Department of Neurosurgery

Dr. Thomas J. Miner is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of Surgical Oncology at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University.  He received his medical degree from Brown University. Dr. Miner completed a residency in general surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and a fellowship in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.  He is currently the Chief of Surgical Oncology at Rhode Island Hospital and Associate Surgical Residency Program Director at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.  His research activities include patient centered outcomes following surgery for advanced malignancy for palliative and curative intent.  Dr. Miner’s publications include many of the largest published reports on outcomes following palliative surgical procedures.  His efforts in surgical oncology have been directed towards promoting surgical decision making based on patient outcome data, teaching effective decision models for considering palliative procedures, and emphasizing symptom management and quality of life in the surgical patient with advanced cancer.

Degrees
 

1991
MD, Dartmouth-Brown Medical Program
Brown University Medical School
Providence, RI

1987
BA, Anthropology
Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Cambridge, MA
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Postgraduate Training:

1991-1992
Categorical Surgery
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DC

1994-1999
General Surgery
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, DC

2001- 2003
Surgical Oncology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Clinical Interests

Surgery, Surgical Oncology

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