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Tara Sotsky Kent, MD, MS

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Phone: (617) 667-0779
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tkent@bidmc.harvard.edu

Tara Sotsky Kent, MD, MS

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

EDUCATIONAL TITLES

  • Associate Professor, Surgery, Harvard Medical School
  • Program Director, General Surgery Residency, Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Associate Clerkship Director, Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

DF/HCC PROGRAM AFFILIATION

Research Abstract

I am a general surgeon specializing in pancreatic and biliary surgical disease, particularly pancreatic cancer, benign and premalignant lesions, as well as pancreatitis. In addition to my clinical pancreatic and biliary surgical practice, I have outcomes research focused on pancreatic surgical patients, primarily investigating problems and potential process improvement associated with transitions of care from inpatient to outpatient. This effort has incorporated both database work and qualitative and survey-based methodology, for which I have a foundation through my undergraduate and master’s theses, both of which utilized this methodology. My current efforts, in collaboration with my clinical partners and our Institute for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, are to expand the scope of such research to incorporate patient-centered approaches to improving care for our surgical patients, through better and more accessible patient/family information and streamlined access to care. My third area of focus is surgical education. As general surgery residency program director, I am continuously involved in both managing our current residents and residency, as well as in ongoing program self-evaluation efforts and improvement. This position has led to a nascent surgical education research program, through which I am investigating the impact of regulations on current surgical training, as well as evaluating efforts to develop our trainees as teachers themselves and developing an understanding of best practice for intraoperative and bedside teaching, as well as curricular development.

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  • Grossman JE, Muthuswamy L, Huang L, Akshinthala D, Perea S, Gonzalez RS, Tsai LL, Cohen J, Bockorny B, Bullock AJ, Schlechter B, Peters MLB, Conahan C, Narasimhan S, Lim C, Davis RB, Besaw R, Sawhney MS, Pleskow D, Berzin TM, Smith M, Kent TS, Callery M, Muthuswamy SK, Hidalgo M. Organoid Sensitivity Correlates with Therapeutic Response in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2021. PubMed
  • Brubaker LS, Casciani F, Fisher WE, Wood AL, Cagigas MN, Trudeau MT, Parikh VJ, Baugh KA, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston MP, Callery MP, Christein JD, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Dillhoff ME, Dixon E, House MG, Hughes SJ, Kent TS, Kunstman JW, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM, Van Buren G. A risk-adjusted analysis of drain use in pancreaticoduodenectomy: Some is good, but more may not be better. Surgery 2021. PubMed
  • Calvillo-Ortiz R, Polanco-Santana JC, Castillo-Angeles M, Allar BG, Anguiano-Landa L, Ghaffarpasand E, Barrows C, Callery MP, Kent TS. Language Proficiency and Survival in Pancreatic Cancer: a Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. J Gastrointest Surg 2021. PubMed
  • Casciani F, Trudeau MT, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston MP, Callery MP, Christein JD, Falconi M, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Dillhoff ME, Dickson EJ, Dixon E, Fisher WE, House MG, Hughes SJ, Kent TS, Kunstman JW, Malleo G, Partelli S, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM, . The effect of high intraoperative blood loss on pancreatic fistula development after pancreatoduodenectomy: An international, multi-institutional propensity score matched analysis. Surgery 2021. PubMed
  • Casciani F, Trudeau MT, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston MP, Callery MP, Christein JD, Falconi M, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Dillhoff ME, Dickson EJ, Dixon E, Fisher WE, House MG, Hughes SJ, Kent TS, Malleo G, Partelli S, Salem RR, Stauffer JA, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM, . Surgeon experience contributes to improved outcomes in pancreatoduodenectomies at high risk for fistula development. Surgery 2020. PubMed
  • Trudeau MT, Casciani F, Maggino L, Seykora TF, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston MP, Callery MP, Castillo CF, Christein JD, Dillhoff ME, Dickson EJ, Dixon E, Fisher WE, House MG, Hughes SJ, Kent TS, Malleo G, Salem RR, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM, . The Influence of Intraoperative Blood Loss on Fistula Development Following Pancreatoduodenectomy. Ann Surg 2020. PubMed
  • Moekotte AL, van Roessel S, Malleo G, Rajak R, Ecker BL, Fontana M, Han HS, Rabie M, Roberts KJ, Khalil K, White SA, Robinson S, Halimi A, Zarantonello L, Fusai GK, Gradinariu G, Alseidi A, Bonds M, Dreyer S, Jamieson NB, Mowbray N, Al-Sarireh B, Mavroeidis VK, Soonawalla Z, Napoli N, Boggi U, Kent TS, Fisher WE, Tang CN, Bolm L, House MG, Dillhoff ME, Behrman SW, Nakamura M, Ball CG, Berger AC, Christein JD, Zureikat AH, Salem RR, Vollmer CM, Salvia R, Besselink MG, Abu Hilal M, , Aljarrah R, Barrows C, Cagigas MN, Lai ECH, Wellner U, Aversa J, Dickson PV, Ohtsuka T, Dixon E, Zheng R, Kowalski S, Freedman-Weiss M. Development and external validation of a prediction model for survival in patients with resected ampullary adenocarcinoma. Eur J Surg Oncol 2020; 46:1717-1726. PubMed
  • Trudeau MT, Casciani F, Ecker BL, Maggino L, Seykora TF, Puri P, McMillan MT, Miller B, Pratt WB, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston MP, Callery MP, Castillo CF, Christein JD, Dillhoff ME, Dickson EJ, Dixon E, Fisher WE, House MG, Hughes SJ, Kent TS, Malleo G, Salem RR, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM, . The Fistula Risk Score Catalog: Toward Precision Medicine for Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreatoduodenectomy. Ann Surg 2020. PubMed
  • Stackhouse KA, Storino A, Watkins AA, Gooding W, Callery MP, Kent TS, Sawhney MS, Moser AJ. Biliary palliation for unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: surgical bypass or self-expanding metal stent? 2019. PubMed
  • Ecker BL, Vollmer CM, Behrman SW, Allegrini V, Aversa J, Ball CG, Barrows CE, Berger AC, Cagigas MN, Christein JD, Dixon E, Fisher WE, Freedman-Weiss M, Guzman-Pruneda F, Hollis RH, House MG, Kent TS, Kowalsky SJ, Malleo G, Salem RR, Salvia R, Schmidt CR, Seykora TF, Zheng R, Zureikat AH, Dickson PV. Role of Adjuvant Multimodality Therapy After Curative-Intent Resection of Ampullary Carcinoma. JAMA Surg 2019. PubMed
  • Ore AS, Klompmaker S, Stackhouse K, Solis-Velasco M, Francken M, Callery MP, Kent TS, Moser AJ. Does surgical approach affect outcomes of enucleation for benign and low-grade pancreatic tumors? An ACS-NSQIP evaluation. 2019. PubMed
  • Klompmaker S, van der Vliet WJ, Thoolen SJ, Ore AS, Verkoulen K, Solis-Velasco M, Canacari EG, Kruskal JB, Khwaja KO, Tseng JF, Callery MP, Kent TS, Moser AJ. Procedure-specific Training for Robot-assisted Distal Pancreatectomy. Ann Surg 2019. PubMed
  • Solis-Velasco MA, Ore Carranza AS, Stackhouse KA, Verkoulen K, Watkins AA, Akhouri V, Callery MP, Kent TS, James Moser A. Transversus abdominis plane block reduces pain and narcotic consumption after robot-assisted distal pancreatectomy. 2019. PubMed
  • van Roessel S, Kasumova GG, Verheij J, Najarian RM, Maggino L, de Pastena M, Malleo G, Marchegiani G, Salvia R, Ng SC, de Geus SW, Lof S, Giovinazzo F, van Dam JL, Kent TS, Busch OR, van Eijck CH, Koerkamp BG, Abu Hilal M, Bassi C, Tseng JF, Besselink MG. International Validation of the Eighth Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM Staging System in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer. JAMA Surg 2018. PubMed
  • Storino A, Guetter C, Castillo-Angeles M, Watkins AA, Mancias JD, Bullock A, James Moser A, Kent TS. What Patients Look for When Browsing Online for Pancreatic Cancer: The Bait Behind the Byte. World J Surg 2018. PubMed
  • Fadayomi AB, Kasumova GG, Tabatabaie O, de Geus SWL, Kent TS, Ng SC, Moser AJ, Callery MP, Ashley SW, Tseng JF. Unique predictors and economic burden of superficial and deep/organ space surgical site infections following pancreatectomy. 2018. PubMed
  • de Geus SWL, Kasumova GG, Sachs TE, Ng SC, Kent TS, Moser AJ, Vahrmeijer AL, Callery MP, Tseng JF. Neoadjuvant therapy affects margins and margins affect all: perioperative and survival outcomes in resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 2018. PubMed
  • de Geus SWL, Kasumova GG, Eskander MF, Ng SC, Kent TS, James Moser A, Vahrmeijer AL, Callery MP, Tseng JF. Is Neoadjuvant Therapy Sufficient in Resected Pancreatic Cancer Patients? A National Study. J Gastrointest Surg 2017. PubMed
  • Watkins AA, Kent TS, Gooding WE, Boggi U, Chalikonda S, Kendrick ML, Walsh RM, Zeh HJ, Moser AJ. Multicenter outcomes of robotic reconstruction during the early learning curve for minimally-invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy. 2017. PubMed
  • Puri PM, Watkins AA, Kent TS, Maggino L, Jeganathan JG, Callery MP, Drebin JA, Vollmer CM. Decision-Making for the Management of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas: How Satisfied Are Patients with Surgery? J Gastrointest Surg 2017. PubMed
  • Ecker BL, McMillan MT, Allegrini V, Bassi C, Beane JD, Beckman RM, Behrman SW, Dickson EJ, Callery MP, Christein JD, Drebin JA, Hollis RH, House MG, Jamieson NB, Javed AA, Kent TS, Kluger MD, Kowalsky SJ, Maggino L, Malleo G, Valero V, Velu LKP, Watkins AA, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM. Risk Factors and Mitigation Strategies for Pancreatic Fistula After Distal Pancreatectomy: Analysis of 2026 Resections From the International, Multi-institutional Distal Pancreatectomy Study Group. Ann Surg 2017. PubMed
  • Ecker BL, McMillan MT, Maggino L, Allegrini V, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Beane JD, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston M, Callery MP, Christein JD, Dickson E, Dixon E, Drebin JA, Castillo CF, Fisher WE, Fong ZV, Haverick E, Hollis RH, House MG, Hughes SJ, Jamieson NB, Kent TS, Kowalsky SJ, Kunstman JW, Malleo G, Salem RR, Soares KC, Valero V, Watkins AA, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM. Pancreatogastrostomy Vs. Pancreatojejunostomy: a Risk-Stratified Analysis of 5316 Pancreatoduodenectomies. J Gastrointest Surg 2017. PubMed
  • de Geus SWL, Eskander MF, Kasumova GG, Ng SC, Kent TS, Mancias JD, Callery MP, Mahadevan A, Tseng JF. Stereotactic body radiotherapy for unresected pancreatic cancer: A nationwide review. Cancer 2017. PubMed
  • Ecker BL, McMillan MT, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Beane JD, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Dickson EJ, Bloomston M, Callery MP, Christein JD, Dixon E, Drebin JA, Castillo CF, Fisher WE, Fong ZV, Haverick E, Hollis RH, House MG, Hughes SJ, Jamieson NB, Javed AA, Kent TS, Kowalsky SJ, Kunstman JW, Malleo G, Poruk KE, Salem RR, Schmidt CR, Soares K, Stauffer JA, Valero V, Velu LKP, Watkins AA, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM. Characterization and Optimal Management of High-Risk Pancreatic Anastomoses During Pancreatoduodenectomy. Ann Surg 2017. PubMed
  • Tabatabaie O, Kasumova GG, Kent TS, Eskander MF, Fadayomi AB, Ng SC, Critchlow JF, Tawa NE, Tseng JF. Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis after port insertion: What are the risk factors? Surgery 2017. PubMed
  • McMillan MT, Ecker BL, Behrman SW, Callery MP, Christein JD, Drebin JA, Fraker DL, Kent TS, Lee MK, Roses RE, Sprys MH, Vollmer CM. Externalized Stents for Pancreatoduodenectomy Provide Value Only in High-Risk Scenarios. J Gastrointest Surg 2016; 20:2052-2062. PubMed
  • Abbott DE, Tzeng CW, McMillan MT, Callery MP, Kent TS, Christein JD, Behrman SW, Schauer DP, Hanseman DJ, Eckman MH, Vollmer CM. Pancreas fistula risk prediction: implications for hospital costs and payments. 2016. PubMed
  • Kennedy GT, McMillan MT, Sprys MH, Bassi C, Greig PD, Hansen PD, Jeyarajah DR, Kent TS, Malleo G, Marchegiani G, Minter RM, Vollmer CM. The influence of fellowship training on the practice of pancreatoduodenectomy. 2016. PubMed
  • Kasumova GG, Eskander MF, Kent TS, Ng SC, Moser AJ, Ahmed M, Pleskow DK, Callery MP, Tseng JF. Hemorrhage after pancreaticoduodenectomy: does timing matter? 2016; 18:861-869. PubMed
  • Bliss LA, Eskander MF, Kent TS, Watkins AA, de Geus SW, Storino A, Ng SC, Callery MP, Moser AJ, Tseng JF. Early surgical bypass versus endoscopic stent placement in pancreatic cancer. 2016; 18:671-7. PubMed
  • McMillan MT, Allegrini V, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Beane JD, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston M, Callery MP, Christein JD, Dickson E, Dixon E, Drebin JA, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Fisher WE, Fong ZV, Haverick E, Hollis RH, House MG, Hughes SJ, Jamieson NB, Kent TS, Kowalsky SJ, Kunstman JW, Malleo G, McElhany AL, Salem RR, Soares KC, Sprys MH, Valero V, Watkins AA, Wolfgang CL, Zureikat AH, Vollmer CM. Incorporation of Procedure-specific Risk Into the ACS-NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator Improves the Prediction of Morbidity and Mortality After Pancreatoduodenectomy. Ann Surg 2016. PubMed
  • Storino A, Castillo-Angeles M, Watkins AA, Vargas C, Mancias JD, Bullock A, Demirjian A, Moser AJ, Kent TS. Assessing the Accuracy and Readability of Online Health Information for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer. JAMA Surg 2016. PubMed
  • McMillan MT, Soi S, Asbun HJ, Ball CG, Bassi C, Beane JD, Behrman SW, Berger AC, Bloomston M, Callery MP, Christein JD, Dixon E, Drebin JA, Castillo CF, Fisher WE, Ven Fong Z, House MG, Hughes SJ, Kent TS, Kunstman JW, Malleo G, Miller BC, Salem RR, Soares K, Valero V, Wolfgang CL, Vollmer CM. Risk-adjusted Outcomes of Clinically Relevant Pancreatic Fistula Following Pancreatoduodenectomy: A Model for Performance Evaluation. Ann Surg 2015. PubMed
  • McMillan MT, Christein JD, Callery MP, Behrman SW, Drebin JA, Hollis RH, Kent TS, Miller BC, Sprys MH, Watkins AA, Strasberg SM, Vollmer CM. Comparing the burden of pancreatic fistulas after pancreatoduodenectomy and distal pancreatectomy. Surgery 2015. PubMed
  • de Geus SW, Bliss LA, Eskander MF, Ng SC, Vahrmeijer AL, Mahadevan A, Kent TS, Moser AJ, Callery MP, Bonsing BA, Tseng JF. A Tale of Two Cities: Reconsidering Adjuvant Radiation in Pancreatic Cancer Care. J Gastrointest Surg 2015. PubMed
  • Bliss LA, Yang CJ, Eskander MF, de Geus SW, Callery MP, Kent TS, Moser AJ, Freedman SD, Tseng JF. Surgical management of chronic pancreatitis: current utilization in the United States. 2015; 17:804-10. PubMed
  • Downs-Canner S, Van der Vliet WJ, Thoolen SJ, Boone BA, Zureikat AH, Hogg ME, Bartlett DL, Callery MP, Kent TS, Zeh HJ, Moser AJ. Robotic surgery for benign duodenal tumors. J Gastrointest Surg 2015; 19:306-12. PubMed
  • Brook OR, Brook A, Vollmer CM, Kent TS, Sanchez N, Pedrosa I. Structured reporting of multiphasic CT for pancreatic cancer: potential effect on staging and surgical planning. Radiology 2015. PubMed
  • McKinley SK, Petrusa ER, Fiedeldey-Van Dijk C, Mullen JT, Smink DS, Scott-Vernaglia SE, Kent TS, Black-Schaffer WS, Phitayakorn R. A multi-institutional study of the emotional intelligence of resident physicians. Am J Surg 2015; 209:26-33. PubMed
  • McMillan MT, Christein JD, Callery MP, Behrman SW, Drebin JA, Kent TS, Miller BC, Lewis RS, Vollmer CM. Prophylactic octreotide for pancreatoduodenectomy: more harm than good? 2014; 16:954-62. PubMed
  • Bliss LA, Yang CJ, Chau Z, Ng SC, McFadden DW, Kent TS, Moser AJ, Callery MP, Tseng JF. Patient selection and the volume effect in pancreatic surgery: unequal benefits? 2014. PubMed
  • McKinley SK, Petrusa ER, Fiedeldey-Van Dijk C, Mullen JT, Smink DS, Scott-Vernaglia SE, Kent TS, Black-Schaffer WS, Phitayakorn R. Are there gender differences in the emotional intelligence of resident physicians? J Surg Educ 2014. PubMed
  • Chau Z, West JK, Zhou Z, McDade T, Smith JK, Ng SC, Kent TS, Callery MP, Moser AJ, Tseng JF. Rankings versus reality in pancreatic cancer surgery: a real-world comparison. 2014. PubMed
  • Miller BC, Christein JD, Behrman SW, Callery MP, Drebin JA, Kent TS, Pratt WB, Lewis RS, Vollmer CM. Assessing the impact of a fistula after a pancreaticoduodenectomy using the Post-operative Morbidity Index. 2013; 15:781-8. PubMed
  • Glass CC, Gondek SP, Vollmer CM, Callery MP, Kent TS. Readmission following pancreatectomy: what can be improved? 2013. PubMed
  • Sachs TE, Pratt WB, Kent TS, Callery MP, Vollmer CM. The pancreaticojejunal anastomotic stent: friend or foe? Surgery 2013; 153:651-62. PubMed
  • Kent TS, Sachs TE, Callery MP, Vollmer CM. The burden of infection for elective pancreatic resections. Surgery 2013. PubMed
  • Callery MP, Pratt WB, Kent TS, Chaikof EL, Vollmer CM. A prospectively validated clinical risk score accurately predicts pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy. J Am Coll Surg 2013. PubMed
  • Kalish BT, Vollmer CM, Kent TS, Nealon WH, Tseng JF, Callery MP. Quality assessment in pancreatic surgery: what might tomorrow require? J Gastrointest Surg 2013. PubMed
  • Lewis R, Drebin JA, Callery MP, Fraker D, Kent TS, Gates J, Vollmer CM. A contemporary analysis of survival for resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. 2013; 15:49-60. PubMed
  • Vollmer CM, Sanchez N, Gondek S, McAuliffe J, Kent TS, Christein JD, Callery MP, . A root-cause analysis of mortality following major pancreatectomy. J Gastrointest Surg 2012; 16:89-102; discussion 102-3. PubMed
  • Kent TS, Sachs TE, Sanchez N, Vollmer CM, Callery MP. Conditional survival in pancreatic cancer: better than expected. 2011; 13:876-80. PubMed
  • Kent TS, Sachs TE, Callery MP, Vollmer CM. Readmission after major pancreatic resection: a necessary evil? J Am Coll Surg 2011; 213:515-23. PubMed
  • Kent TS, Callery MP, Vollmer CM. The bridge stent technique for salvage of pancreaticojejunal anastomotic dehiscence. 2010; 12:577-82. PubMed
  • Demirjian AN, Kent TS, Callery MP, Vollmer CM. The inconsistent nature of symptomatic pancreatico-jejunostomy anastomotic strictures. 2010; 12:482-7. PubMed
  • Kent TS, Raptopoulos V, Callery MP, Gautam S, Vollmer CM. Escalating computed tomography angiogram (CTA) grade predicts unresectability and margin status for pancreaticobiliary neoplasms. 2010; 12:115-22. PubMed
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