Mark Hennon, MD, FACS

Specialty: Thoracic Surgery
Director, Thoracic Surgery Training Program
Vice Chair, Department of Thoracic Surgery

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Locations

Roswell Park Main Campus
1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355)

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Cancers Treated:

Carcinoid Esophageal Lung Mediastinal Mesothelioma Thymus

Specializing In:

  • Minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy for the diagnosis, staging and palliation of oncologic diseases of the thorax

Research Interests:

  • Minimally invasive surgical approaches for complex lung Tumor Resection
  • Impact of minimally invasive thoracic surgery approaches on short- and long-term outcomes for patients being treated for lung cancer

Positions

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • Associate Professor of Oncology
  • Director, Thoracic Surgery Training Program
  • Vice Chair – Department of Thoracic Surgery

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo

  • Associate Professor of Surgery - Department of Surgery

Background

Education and Training

  • 2002 - MD - State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY
  • 1998 - BS with Honors in Chemistry, summa cum laude - Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA

Residency

  • 2010 - Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
  • 2007-2008 - Executive Chief Resident - Allegheny General Hospital
  • 2006 - Clinical Research Resident - Allegheny General Hospital
  • 2003- 2005, 2006-2008 - General Surgery Resident, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Fellowship

  • 2011 - Thoracic Surgical Oncology/Minimally Invasive Fellowship Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Thoracic Surgery
  • Association for Academic Surgery

Honors & Awards

  • 2013 - 1st place, University at Buffalo Department of Surgery Outstanding Faculty Teacher
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Publications

1. Hennon M, Groman A, Kumar A, Castaldo L, George S, Demmy T, Attwood K, Yendamuri S. Correlation between perioperative outcomes and long-term survival for non-small lung cancer treated at major centers. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Dec 3:S50022-5223(20)33194-9. PMID:33451832

2. Hennon MW, DeGraaff LH, Groman, A, Demmy TL, Yendamuri S. The Association of Nodal Upstaging with Surgical Approach and Its Impact on Long-term Survival After Resection of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 May 1:57(5):888-895. E-pub Nov. 25 2019 PMID: 31764992

3. Hennon MW, Kumar A, Devisetty H, D’Amico T, Demmy TL, Groman A, Yendamuri S. “Minimally Invasive Approaches do not Compromise Outcomes for Pneumonectomy, a Comparison Utilizing the National Cancer Database”. J Thorac Oncol. 2018 Oct 4. Pii: S1556-0864(18)33176-9. Doi:10.1016/j.jtho.2018.2018.09.024 [E-pub ahead of print]PMID:30292851

4. Hennon M, Landreneau RJ. Role of Segmentectomy in Treatment of Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Jan;25(1):59-63. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-5787-5. Epub 2017 Mar 1.

5. Miller JA, Groman A, Yendamuri S, Hennon M. “Radiation with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Outcomes in Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer”. J Surg Res. 2018 Dec 24;236:259-265. Doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.11.052. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30694764