Scott A. Hundahl, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Hundahl is Professor of Clinical Surgery at U.C. Davis and is also Chief of Surgery for the VA Northern California health Care system based at the Sacramento VA Medical Center at Mather. Dr. Hundahl is an experienced surgical oncologist with particular interest in gastric (stomach) cancer, head and neck cancer, thyroid and parathyroid neoplasms, and retroperitoneal sarcomas. His research activities focus on gastric cancer, outcomes research, surgical quality control in clinical trials, and cancer treatment. He has conducted national and international research projects, and has served in various leadership positions for the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, including Chair from 1998-2000. Dr. Hundahl has been listed in various editions of the Best Doctors in America since 1995, and has been listed in Marquis's Who's Who in America and other editions since 1998. He has authored over 50 scientific articles and book chapters in his field. He is the recipient of several awards and serves as a reviewer for several medical and surgical publications.

Title:

Professor

Specialty:

Surgery - Oncology

Address:

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
4501 X St., Suite 3010
Sacramento, CA 95817

Alternate Address:

VA Northern CA Health Care System
10535 Hospital Way, Suite 112
Mather, CA 95655

Phone:

(916) 734-5959

Education:

Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
M.D. 1981

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
B.A. 1977

Residency:

University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
1981-1986
General Surgery

Fellowships:

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
1986-1988
Surgical Oncology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Surgery, 1987
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1982

Professional Memberships:

American College of Surgeons, Fellow
American Head & Neck Society, Fellow
International Gastric Cancer Association
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Pan-Pacific Surgical Association
Sacramento Surgical Society
Society of Surgical Oncology, Fellow
Western Surgical Association

Honors and Awards:

UC Davis Joan Oettinger Memorial Award (for "outstanding contributions to research on cancer"), 2009
Nishi Award (best paper in Gastric Cancer), 2008
Wisdom Hall of Fame, Wisdom Award of Honor, 1999
Commission on Cancer, State Chairman of the Year, 1995
World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centers For Primary Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastric Cancer. 5th General Meeting, Sept. 13-15, 1994, Munich, Germany. "Best Presentation" Award, 1994
American Cancer Society, Clinical Fellow, 1986-1987
Junior Basic Science Award, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Educational Foundation, 1982
Hobart Keese Award (for best graduate thesis), Yale University School of Medicine, 1981
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut M.D., cum laude, 1981
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts B.A., magna cum laude, 1977

Select Recent Publications:

Hundahl SA. Surgery for gastric cancer: what the trials indicate. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2012 Jan;21(1):79-97.

Hundahl SA. The potential value of bursectomy in operations for trans-serosal gastric adenocarcinoma. Gastric Cancer. 2012 Jan;15(1):3-4.

MacDonald, JS, Hundahl, S.A., Smalley SR, O’Dea D, Mitchell, EP. Chapter 5 - Gastric Cancer. In: Blanke, Talamonti, and Roedel (eds), Gastrointestinal Oncology-Therapeutic Principles. New York, Heidelberg , 2011

Hundahl, S.A. Tumors of the Stomach. In: Conn’s Current Therapy 2011. Bope, Rakel, and Kellerman (eds), Philadelphia: Elsevier.

Hundahl SA, Peeters KCMJ, Kranenbarg, EK, Hartgrink H, van de Velde, CJH. Autopsy analysis of failure in the Dutch D1-D2 Trial. Further support for "low Maruyama Index" surgery. Gastric Cancer, 2007; 10: 84-86.

Hundahl SA. Surgical Treatment of Gastric Cancer. In: Perry MC, Govindan R (eds.), ASCO Educational Book - 2006, Alexandria: American Society of Clinical Oncology, pp. 226-229, 2006.

Peeters KC, Hundahl SA, Kranenbarg EK, Hartgrink H, van de Velde CJH. Low-maruyama-index surgery for gastric cancer – a blinded re-analysis of the Dutch D1-D2 trial. World J Surg, 29:1576-1584, 2005.

Hundahl SA, Wanebo HJ. Changing gastric cancer treatment in the United States and the pursuit of quality. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 31:605-615, 2005.

Hundahl SA, MacDonald J, Smalley S. Chapter 45 – Stomach. In: Chang AE, Ganz PA, Hayes DF, et al. (eds.), Oncology: An Evidence Based Approach, New York: Springer Verlag, pp. 680-703, Dec 2005.

Hundahl SA. Staging, stage migration and patterns of spread in gastric cancer. Sem Rad Oncol, 12:141-149, 2002.

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