Chief, Section of Surgical Oncology
Philosophy of Care
To provide high quality, compassionate, individualized patient care, and combine specialty training, significant experience and professionalism to provide the best possible surgical outcomes.
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
- Thyroid and parathyroid cancer surgery
- Gastrointestional 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
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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
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