James Clark
Resident - General Surgery
University of Washington Medical Center
1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
About
Dr. Clark underwent medical school training at Rush Medical College of Rush University in Chicago, IL prior to moving to Sacramento, CA for General Surgery residency training at the University of California, Davis. He is currently a cardiothoracic surgery fellow at the University of Washington, and will focus his career on improving outcomes from lung and esophageal cancer surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive/robotic surgical techniques.
Research
Published Manuscripts
1. Clark JM, Utter GH, Nuno M, Romano PS, Brown LM, Cooke DT. ICD-10-CM/PCS: potential methodologic strengths and challenges for thoracic surgery researchers and reviewers. J Thorac Dis 2019;11(Suppl 4):S585-S595.
2. David EA, Anderson SW, Beckett LA, Melnikow J, Clark JM, Brown LM, Cooke DT, Kelly K, Canter RJ. Survival benefits associated with surgery for advanced non–small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Nov; 14. pii: S0022-5223(18)32941-6.
3. David EA, Clark JM, Cooke DT, Melnikow J, Kelly K, Canter RJ. The Role of Thoracic Surgery in the Therapeutic Management of Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2017 Nov;12(11):1636-1645.
4. Clark JM, Heifetz LJ, Palmer D, Brown LM, Cooke DT, David EA. Telehealth allows for clinical trial participation and multimodality therapy in a rural patient with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2016;9:139-142.
5. Medairos RA, Clark JM, Holoubek S, Kubasiak JC, Pithadia R, Hamid F, Chmielewski GW, Warren WH, Basu S, Borgia JA, Liptay MJ, Seder CW. Metformin exposure is associated with improved progression-free survival in diabetic patients after resection for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Jul;152(1):55-61.e1.
6. Sloan, EP, Koenigsberg M, Weir, WB, Clark JM, O’Connor R, Olinger M, Cydulka R. Emergency Resuscitation of Patients Enrolled in the US Diaspirin Cross-Linked Hemoglobin (DCLHb) Clinical Efficacy Trial. Prehosp Disaster Med 2015 Feb;30(1):54-61
7. Sloan EP, Koenigsberg M, Clark JM, Weir WB, Philbin N. Shock index and prediction of traumatic hemorrhagic shock 28-day mortality: data from the DCLHb resuscitation clinical trials. West J of Emerg Med 2014 Nov;15(7):795-802
8. Clark JM, Kelley B, Titze J, Fung H, Maciejewski J, Nathan S, Rich E, Basu S, Kaufman HL. Clinical and safety profile of high-dose interleukin-2 treatment in elderly patients with metastatic melanoma and renal cell carcinoma. Oncology 2013;84(2):123-126
9. Sloan EP, Koenigsberg M, Clark JM, Desai A. The use of the Revised Trauma Score as an entry criterion in traumatic hemorrhagic shock studies: data from the DCLHb clinical trials. Prehosp Disaster Med. Aug 2012;27(4):330-344
Awards
“2019 American Association of Thoracic Surgery Member for a Day Program” recipient for the AATS 99th Annual Meeting, May 2019.
“Top Clinical Research Award” – University of California Davis Department of Surgery Annual Research Symposium. April 23rd, 2019
2nd Place in the “Thomas R. Russell MD, FACS Surgical Trainee Research Competition” – Northern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Berkeley, CA. March 16th, 2019
“Top Clinical Research Award” – University of California Davis Department of Surgery Annual Research Symposium. April 24th, 2018
“2018 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Looking to the Future Scholarship” recipient for the STS 54th Annual Meeting. January 2018.
“Top Clinical Research Award” – University of California Davis Department of Surgery Annual Research Symposium. April 18th, 2017
Organizations
Other Interests
Avid bicycler and painter; Experienced skier and snowboarder; Amateur gardener; Burgeoning woodworker