Contact

Address

08, Lance Townsend Building, Austin Hospital

Phone

+61 3 9458 5100

Email

m.nikfarjam@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Associate Professor
Surgery - Austin Health
Education
Medical Doctorate
Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine
Doctorate of Philosophy
University of Melbourne
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Medical Bachelor and Bachelor of Surgery
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0003-4866-276X

A/Prof. Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Associate Professor
Surgery - Austin Health
224 Scholarly works
8 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2021

    Journal article

    Reduction in post-operative pancreatic fistula with polyethylene glycol and recombinant human albumin sealant following stapled distal pancreatectomy
    DOI: 10.1111/ans.17181
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Significant detection of new germline pathogenic variants in Australian Pancreatic Cancer Screening Program participants
    DOI: 10.1186/s13053-021-00190-1
  • 2021

    Research Contracts

    Identification of Novel molecular targets through tissue microarray of human pancreatic specimens
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC CANCER BY NOVEL TREATMENT TARGETS
  • 2015

    Journal article

    Whole genomes redefine the mutational landscape of pancreatic cancer
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14169
  • 2012

    Journal article

    Pancreatic cancer genomes reveal aberrations in axon guidance pathway genes
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11547
  • 2012

    Journal article

    The deubiquitinase USP9X suppresses pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11114
Mehrdad Nikfarjam

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2007
Travelling Fellowship American Pancreatic Association
2004
Sir Edward Hughes Memorial Research Award Monash University
2004
RC Bennett Research Medal Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
2004
Austhos Travelling Research Fellowship Austin Hospital and Ludwig Institute

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2021

    Journal article

    DNA methylation patterns identify subgroups of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors with clinical association
    DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01469-0
  • 2021

    Conference Proceedings

    Investigating real-world treatment sequencing outcomes in advanced pancreatic cancer: A purple translational registry analysis.
    DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2021.39.3_suppl.386
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Targeting DNA Damage Response and Replication Stress in Pancreatic Cancer
    DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.043
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound as a one-off pancreatic cancer screening tool for 122 high- and moderate-risk patients
    DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12432
  • 2020

    Journal article

    PanCO: Updated Results of an Open-Label, Single-Arm Pilot Study of OncoSil P-32 Microparticles in Combination with Standard-of-Care (SoC) Gemcitabine Nab-Paclitaxel or FOLFIRINOX Chemotherapy in Unresectable Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer (uLAPC)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2020.10.007
  • 2020

    Conference Proceedings

    Advanced Endoscopic Techniques
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Cannabinoids Inhibited Pancreatic Cancer via P-21 Activated Kinase 1 Mediated Pathway
    DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218035
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Postoperative complications and hospital costs following small bowel resection surgery
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241020