Alex Gustafson
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@AlexGustafsonMD
Gen Surg Resident @YaleSurgRes | Former Immunotherapy and Surgical Oncology Research Fellow @NCI_CCR_SB | @GUMedicine 2020 | @BU_tweets 2014
How can we improve outcomes in pts with new cancer dx?🦀 Results from CoC/NAPBC’s BeyondASK now in @JCO_ASCO! 📈↑ Smoking cessation assistance from 48➡️67.8% ‼️ Scaled improvement feasible in 1yr for academic AND community 🏥 Next: CoC Standard 5.9! doi.org/10.1200/JCO-25…
6 yrs ago I opened my match email and was disappointed. I made the best of it creating lifelong friends, spent time at NCI, and eventually switched residencies. Success isn’t always linear, but I’m so incredibly happy where I am today. Things have a way of working out. #match2026
At #SSO2026, @AlexGustafsonMD shares research showing that testing a patient’s immune cells against tumor organoids, or lab-grown versions of their own tumor, may help predict patient response to TIL therapy. @SocSurgOnc @OncoAlert @SmilowCancer
First in the world SP Robotic Kidney Pancreas tx: - Both grafts placed on the left side - K anast time: 33 min - P anast time: 45 min - Op time: 5h33m - LOS: 4 days @CleClinicUro @amjtransplant @ASTSChimera @AmerUrological @AmCollSurgeons @IHPBA @EAHPBA @AHPBA #Robotics
3: This roadmap highlights next-gen constructs: Armored CAR & TCR cells Bispecific & trispecific antibodies Immune-stimulatory antibody conjugates (ISACs) In vivo gene editing AI-driven engineering It’s a blueprint for transformative cures.
