
Overview
I’m a fellowship-trained surgical oncologist who specializes in the surgical management of patients with gastrointestinal malignancies—including soft tissue sarcomas and pancreas, colorectal and gastric cancers. Many of my patients have advanced malignancies and I am always amazed at their resilience. Their determination to fight inspires me to aggressively pursue every surgical option and to study novel techniques to improve surgical outcomes. One of the most important reasons for patients to be treated at Duke is the emphasis on a team-oriented approach to every patient. Nearly every surgical cancer patient is discussed in a multidisciplinary tumor conference in order to assure state of the art care. When I am not in the hospital, my wife and I can be found chasing our two young children or running with our dog.
Dr. Blazer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 261 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Blazer has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Duke Cancer Center
As an orthopaedic oncologist, I am passionate about providing the best diagnostic and therapeutic surgical care for patients with benign or malignant bone or soft tissue tumors of the musculoskeletal system. As the director of the Sarcoma program at the Duke Cancer Institute, my passion is building our team to provide the best clinical care and basic scientific, translational and clinical research to serve our patients. Dr. Brigman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Bone Tumor, Chondrosarcoma, Bone Graft, and Hip Replacement.
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Hong Kim is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dr. Kim is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Kim is currently accepting new patients.
Duke Cancer Center
As an orthopedic oncologist, I treat cancers of the bone and muscle. My background is very different from most doctors. I started as a veterinarian and became interested in cancer because so many dogs have cancer, and I came to medical school to learn how to treat and beat some of these types of cancer. I’m still a veterinarian, and that’s a big part of what we do here. Many cancers of the bone and muscles, called sarcomas, are rare in people, but common in dogs. So continuing to treat dogs with this type of cancer lets us and our group gain a deeper understanding of how these cancers work. With my patients, I try to find out what the cancer has taken from them, and what their goals are for how to get back in control. For some, their goal is to beat the cancer no matter what. For others, the goal is to keep walking or to be able to walk again, or to be in less pain. Then we try to tailor our approach to the patient. Often, people think being a surgical oncologist must be a terrible job. But I find something in each patient to admire, because patients dealing with cancer develop a strength the rest of us don’t get to have. Dr. Eward is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Bone Tumor, Desmoid Tumor, Hip Replacement, and Bone Graft.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Distinguished
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Blazer isDistinguished. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Bone TumorDr. Blazer isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Colorectal CancerDr. Blazer isDistinguished. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell TumorDr. Blazer isDistinguished. Learn about Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor.
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Blazer isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- FibrosarcomaDr. Blazer isDistinguished. Learn about Fibrosarcoma.
- Advanced
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Blazer isAdvanced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Blazer isAdvanced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- DeliriumDr. Blazer isAdvanced. Learn about Delirium.
- Desmoid TumorDr. Blazer isAdvanced. Learn about Desmoid Tumor.
- Epithelioid SarcomaDr. Blazer isAdvanced. Learn about Epithelioid Sarcoma.
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Blazer isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Experienced
- AcrospiromaDr. Blazer isExperienced. Learn about Acrospiroma.
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Blazer isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Adrenal CancerDr. Blazer isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.
- Ampullary CancerDr. Blazer isExperienced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Blazer isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Blazer isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.


