Overview
Nina Tamirisa is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Tamirisa and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Intraductal Papilloma, Mastectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 40 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Pancreatectomy.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Humana
Locations
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
MD Anderson
Naruhiko Ikoma is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ikoma and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Stomach Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Gastrectomy, and Pancreatectomy.
MD Anderson
Ching-wei Tzeng is a Surgical Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Tzeng and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatectomy, and Hepatectomy.
MD Anderson
Jean Vauthey is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Vauthey and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Pancreatectomy. His top areas of expertise are Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Gallbladder Cancer, Liver Cancer, Hepatectomy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Distinguished
- Breast Cancer
- Experienced
- Angiosarcoma
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallbladder Removal
- Gallstones
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Lymphadenectomy