Benjamin A. Nacev
Distinguished in Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Dr. Benjamin A. Nacev

Oncology
UPMC
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Distinguished in Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
UPMC
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

Benjamin A. Nacev, MD, PhD, specializes in medical oncology and practices with the University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine. Dr. Nacev completed his medical education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is board certified in Medical Oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Nacev is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Liposarcoma, Synovial Sarcoma, and Fibrosarcoma.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 39 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 20 articles in the study of Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hospital Affiliations
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
5115 Centre Avenue, Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Call: 412-946-2578

Clinical Research

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39 Total Publications

ATRX loss in sarcomas is associated with dysregulated gene and transposable element expression, loss of DNA methylation, and worse survival.
ATRX loss in sarcomas is associated with dysregulated gene and transposable element expression, loss of DNA methylation, and worse survival.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: December 03, 2025
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