Boris Kuvshinoff II, MD, MBA

Boris Kuvshinoff II, MD, MBA

Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Associate Professor, Division of Gastrointestinal/Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology
Director, Liver and Pancreas Tumor Center
State University of New York at Buffalo
Associate Professor of Surgery

I am the Co-Director of the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Center at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. My primary interest is the diagnosis and treatment of tumors of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts, and stomach. Another major area of interest and experience is the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors, both carcinoid and pancreatic islet cell. I also have expertise in minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery to remove tumors of the liver and pancreas. This includes 15 years of experience in performing radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of liver tumors.

My research interests focus on surgical outcomes in liver and pancreas surgery, neuroendocrine tumors, and surgical simulation. I am currently a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Pancreas Cancer Committee; this group continually updates treatment guidelines that help physicians manage patients with pancreatic cancer.

I am a member of American College of Physician Executives, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and Society of Surgical Oncology. I serve as a peer-reviewer for Annals of Surgical Oncology, the Journal of Surgical Oncology, and World Journal of Surgery. I have authored or co-authored more than 120 journal articles, abstracts, books, and book chapters, and have given numerous presentations around the country concerning gastrointestinal cancers.

Areas of Expertise: 
Liver tumors
Neuroendocrine tumors
Carcinoid
Islet cell tumors of pancreas
Pancreas cancer
Stomach cancer
Gallbladder cancer
Bile duct cancer
Ampullary cancer
Duodenal cancer
Hepatocellular cancer
Microwave ablation
Nanoknife
Whipple procedure
Liver resection
Pancreatectomy
Special Interests: 
Laparoscopic liver and pancreas resection
Microwave ablation
Multidisciplinary treatment of neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumors
Outcomes in liver and pancreas surgery
Nanoknife ablation
Liver and pancreas tumors
Quality improvement in cancer surgery
Board Certification: 
American Board of Surgery
Fellowship: 
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Residency: 
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Education and Training: 
MD - University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
MBA - Yale University, New Haven, CT
Professional Memberships: 
Buffalo Surgical Society
American College of Surgeons
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic
American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
National Cancer Institute
Society of Surgical Oncology
Society of Surgery of the Alimentary
BioMed Central
Cancer Talk Posts
Publications
  • Kulke MH, Benson III AB, Bergsland E, Berlin JD, Blaszkowsky LS, Choti MA, Clark OH, Doherty GM, Eason J, Emerson L, Engstrom PF, Goldner WS, Heslin MJ, Kandeel F, Kunz PL, Kuvshinoff II BW, Moley JF, Pillarisetty VG, Saltz L, Schteingart DE, Shah MH, Shibata S, Strosberg JR, Vauthey J-N, White R, Yao JC. Neuroendocrine tumors. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 2012; 106:724-764
  • May KS, Javle MM, Gibbs JF, Kuvshinoff BW, Fakih M, Russo RC, Flaherty L, Ma WW, Iyer RV, Wilding GE, Chandrasekhar R, Khushalani NI, Yang GY. Analysis of clinical and dosimetric factors associated with change in renal function in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies after chemoradiation to the abdomen. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2010; 764:1193-1198
  • Tempero MA , Kuvshinoff II BW , Malafa MP , Muscarella II P , Nakakura EK , Sasson AR , Thayer SP , Tyler DS , Warren RS , Whiting S , Willett C , Hoffman JP , Hawkins WG , Arnoletti JP , Behrman S , Ben-Josef E , Benson III AB , Berlin JD , Cameron JL , Casper ES , Cohen SJ , Duff M , Ellenhorn JDI , Wolff RA. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 2010; 89:972-1017
  • Javle M, Yu J, Garrett C, Pande A, Kuvshinoff B, Litwin A, Phelan J, Gibbs J, Iyer R. Bevacizumab combined with gemcitabine and capecitabine for advanced pancreatic cancer: a phase II study. British journal of cancer 2009; 10012:1842-1845
  • Chadha MK, Javle MM, Kuvshinoff B, Gibbs JF, Raczyk C, Litwin A, Wilding GE, Mashtare T, Lombardo J, Iyer RV. High-dose octreotide acetate for management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Anticancer research 2009; 2910:4127-4130
  • Bharthuar A, Pearce L, Litwin A, LeVea C, Kuvshinoff B, Iyer R. Metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma and renal cell carcinoma treated with gemcitabine and sunitinib malate. A case report. JOP : Journal of the pancreas 2009; 105:523-527
  • Douglas WG, Wang Y, Gibbs JF, Tracy E, Kuvshinoff B, Huntoon K, Baumann H. Proinflammatory cytokines increase hepatocellular carcinoma cells thermotolerance: evidence of how local inflammation may negatively impact radiofrequency ablation local control rates. Journal of surgical research 2008; 1501:118-124
  • Iyer RV, Gibbs J, Kuvshinoff B, Fakih M, Kepner J, Soehnlein N, Lawrence D, Javle MM. A phase II study of gemcitabine and capecitabine in advanced cholangiocarcinoma and carcinoma of the gallbladder: a single-institution prospective study. Annals of surgical oncology 2007; 1411:3202-3209
  • Agrawal S, Kuvshinoff BW, Khoury T, Yu J, Javle MM, LeVea C, Groth J, Coignet LJ, Gibbs JF. CD24 expression is an independent prognostic marker in cholangiocarcinoma. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery 2007; 114:445-451
  • Foster J, Black J, LeVea C, Khoury T, Kuvshinoff B, Javle M, Gibbs JF. COX-2 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma is an initiation event; while EGF receptor expression with downstream pathway activation is a prognostic predictor of survival. Annals of surgical oncology 2007; 142:752-758
  • Foster JM, Hoshi H, Gibbs JF, Iyer R, Javle M, Chu Q, Kuvshinoff B. Gallbladder cancer: Defining the indications for primary radical resection and radical re-resection. Annals of surgical oncology 2007; 142:833-840
  • Guru KA, Kuvshinoff BW, Pavlov-Shapiro S, Bienko MB, Aftab MN, Brady WE, Mohler JL. Impact of robotics and laparoscopy on surgical skills: A comparative study. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2007; 2041:96-101
  • Willett C, Tempero M, Muscarella II P, Nakakura EK, Sasson AR, Shibata S, Shrieve DC, Talamonti M, Tyler DS, Wang H, Warren RS, Willett C, Malafa MP, Kuvshinoff B, Koh W-J, Alasadi R, Arnoletti JP, Behrman S, Ben-Josef E, Benson III AB, Bhargava P, Cameron JL, Casper ES, Hoffman JP, Kim P, Wolff RA. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 2007; 510:998-1033
  • Kuvshinoff B, Fong Y. Surgical therapy of liver metastases. Seminars in oncology 2007; 343:177-185