Allan Tsung, MD
Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology
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Bio & Overview
Allan Tsung, MD, is a surgical oncologist who specializes in evaluating and managing the care of patients with liver, bile duct, and pancreatic cancer.
An expert in laparoscopic and robotic surgery techniques, his goal is to provide innovative treatments, so patients recover faster than with traditional surgery. He also ensures each patient receives comprehensive and personalized care.
“We provide complete physical, emotional, and spiritual support for patients best through a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals, Dr. Tsung shares.
As a child, Dr. Tsung lost his father to cancer. This motivated him to devote his career to fighting cancer. “The treatments back then were unable to cure my father of his disease,” he says. “That was unacceptable to me and has fueled my career to always look for novel and personalized treatment options for all of my patients battling cancer.”
He adds, “I am both a surgeon and scientist. As a surgeon, it’s important to know what questions need to be answered to better treat our cancer patients. And as a scientist, my role is to study and gain new knowledge needed to answer those questions.
“Through research, we have improved the outcomes of patients with cancer. But there is a lot of work yet to be done to ensure that no one dies of this disease.”
Academic Information
- Department
- Surgery
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Surgical Oncology / Endocrine Surgery
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- Chinese - Mandarin, English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- University Hospital of Brooklyn-SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Residency
- UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Fellowships
- UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Certification
- American Board of Surgery (Surgery (General Surgery))
- Appointment
- Chair - Department of Surgery
Highlights
Meet Allan Tsung, MD
My name is Allan Tsung, and I'm a cancer surgeon. I focus on cancers that go to the liver, bile duct, and pancreas. My father died of cancer when I was young, and that was unacceptable to me. Back then, the question I used to ask was, "Why can't we do better?" But now, as a cancer surgeon, the question I ask is, "How can I do better in helping my patients through this difficult journey?" My goal is to get my patients back to their families as soon as possible. That is why I focus on minimally invasive procedures, such as laparoscopic or robotic procedures for patients needing complex surgery for the liver, bile duct, and pancreas. From my standpoint, smaller incisions, decreased pain, shorter length of stay, that's going to return their lives back to normal as soon as possible. I'm passionate about providing hope to all my cancer patients no matter what the stage is. Here at the University of Virginia, we work together as a team. The best cancer care is actually multidisciplinary care, meaning that we work collaboratively as a group of specialists focused on coming up with the right diagnosis, analyzing, as well as discussing all the innovative and personalized options for each individual patient.
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