Specialties
Patrick Varley, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
- Division of Surgical Oncology
varley@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 262-2025
Education
- MD, New York University School of Medicine
- MS, Clinical Research, University of Pittsburgh
- Residency, General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Research Interests
Dr. Varley was recently awarded a one-year, $60,000 Institutional Research Grant that is jointly funded by the American Cancer Society and the UW Carbone Cancer Center. Read more here.
Recent Publications
ASO Visual Abstract: Association of Social Determinants of Health with Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment of Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Ali MM, Hammad YM, Zhu P, Al Rubaye MZ, Cher BA, Marcinak CT, LoConte NK, Idrees K, Varley PR, Zafar SN
Ann Surg Oncol 2026 Sep 12;
[PubMed ID: 42732023]Frailty and Survival for Diagnoses Feasibly Managed Operatively or Nonoperatively.
Mosher E, Nassereldine H, McKibben JC, Johanning J, Arya S, Massarweh NN, Shah R, Shinall M, Shireman P, Varley PR, George EL, Youk A, Backhus L, Brown AJ, Christie N, Dhupar R, Donnellan N, Giori NJ, Goede MR, Guido R, Lee J, Griffin Miller JL, Siebler JC, Tonetti DA, Vincent SA, Reitz KM, Hall DE
Ann Surg 2025 Apr 28;
[PubMed ID: 40293277]Diagnostic Advances and Novel Therapeutics in Peritoneal Metastasis.
Sigler GI, Murtha J, Varley PR
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2025 Apr; 34(2): 173-194
[PubMed ID: 40015798]How well do faculty do in providing general surgery EPA feedback?
Layne D, Jung S, Varley P, O'Rourke A, Minter R
Am J Surg 2024 Oct; 236: 115902
[PubMed ID: 39242235]Understanding futility in pancreaticoduodenectomy: Insights from a national cohort.
Marcinak CT, Ahmed KS, LoConte NK, Praska CE, Varley PR, Weber SM, Abbott DE, Ronnekleiv-Kelly SM, Kratz JD, Lubner SJ, Minter RM, Zafar SN
J Surg Oncol 2024 Sep; 130(3): 462-475
[PubMed ID: 39082628]