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Ben George, MD

William F. Stapp Endowed Chair; Professor of Medicine; Director, Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program; Associate Director for Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine; Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine

Locations

  • Froedtert Hospital
  • Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Specialties

  • Hematology
  • Medical Oncology

Languages

  • English, Malayalam

Cancer Center - Froedtert Hospital

Education

  • MD - Doctor of Medicine

Biography

Dr. George graduated from Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, in Kerala, India in 1998. He was a PhD candidate in Pathology at the Keck School of Medicine (University of Southern California) in Los Angeles, CA from 1999-2004. In 2005, Dr. George completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Ohio and subsequently his residency at Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. He then completed a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the ӰԺ (2007-2010). Most recently, Dr. George completed a dedicated fellowship in Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He is board certified in medical oncology and hematology.

Research Interests

Dr. Ben George joined the ӰԺ faculty in 2011 as an associate professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology. Dr. George specializes in gastrointestinal medical oncology. His interests include colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, small bowel and appendiceal neoplasms, cholangiocarcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma. His current research interests are focused on colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer.

Publications

  • (Beltran Ponce SE, Small CJ, Ahmad T, Patel K, Tsai S, Kamgar M, George B, Kharofa JR, Saeed H, Dua KS, Clarke C, Aldakkak M, Evans DB, Christians K, Paulson ES, Erickson B, Hall WA.) Pract Radiat Oncol. 2024 Aug 23 PMID: 39182645 08/26/2024

  • (Shitara K, Falcone A, Fakih MG, George B, Sundar R, Ranjan S, Van Cutsem E.) Oncologist. 2024 May 03;29(5):e601-e615 PMID: 38366864 PMCID: PMC11067808 02/17/2024

  • (George B, Kudryashova O, Kravets A, Thalji S, Malarkannan S, Kurzrock R, Chernyavskaya E, Gusakova M, Kravchenko D, Tychinin D, Savin E, Alekseeva L, Butusova A, Bagaev A, Shin N, Brown JH, Sethi I, Wang D, Taylor B, McFall T, Kamgar M, Hall WA, Erickson B, Christians KK, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Gastroenterology. 2024 May;166(5):859-871.e3 PMID: 38280684 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85188891214 01/28/2024

  • (Mehdi M, Szabo A, Shreenivas A, Thomas JP, Tsai S, Christians KK, Evans DB, Clarke CN, Hall WA, Erickson B, Ahmed G, Thapa B, McFall T, George B, Kurzrock R, Kamgar M.) Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2024;16:17588359241253113 PMID: 38770091 PMCID: PMC11104030 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85193752803 05/21/2024

  • (de Ortiz de Choudens S, Visotcky A, Banerjee A, Aldakkak M, Tsai S, Evans DB, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Shreenivas A, Kamgar M, Chakrabarti S, Dua KS, Khan AH, Madhavan S, Erickson BA, Hall WA.) Cancer Med. 2024 Jan;13(1):e6582 PMID: 38140796 PMCID: PMC10807686 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180644976 12/23/2023

  • (Thalji SZ, Fernando D, Dua KS, Madhavan S, Chisholm P, Smith ZL, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Evans DB, Tsai S.) Ann Surg. 2023 Dec 01;278(6):e1224-e1231 PMID: 37078282 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176508848 04/20/2023

  • (Shreenivas A, Janku F, Gouda MA, Chen HZ, George B, Kato S, Kurzrock R.) NPJ Precis Oncol. 2023 Sep 29;7(1):101 PMID: 37773318 PMCID: PMC10542332 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85173930134 09/29/2023

  • (Shitara K, George B, Taieb J, Sundar R, Fakih MG, Makris L, Benhadji KA, Ghidini M.) J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2023 Sep;149(11):9361-9374 PMID: 37213030 PMCID: PMC10374776 05/22/2023

  • (Thalji SZ, Aldakkak M, Christians KK, Clarke CN, George B, Kamgar M, Erickson BA, Hall WA, Chisholm P, Kulkarni N, Doucette S, Evans DB, Tsai S.) J Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul;128(1):41-50 PMID: 36960919 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152449940 03/25/2023

  • (Moroney J, Trivella J, George B, White SB.) Cancers (Basel). 2023 May 17;15(10) PMID: 37345129 PMCID: PMC10216313 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85160713805 06/22/2023

  • (Matoska T, Banerjee A, Shreenivas A, Jurkowski L, Shukla ME, Gore EM, Linsky P, Gasparri M, George B, Johnstone C, Johnstone D, Puckett LL.) Cancers (Basel). 2023 Apr 28;15(9) PMID: 37173988 PMCID: PMC10177457 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159164697 05/13/2023

  • (Thapa B, Ahmed G, Szabo A, Kamgar M, Kilari D, Mehdi M, Menon S, Daniel S, Thompson J, Thomas J, George B.) Front Oncol. 2023;13:1025367 PMID: 36865796 PMCID: PMC9971445 03/04/2023