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Gender:

Male

Primary Hospital Affiliation:

Rhode Island Hospital

Also Associated With:

The Miriam Hospital

Specialties:

Surgery

Surgical Oncology

Education:

Medical School: Brown University, Alpert School of Medicine

Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Areas of Expertise:

Gastrointestinal surgery

Melanoma

Surgical oncology

Website:

www.usasurg.org

Thomas J. Miner, MD, is the director of surgical oncology at Rhode Island Hospital and associate surgical residency program director at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He received his medical degree from Brown University, where he is currently an assistant professor.

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.

His research activities include patient centered outcomes following surgery for advanced malignancy for palliative and curative intent. His 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.