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David M. Mahvi, MD

Photograph of David M. Mahvi, MD

Professor, Division of General Surgery
Chief, Surgical Oncology
Director, General Surgery Residency Program

H4/724 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375

Appointments: (608) 263-7502

Office: (608) 263-1383

FAX: (608) 263-7652

mahvi@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

  • Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1981
  • Internship and Residency, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1981-1989
  • Research Fellow, Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1983-1985

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Mahvi is certified by the American Board of Surgery. His clinical interests include the surgical treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies (liver, pancreas, and stomach); the multidisciplinary treatment of breast cancer; and the combinations of surgery and liver tumor abliation for colorectal cancers. Dr. Mahvi is on the medical staff of the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center's Comprehensive Breast Clinic and the UW Multidisciplinary Hepatobiliary Pancreas Clinic.

Research Interests

Dr. Mahvi has research interests in gene therapy for the treatment of cancer and the development of devices to treat liver cancer.

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Recent Publications

  • Russ AJ, Weber SM, Rettammel RJ, Mahvi DM, Rikkers LF, Cho CS. Impact of Selection Bias on the Utilization of Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreas Adenocarcinoma., Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2009 Oct 23;():.
    [PubMed ID: 19851808]
  • Prakash P, Converse MC, Webster JG, Mahvi DM. An optimal sliding choke antenna for hepatic microwave ablation., IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering. 2009 Oct;56(10):2470-6.
    [PubMed ID: 19535312]
  • Contreras CM, Stanelle EJ, Mansour J, Hinshaw JL, Rikkers LF, Rettammel R, Mahvi DM, Cho CS, Weber SM. Staging laparoscopy enhances the detection of occult metastases in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma., Journal of surgical oncology. 2009 Sep 24;():.
    [PubMed ID: 19780095]
  • Johnson EE, Yamane BH, Buhtoiarov IN, Lum HD, Rakhmilevich AL, Mahvi DM, Gillies SD, Sondel PM. Radiofrequency ablation combined with KS-IL2 immunocytokine (EMD 273066) results in an enhanced antitumor effect against murine colon adenocarcinoma., Clin. Cancer Res. 2009 Aug 1;15(15):4875-84.
    [PubMed ID: 19638464]
  • McCord JH, McDonald R, Sippel RS, Leverson G, Mahvi DM, Weber SM. Surgical career choices: the vital impact of mentoring., J. Surg. Res. 2009 Jul;155(1):136-41.
    [PubMed ID: 19041099]
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