Dan G. Blazer
Advanced in Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
Advanced in Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
20 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 

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.

Graduate Institution
Duke University School Of Medicine, 1999
Specialties
General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Licenses
Surgery in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowships
Surgical Oncology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute (Maryland)
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Duke Cancer Center
20 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Other Locations
Duke Cancer Center Gastrointestinal (GI) Clinic
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.

Pancreatic Cancer
Stomach Cancer

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.


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Experience:
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