David C. Linehan, M.D.

Clinical Interests

Gastrointestinal, Foregut, Stomach, Liver Cancer; Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary & Gastrointestinal Surgery; Liver, Hepatobiliary, Pancreas, Gastrointestinal; Oncology

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-3840

Administrative: (585) 273-2412

Office: (585) 275-2725

Fax: (585) 275-8513

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

110 Science Parkway
Rochester, NY14620

Radiology: (585) 785-5000

Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
Rochester, NY14642

Radiology: (585) 273-4080

Wilmot Cancer Institute
601 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, NY14642

Oncology: (585) 275-5823

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Linehan graduated from the University of Massachusetts Medical School then completed his internship and residency at Deaconess-Harvard Surgical Service. He was chief resident in Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He completed a research fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital and was then the Kristin Ann Carr Fellow in Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
A cancer surgeon, Dr. Linehan specializes in treating cancers of the liver, pancreas, and gastric and biliary tract. At Washington University, he was recognized for bringing novel and innovative therapies to patients with hard-to-treat cancers. He also brought a compassionate, patient-centered approach to a high-volume surgical oncology practice. Dr. Linehan also treats benign surgical conditions of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts.
Dr. Linehan is an internationally renowned researcher, with more than 85 publications. His primary area of research is finding new ways to attack the biology of pancreatic tumors, such as through drug and genetic therapies.

Credentials

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Cancer Center,
Chair - Department of Surgery, (SMD)
Seymour I. Schwartz Professorship in Surgery - Department of Surgery, (SMD)
Professor - Department of Surgery, Oncology (SMD) - Primary

Specialties

Surgery - American Board of Surgery

Education

1986
BA | Dartmouth College
Religion

1990
MD | University of Massachusetts Medical School
Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

08/01/1993 - 06/01/1995
Fellowship in at Brigham and Women's Hospital

09/01/1990 - 06/30/1991
Internship in Surgery-General at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

09/01/1991 - 06/30/1996
Residency in Surgery-General at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

09/01/1996 - 06/30/1997
Fellowship in Surgery-General at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

07/01/1997 - 06/30/1999
Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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Awards

2012
Inaugural Gerry O'Sullivan Memorial Lecturer Award
Sponsor: University College
Location: Cork, Ireland

2006
CTRF Superhero Cancer Researcher Award
Location: Chicago, IL

2004
Evarts A. Graham Teaching Award
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
Location: St. Louis, MO

1999
Young Investigator Award
Sponsor: American Society of Clinical Oncology

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Publications

Journal Articles

12/27/2016
Connolly KA, Belt BA, Figueroa NM, Murthy A, Patel A, Kim M, Lord EM, Linehan DC, Gerber SA. "Increasing the efficacy of radiotherapy by modulating the CCR2/CCR5 chemokine axes." Oncotarget. 2016 Dec 27; 7(52):86522-86535.

5/1/2016
Schoeniger LO, Linehan DC. "Wound Infections After Pancreaticoduodenectomy." JAMA surgery.. 2016 May 1; 151(5):440.

5/2016
Nywening TM, Wang-Gillam A, Sanford DE, Belt BA, Panni RZ, Cusworth BM, Toriola AT, Nieman RK, Worley LA, Yano M, Fowler KJ, Lockhart AC, Suresh R, Tan BR, Lim KH, Fields RC, Strasberg SM, Hawkins WG, DeNardo DG, Goedegebuure SP, Linehan DC. "Targeting tumour-associated macrophages with CCR2 inhibition in combination with FOLFIRINOX in patients with borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a single-centre, open-label, dose-finding, non-randomised, phase 1b trial." The Lancet. Oncology.. 2016 May 0; 17(5):651-62. Epub 2016 Apr 04.

Books & Chapters

2007
Book Title: Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas
Author List: Linehan DC and Jarnagin WR
Edited By: Blumgart LH, Editor-in-Chief
Published By: Elsevier2007 in Philadelphia

2002
Chapter Title: Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors by Radiofrequency, Microwave, and Laser Therapy
Book Title: Malignant Liver Tumors: Current and Emerging Therapies
Author List: Strasberg SM and Linehan DC
Published By: Bartlett and Barnes2002 in Chicago

2001
Chapter Title: Active Immunotherapy
Book Title: Surgical Research
Author List: Linehan DC; Amos K; Eberlein TJ
Edited By: Souba WW and Wilmore, DW
Published By: Academic Press2001 in San Diego, CA

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