Colin J. Rog

MD
Surgical Oncology

Specializing In:

Surgical Oncology

Research Interests:

HPB cancers Peritoneal surface malignancies Sarcoma, Melanoma

About Colin J. Rog

Biography:

Dr. Rog is a Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellow at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his BS in Chemistry from Duke University and his MD from Baylor College of Medicine prior to completing his General Surgery residency at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA. His clinical and academic interests include tumors of the liver, bile ducts, and pancreas, peritoneal surface malignancies, melanomas, and sarcomas.

Positions

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Fellow
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology
  • Department of Surgical Oncology

Background

Education and Training:

  • 2010-2014 - BS, Chemistry - Duke University, Durham, NC
  • 2014-2018 - MD - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Residency:

  • 2018-2023 - Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA (General Surgery Residency)

Professional Memberships:

  • American College of Surgeons
  • Society of Surgical Oncology

Honors & Awards:

  • 2023 - Chief Resident of the Year - Swedish Medical Center General Surgery Residency
  • 2023 - Resident Research Award - Swedish Medical Center General Surgery Residency
  • 2021 - Best Abstract in Surgical Oncology - WA/OR ACS Annual Meeting
  • 2018 - MD with Honors - Baylor College of Medicine
  • 2014 - Magna Cum Laude - Duke University

Publications

  • Reiter S, Rog CJ, Alassas M, and Ong E (2021). Progression to pseudomyxoma peritonei in patients with low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms discovered at time of appendectomy. The American Journal of Surgery 223(6): 1183-6.
  • Rog CJ, Lucas G, Reiter S, Vetto S, Alassas M, and Ong E (2021). Optimal oncologic and perioperative outcomes of cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy are attainable at a community center. The American Journal of Surgery 221(6): 1200-02.
  • Cai M, He J, Xiong J, Tay LWR, Wang Z, Rog CJ, Wang J, Xie Y, Wang G, Banno Y, Li F, Zhu M, Du G (2016). Phospholipase D1-regulated autophagy supplies free fatty acids to counter nutrient stress in cancer cells. Cell Death and Disease 7(11): e2448.
  • Cai M, He J, Xiong J, Tay LWR, Wang Z, Rog CJ, Wang J, Xie Y, Wang G, Banno Y, Li F, Zhu M, Du G (2016). Phospholipase D1-regulated autophagy supplies free fatty acids to counter nutrient stress in cancer cells. Cell Death and Disease 7(11): e2448.
  • Rog CJ, Chekuri SC, Edgerton ME (2012). Challenges of the information age: the impact of false discovery on pathway identification. BMC Research Notes 5:647.