Physicians

Department / Division
Surgery / Surgical Oncology

Address
DUMC 3966
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-3942

Office Telephone
919-684-3942

Fax Telephone
919-684-6044

Training

• MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York), 1987

Fellowship

• General Surgery (Research), Duke University Medical Center, 1987-1997

Other Training

• PhD, Microbiology and Immunology, Duke University, 1994

Clinical Interests
General surgical oncology, melanoma and breast cancer, breast-conservation surgery, sentinel lymph-node mapping; research interest in immune responses to tumors and immunotherapy of cancer

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Adolor Corporation

Representative Publications
Bartlett JA, Miralles GD, Sevin AD, Silberman M, Pruitt SK, Ottinger J, Gryszowska V, Fiscus SA, Bucy RP, . Addition of cyclophosphamide to antiretroviral therapy does not diminish the cellular reservoir in HIV-infected persons. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2002 May 20;18(8):535-43. (2002) Abstract

Kalady MF, Onaitis MW, Padilla KM, Emani S, Tyler DS, Pruitt SK. Enhanced dendritic cell antigen presentation in RNA-based immunotherapy. J Surg Res. 2002 Jun 1;105(1):17-24. (2002) Abstract

Heiser A, Maurice MA, Yancey DR, Wu NZ, Dahm P, Pruitt SK, Boczkowski D, Nair SK, Ballo MS, Gilboa E, Vieweg J. Induction of polyclonal prostate cancer-specific CTL using dendritic cells transfected with amplified tumor RNA. J Immunol. 2001 Mar 1;166(5):2953-60. (2001) Abstract

Raj GV, Pruitt SK, Lilly S, Madden JT, Price DT. Multimodal therapy for stage IV adult Wilms tumor. J Urol. 2001 Apr;165(4):1202. (2001) Abstract