997; 111: 449-53

Friedman J, Mesko TW, Sendzischew H, Nixon D: Rectal Carcinoma Metastatic to the Thyroid Gland.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology 1996; 110: 192-195