Steven J. Mentzer
Professor
Thoracic Oncology and Gastrointestinal Cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Mentzer received his MD in 1981 from the University of Minnesota. He completed his general surgery training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and his cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto. He also completed a research fellowship at DFCI, where he investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of T lymphocyte function. He is board certified in general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and surgical critical care.
Research Interest
Esophageal cancer, Hyperhidrosis and neurogenic tumors, Lung and pleural cancer, Lung transplantation, Mediastinal tumors, Minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery
Publications
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Mentzer SJ, Konerding MA (2014) Intussusceptive angiogenesis: expansion and remodeling of microvascular networks. Angiogenesis 3 :499-509.
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Belle J, Ysasi A, Bennett RD, Filipovic N, Nejad MI et al (2014) Stretch-induced intussuceptive and sprouting angiogenesis in the chick chorioallantoic membrane. Microvasc Res 95 :60-67.
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Ysasi AB, Wagner WL, Bennett RD, Ackermann M, Valenzuela CD et al (2015) Remodeling of alveolar septa after murine pneumonectomy. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 12 :1237-1244.
