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Harold Frucht, MD

Address:	Herbert Irving Pavilion 161 Fort Washington Avenue 8-862 New York, NY 10032
Phone:	212.305.9337
Fax:	212.305.5992

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Positions and Appointments

2006 – Present	Program Director, The Muzzi Mirza Pancreatic Cancer Prevention & Genetics Program, The Pancreas Center NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2006 – Present	Supervisor, Gastroenterology High-Risk GI Cancer/Clinical GI Genetics Fellowship Program, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2002 – Present	Director, Columbia Colon Cancer Prevention Program (C3P2). Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2002 – Present	Attending, Internal Medicine Service NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2001 – Present	Director & Attending, Gastrointestinal Oncology Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2001 – Present	Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

The Pancreas Center Specialty

Prevention and Genetics of Pancreatic Diseases
Medical Gastroenterology

Education and Training

1985 – 1986	Fellowship Gastroenterology Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
1982 – 1985	Internship, Residence Internal Medicine. Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
1980 – 1982	Medical Degree SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
1976 – 1980	University of Brussels Medical School, Brussels, Belgium
1971 – 1975	BA in Biology and Psychology SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine
ABIM Subspecialty of Gastroenterology
National Board of Medical Examiners

Professional Experience

1991 – 2001	Attending, Gastroenterology Consult Service Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
1991	Attending, Oncology Service Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
1993 – 1998	Director, Gastrointestinal Tumor Risk Assessment Program Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
1993 – 1998	Director, Gastrointestinal Fellowship Program Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
1992 – 1996	Director of Endoscopy. Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
1991 – 2001	Director of Gastroenterology Department of Medical Oncology Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
1989 – 1990	Senior Staff Fellow National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
1986 – 1989	Medical Staff Fellow: Gastroenterology Digestive Diseases Branch NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Professional Honors

2006 – 2007	Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research Seed Grant
2003 – 2004	Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Pilot Award

Recent Committee Memberships and Professional Societies

2003 – Present	Department of Medicine Resident Selection Committee Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
2001 – 2004	Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases Postgraduate Training and Education Committee Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
1993 – 1996	Chairman, Endoscopy Committee Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for Cancer Research
American College of Physicians
American Gastroenterological Association
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Southwest Oncology Group

Selected Publications

Pancreatic Cancer Screening in a Prospective Cohort of High Risk Patients: A Comprehensive Strategy of Imaging and Genetics Elizabeth C. Verna, Caroline Hwang, Peter D. Stevens, Heidrun Rotterdam, Stavros N. Stavropoulos, Carolyn D. Sy, Martin A. Prince, Wendy K. Chung, Robert L. Fine, John A. Chabot and Harold Frucht. Published Journal of Clinical Cancer Research October 2010.

Schönleben F, Qiu W, Bruckman KC, Ciau NT, Li X, Lauerman MH, Frucht, H, Chabot JA, Allendorf JD, Remotti HE, Su GH. BRAF and KRAS Mutations in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm/Carcinoma (IPMN/IPMC) of the Pancreas. Cancer Letters. 2006; Nov 8.

Abstracts

Khanna LG, Hwang C, Mitchel EB, Kumar S, Lucas AL, Pursell LJ, Martinez-Gomez J, Chabot JA, FRUCHT H. Impact of Family History of Pancreatic and Associated Syndromic Cancers on Disease Survival in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms. Presented at the American Gastroenterological Meeting, May, 2010. Published Gastroenterology 2010.

Hwang C, Mitchel EB, Sharaiha RZ, Chung W, FRUCHT H. Attitudes Toward Genetic Testing for Pancreatic Cancer Risk Assessment in High-Risk Families. Presented at the American Gastroenterological Meeting, May, 2010. Published Gastroenterology 2010.

Kumar S, Hwang C, Pursell LJ, Khanna LG, 2, Lucas AL, Martinez-Gomez J, Chabot JA, FRUCHT H. Pathologic Characteristics of Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinomas That Adversely Affect Survival: An 18-Year Experience At One Academic Center. Presented at the American Gastroenterological Meeting, May, 2010. Published Gastroenterology 2010.

Kumar S, Hwang C, Verna EC, Mitchel EB, Stevens PD, FRUCHT H. Determining Optimal Surveillance Intervals in Pancreatic Cancer Screening for Asymptomatic High-Risk Indviduals: Short-Term Follow-Up Demonstrates No Clinically Significant Findings. Presented at the American Gastroenterological Meeting, May, 2010. Published Gastroenterology 2010.

Lucas AL, Hwang C, Mitchel EB, Khanna L, Kumar S, Ludwig T, Shakya R, Chabot JA, Chung WK, FRUCHT H. Demonstration of BRCA Germline Mutations In A Series of Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinomas and Other Lesions. Published Gastroenterology 2010.

Select Reviews, Chapters, and Editorials

Frucht, H, Stevens PD, Fogelman DR, Verna EC, Chen J, Chabot JA, Fine RL. Advances in the Genetic Screening, Work-up, and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer. Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol. 2004; 7:343-354.

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