Board Certification
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American Board of Surgery (Sub: Complex General Surgical Oncology)
American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently praise Dr. Asare for his expertise, clear explanations, and professional yet warm manner, which helps them understand complex diagnoses and treatment options. Reviews highlight his thoroughness, patience in answering questions, availability and responsiveness, and an ability to put patients and families at ease. Many comment on his surgical skill, attentive follow-up, and the supportive, coordinated care from his team that leaves them confident in their care.
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Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Surgery
-Associate Professor |
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| Academic Divisions |
Surgical Oncology
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Surgery (Sub: Complex General Surgical Oncology)
American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
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Education history
| Certification | Health Sciences Leadership Development - University of Utah | Certificate |
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| Fellowship | Complex General Surgical Oncology - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Clinical Fellow |
| Residency | General Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals | Resident |
| Graduate Training | Health Services and Outcomes Research - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | M.S. |
| Residency | General Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals | Resident |
| Internship | General Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals | Intern |
| Doctoral Training | Medicine - Howard University College of Medicine | M.D. |
| Undergraduate | Biology and Chemistry (double major) - Randolph-Macon College | B.S. |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Olawaiye AB, Asare EA, Hagemann IS, Bhosale PR, Gaillard S, Rous B, Rungruang B, Uppal S, Turashvili G, Alektiar KM, Cosin JA, Krishnamurti U, Chen LM, Fujiwara K, Powell MA, Cuello MA, Mutch DG (2026). The new (version 9) American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging protocol for carcinoma of the vulva. CA Cancer J Clin, 76(5), e70104.
- Kim LT, Jaiswal K, Fahy B, CGSO EPA Team (2025). Development of Entrustable Professional Activities for Complex General Surgical Oncology. Ann Surg Oncol.
- Borgers JSW, Johnson DB, Livingstone E, Schadendorf D, Buchbinder EI, Haydu LE, Gohil L, Robinson WA, Mehmi I, Hamid O, Ferreira M, Salama AKS, Dimitriou F, Carlino MS, Long GV, Ascierto PA, Simeone E, Najjar YG, Hospers GAP, Choi J, Chandra S, Wayne JD, Garca CIR, Xu W, Lebb C, Da-Meda L, Atkinson V, Mckean M, Forschner A, Asare EA, Daletzakis A, Taylor JS, Amant F, Tsai KK, Eroglu Z, Haanen JBAG, Glitza de Oliva IC (2025). Advanced stage melanoma during pregnancy: recommendations from a retrospective, multicentre, registry-based study. EClinicalMedicine, 89, 103501.
- Foote MK, Perrier ND, Greene FL, Asare EA, Rosen JE (2025). Letter to the Editor: Revisiting a "Revised Perspective on the American Joint Committee on Cancer's Staging System for Medullary Thyroid Cancer". J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 23(9).
- Janczewski LM, Gress DM, Gershenwald JE, Asare EA (2025). A Refresher on the Key Terminologies and Principles of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging System. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 23(7).
- Jesme C (2025). Long-term follow-up of patterns of melanoma early and late recurrence after adjuvant anti-PD1 therapy. J Clin Oncol, 43, e21527-e21527.
- Shen N, Creveling P, Horns JJ, Bleicher J, Hyngstrom J, Bowles T, Andreae M, Onega T, Asare EA (2024). Association between history of viral infections and melanoma mortality. Heliyon, 10(22).
- Asare AO, Horns JJ, Stagg BC, Richards-Steed R, Young M, Watt MH, Stipelman C, Del Fiol G, Hartmann EE, Keenan HT, Asare EA, Smith JD (2024). Vision screening for preschoolers with commercial insurance: impact of geography. J AAPOS, 28(6), 104054.
- Shen N, Creveling P, Horns JJ, Bleicher J, Hyngstrom J, Bowles T, Andreae M, Onega T, Asare EA (2024). Association between history of viral infections and melanoma mortality. Heliyon, 10(22), e40353.
- Shen N, Ramanathan S, Horns JJ, Hyngstrom JR, Bowles TL, Grossman D, Asare EA (2024). The benefit of sentinel lymph node biopsy in elderly patients with melanoma: A retrospective analysis of SEER Medicare data (2010-2018). Am J Surg, 237, 115896.
- Lindsley JE, Abali EE, Asare EA, Chow CJ, Cluff C, Hernandez M, Jamieson S, Kaushal A, Woods NN (2024). Contribution of Basic Science Education to the Professional Identity Development of Medical Learners: A Critical Scoping Review. Acad Med.
- Chauhan A, Chan K, Halfdanarson TR, Bellizzi AM, Rindi G, OToole D, Ge PS, Jain D, Dasari A, Anaya DA, Bergsland E, Mittra E, Wei AC, Hope TA, Kendi AT, Thomas SM, Flem S, Brierley J, Asare EA, Washington K, Shi C (2024). Critical updates in neuroendocrine tumors: Version 9 American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. CA Cancer J Clin.
- Asare EA, Fayanju OM (2024). Hope for a Future Free of Unconscious Biases and Racial Anxiety in Cancer Care. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 22(2), 137-138.
- Fastner S, Creveling P, Shen N, Horns JJ, Bowles TL, Hyngstrom J, Asare EA (2024). Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography Utilization for Extremity Melanomas at a High-Volume Center. J Surg Res, 296, 196-202.
- Janczewski LM, Browner A, Cotler J, Nelson H, Ballman KV, LeBlanc M, Gollub MJ, Eng C, Brierley JD, Palefsky JM, Goldberg RM, Goodman KA, Washington MK, Asare EA, Palis B (2023). Data-driven optimization of version 9 American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for anal cancer. Cancer.
- Brunsgaard EK, Bowles TL, Asare EA, Grossmann K, Boucher KM, Grossmann A, Jackson JA, Wada DA, Rathore R, Budde G, Grandemange A, Hyngstrom JR (2023). Feasibility of personalized circulating tumor DNA detection in stage II and III melanoma. Melanoma Res, 33(3), 184-191.
- Asare EA, Fisher SB, Chiang YJ, Haydu LE, Patel SH, Keung EZ, Lucci A, Wargo J, Gershenwald JE, Ross MI, Lee JE (2023). Melanoma metastatic to the adrenal gland: An update on the role of adrenalectomy in multidisciplinary management. J Surg Oncol.
- Asare EA, Brookland RK, Gershenwald JE, Nelson H, Washington MK (2023). Letter to the Editor: Re: Reimagining Cancer Staging in the Era of Evolutionary Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 21(4), xviii.
- Lillemoe HA, Williams JK, Teshome MK, Zheng L, Francescatti AB, Hieken TJ, Katz MH, Hunt KH, Vreeland TJ, Asare EA (2022). Setting the Standard for Cutaneous Melanoma Wide Local Excision: An Overview of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Standard 5.5. J Am Coll Surg, 236(2), 424-428.
- Pearson J, Jacobson C, Ugochukwu N, Asare E, Kan K, Pace N, Han J, Wan N, Schonberger R, Andreae M (2022). Geospatial analysis of patients' social determinants of health for health systems science and disparity research. Int Anesthesiol Clin, 61(1), 49-62.
- Asare EA, Lussiez A, Watt MH, Dally CK, Micah EA, Kwakye G (2022). Do you want to be told if you have cancer? A cross-sectional survey of Ghanaians. J Glob Health Rep, 6.
- Asare EA, Swami U, Stewart JH 4th (2021). Landmark Series on Disparities in Surgical Oncology: Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol, 28, 6986-6993.
- Asare EA, Stewart JH 4th (2021). ASO Author Reflections: Melanoma Killed Bob Marley and Others Too. Ann Surg Oncol, 28, 6994.
- Bleicher J, Asare EA, Flores S, Bowles TL, Bowen GM, Hyngstrom JR (2020). Oncologic outcomes of patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC): A multi-institutional cohort study. Am J Surg, 221(4), 844-849.
- Bleicher J, Cohan JN, Huang LC, Peche W, Pickron TB, Scaife CL, Bowles TL, Hyngstrom JR, Asare EA (2020). Trends in the management of anorectal melanoma: A multi-institutional retrospective study and review of the world literature. World J Gastroenterol, 27(3), 267-280.
- Bleicher J, Swords DS, Mali ME, McGuire L, Pahlkotter MK, Asare EA, Bowles TL, Hyngstrom JR (2020). Recurrence patterns in patients with Stage II melanoma: The evolving role of routine imaging for surveillance. J Surg Oncol, 122(8), 1770-1777.
- Keung EZ, Asare EA, Chiang YJ, Prakash LR, Rajkot N, Torres KE, Hunt KK, Feig BW, Cormier JN, Roland CL, Katz MHG, Lee JE, Tzeng CD (2019). Postoperative pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy for non-pancreas retroperitoneal tumor resection. Am J Surg, 220(1), 140-146.
- Asare EA, Davis CH, Chiang YJ, Sabir S, Rajkot NF, Phillips PR, Roland CL, Torres KE, Hunt KK, Feig BW (2019). Management and outcomes of ruptured, perforated or fistulized tumors of mesenchymal origin. J Surg Oncol, 121(3), 474-479.
- Asare EA, Silva-Figueroa A, Hess KR, Busaidy N, Graham PH, Grubbs EG, Lee JE, Williams MD, Perrier ND (2019). Risk of Distant Metastasis in Parathyroid Carcinoma and Its Effect on Survival: A Retrospective Review from a High-Volume Center. Ann Surg Oncol, 26(11), 3593-3599.
- Asare EA, Perrier ND (2019). ASO Author Reflections: Distant Metastatic Parathyroid Carcinoma-Has the "Train Left the Station?". Ann Surg Oncol, 26(11), 3600-3601.
- Nobecourt PF, Zagzag J, Asare EA, Perrier ND (2018). Intraoperative Decision-Making and Technical Aspects of Parathyroidectomy in Young Patients With MEN1 Related Hyperparathyroidism. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 9, 618.
- Asare EA, Vreeland TJ, Feig BW (2018). Resection of a Perirectal Leiomyosarcoma via a Posterior Transcoccygeal Approach. Ann Surg Oncol, 25(9), 2641.
- Asare EA, Evans DB, Erickson BA, Aburajab M, Tolat P, Tsai S (2016). Neoadjuvant treatment sequencing adds value to the care of patients with operable pancreatic cancer. J Surg Oncol, 114(3), 291-5.
- Asare EA, Liu L, Hess KR, Gordon EJ, Paruch JL, Palis B, Dahlke AR, McCabe R, Cohen ME, Winchester DP, Bilimoria KY (2015). Development of a model to predict breast cancer survival using data from the National Cancer Data Base. Surgery, 159(2), 495-502.
- Asare EA, Compton CC, Hanna NN, Kosinski LA, Washington MK, Kakar S, Weiser MR, Overman MJ (2015). The impact of stage, grade, and mucinous histology on the efficacy of systemic chemotherapy in adenocarcinomas of the appendix: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer, 122(2), 213-21.
- Asare EA, Sturgeon C, Winchester DJ, Liu L, Palis B, Perrier ND, Evans DB, Winchester DP, Wang TS (2015). Parathyroid Carcinoma: An Update on Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors from the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB). Ann Surg Oncol, 22(12), 3990-5.
- Asare EA, Greenberg S, Szabo S, Sato TT (2014). Giant Paratubal Cyst in Adolescence: Case Report, Modified Minimal Access Surgical Technique, and Literature Review. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol, 28(5), e143-5.
- Asare EA, Gress DM, Greene FL, Winchester DP (2015). Cancer registry data: Engaging the clinician to improve quality. Cancer, 121(17), 2866-7.
- Asare EA, Washington MK, Gress DM, Gershenwald JE, Greene FL (2015). Improving the quality of cancer staging. CA Cancer J Clin, 65(4), 261-3.
- Asare EA, Wang TS (2015). Comparative effectiveness in thyroid cancer: key questions and how to answer them. Cancer Treat Res, 164, 67-87.
- Asare EA, Wang TS, Winchester DP, Mallin K, Kebebew E, Sturgeon C (2014). A novel staging system for adrenocortical carcinoma better predicts survival in patients with stage I/II disease. Surgery, 156(6), 1378-85; discussion 1385-6.
- Kinnier CV, Asare EA, Mohanty S, Paruch JL, Rajaram R, Bilimoria KY (2014). Risk prediction tools in surgical oncology. J Surg Oncol, 110(5), 500-8.
- Schneider D, Asare E, Demeure M, Dejong S (2014). Discussion. Surgery, 156(6), 1385-1386.
Review
- Jensen K (2026). The Continued Clinical Relevance of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Modern Melanoma Management. [Review]. Curr Surg Rep, 14(1).
- Asare EA (2024). Disparities in Melanoma and Other High-Risk Skin Cancers in the United States: Elders, Minorities, and Rural Populations. [Review]. Surg Clin North Am, 105(3), 543-554.
- Asare EA (2025). Disparities in Melanoma and Other High-Risk Skin Cancers in the United States: Elders, Minorities, and Rural Populations. [Review]. Surg Clin North Am.
- Asare EA, Cowan L, Onega T (2024). Use of telehealth to improve healthcare access and outcomes in surgical oncology. [Review]. J Surg Oncol.
- Asare EA, Cowan L, Onega T (2024). Use of telehealth to improve healthcare access and outcomes in surgical oncology. [Review]. J Surg Oncol.
- Janczewski LM, Browner AE, Cotler JH, Nelson H, Kakar S, Carr NJ, Hanna NN, Holowatyj AN, Goldberg RM, Washington MK, Asare EA, Overman MJ (2023). Survival outcomes used to validate version 9 of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for appendiceal cancer. [Review]. CA Cancer J Clin, 73(6), 590-596.
- Janczewski LM, Faski J, Nelson H, Gollub MJ, Eng C, Brierley JD, Palefsky JM, Goldberg RM, Washington MK, Asare EA, Goodman KA (2023). Survival outcomes used to generate version 9 American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for anal cancer. [Review]. CA Cancer J Clin, 73(5), 516-523.
- Janczewski LM, Browner AE, Cotler JH, Nelson H, Kakar S, Carr NJ, Hanna NN, Holowatyj AN, Goldberg RM, Washington MK, Asare EA, Overman MJ, American Joint Committee on Cancer Expert Panel on Cancers for the Lower Gastrointestinal Appendix Disease Site (2023). Survival outcomes used to validate version 9 of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for appendiceal cancer. [Review]. CA Cancer J Clin.
- Janczewski LM, Faski J, Nelson H, Gollub MJ, Eng C, Brierley JD, Palefsky JM, Goldberg RM, Washington MK, Asare EA, Goodman KA, American Joint Committee on Cancer Expert Panel on Cancers of the Lower Gastrointestinal Anus Disease Site (2023). Survival outcomes used to generate version 9 American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for anal cancer. [Review]. CA Cancer J Clin.
- Nobecourt PF, Zagzag J, Asare EA, Perrier ND (2018). Intraoperative Decision-Making and Technical Aspects of Parathyroidectomy in Young Patients With MEN1 Related Hyperparathyroidism. [Review]. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 9.
Edited Book
- Amin MB, Edge S, Greene F, Byrd DR, Brookland RK, Washington MK, Gershenwald JE, Compton CC, Hess KR, Sullivan DC, Jessup JM, Brierley JD, Gaspar LE, Schilsky RL, Balch CM, Winchester DP, Asare EA, Madera M, Gress DM, Meyer LR (Eds.) (2017). AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. (8th Edition). Springer International Publishing.
Book Chapter
- Elliot A Asare, John R Hyngstrom, Tawnya L Bowles (2023). Workup of Suspicious Cutaneous Lesions to Melanoma and Soft Tissue Tumors. In E. Christopher Ellison and Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr. (Eds.), Fischer's Mastery of Surgery (8th). Wolters Kluwer.
- Fisher SB, Asare EA, Habra MA, Perrier ND (2019). Chapter 16: Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Adrenocortical Carcinoma. In Shifrin A (Ed.), Advances in Treatment and Management in Surgical Endocrinology. Elsevier.
- Asare EA, Evans DB, Tsai S (2019). Chapter 106. Unusual Pancreatic Tumors. In Cameron: Current Surgical Therapy (13). Elsevier.
- Fisher SB, Asare EA, Habra MA, Perrier ND (2019). Advances in the diagnosis and management of adrenocortical carcinoma. In Fisher SB|Asare EA|Habra MA|Perrier ND (Ed.), Advances in Treatment and Management in Surgical Endocrinology (pp. 175-185).
- Asare EA, Wang H, Tamm EP, Mortenson MM, Evans DB, Tsai S (2019). Unusual Pancreatic Tumors. In Asare EA|Wang H|Tamm EP|Mortenson MM|Evans DB|Tsai S (Ed.), Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract: 2 Volume Set (pp. 1172-1180).
- Asare EA, Wang H, Tamm EP, Mortenson MM, Evans DB, Tsai S (2019). Chapter 99: Unusual Pancreatic Tumors. In Yeo CJ, DeMeester SR, McFadden DW, Matthews JB, Fleshman JW (Eds.), Shackelford’s Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (8th Edition). Elsevier.
- Asare EA, Miura JT, Carr AA (2016). Adrenal Gland. In Surgery Review Illustrated (2nd edition). McGraw-Hill.
- Asare EA, Wang TS (2015). Comparative Effectiveness in Thyroid Cancer: Key Questions and How to Answer Them. In Bilimora KY, Minami CA, Mahvi DM (Eds.), Comparative Effectiveness in Surgical Oncology (164, pp. 67-87). Springer.
Editorial
- Asare EA (2026). From language to understanding. Am J Surg, 116899.
- Asare EA (2025). Long Live the Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Primary Cutaneous Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol.
- Janczewski LM, Asare EA, Goodman KA (2024). Updates on the Version 9 American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System for Anal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol.
- Ge PS, Shi C, Asare E, Washington MK, OToole D (2023). EXPANDING ROLE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY IN THE STAGING OF DIGESTIVE NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS: UPDATES FROM THE AJCC VERSION 9 CANCER STAGING SYSTEM. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol.
- Asare EA, Andreae MH, Stewart JH 4th (2022). Bridging the Disparity Gap in Surgical Oncology Access: Does Telehealth Hold a Key? Ann Surg Oncol, 29(12), 7235-7236.
- Elliot A Asare, MD, MS, FACS (2021). NCDB-Generated Literature on Cancer Disparities.
- Asare EA, Grubbs EG, Gershenwald JE, Greene FL, Aloia TA (2019). Setting the "stage" for Surgical Oncology fellows: Pierre Denoix and TNM staging. J Surg Oncol, 119(7), 823.
- Asare EA, Feig BW (2019). Raining Frogs, Flying Horses, and Defining Tumor Rupture in GIST. Ann Surg Oncol, 26(6), 1601-1603.
- Asare EA, Bilimoria KY, Greene FL (2014). Beyond anatomic staging for cancer. J Surg Oncol, 111(3), 249-50.
Letter
- Janczewski LM, Asare EA, Goodman KA (2024). Reply: Letter to the Editor of Annals Surgical Oncology Concerning "Updates on the Version 9 American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System for Anal Cancer." Is the Anal Physical Examination Underestimated? [Letter to the editor]. Ann Surg Oncol.
- Janczewski LM, Asare EA, Goodman KA (2024). Reply: Letter to the Editor of Annals Surgical Oncology Concerning “Updates on the Version 9 American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System for Anal Cancer.” Is the Anal Physical Examination Underestimated?: Letter to the Editor of Annals Surgical Oncology Concerning: L. M. Janczewski et al. [Letter to the editor]. Ann Surg Oncol.
- Elliot A Asare, MD, MS (2021). Public Perceptions: The Role of Residents in Operations [Letter to the editor].
- Asare EA, Perrier ND (2019). Letter to the Editor: "An Analysis of the American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th Edition T Staging System for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma". [Letter to the editor]. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 105(9).
Abstract
- Brunsgaard EK, Asare EA, Bowles TL, Hyngstrom JR (2022). Nodal surveillance and adjuvant therapy in sentinel lymph node-positive melanoma patients [Abstract].
- Davis C, Asare EA, Sabir SH, Roland CL, Torres KE, Hunt KK, Cormier JN, Feig BW (2018). Management and Outcomes of Patients with Fistulized Mesenchymal Tumors. Poster presented at the Society of Surgical Oncology 72nd Annual Cancer Symposium, San Diego, CA [Abstract]. 26, S179-80.
- Asare E, Vreeland T, Feig B (2018). Video abstract of a resection of a perirectal leiomyosarcoma via a posterior transcoccygeal approach with sphincter preservation. Society of Surgical Oncology 71st Annual Cancer Symposium, Chicago, IL [Abstract]. 25, S79-80.
- Keung E, Asare EA, Chiang YJ, Prakash L, Rajkot N, Roland CL, Torres KE, Cormier JN, Feig B, Katz MH, Lee JE, Tzeng CW (2018). Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula and Morbidity after Distal Pancreatectomy for Non-Pancreas Retroperitoneal Tumor Resection. Society of Surgical Oncology 72nd Annual Cancer Symposium, March 27-30, 2018, San Diego, CA, USA [Abstract]. Surgery (Oxf).
- Mizuno T, Goumard C, Okuno M, Asare EA, Krampitz GW, Aloia TA, Tzeng CWD, Chun YS, Lee JE, Vauthey JN, Nagino M, Conrad C (2018). Indocyanine green fluorescence counterstaining for anatomic laparoscopic partial splenectomy [Abstract]. 20, S41.
- Asare E, Compton C, Hanna N, Kakar S, Weiser M, Overman MJ (2015). The role of systemic chemotherapy in adenocarcinomas of the appendix: analysis of the National Cancer Database. Poster presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, San Francisco, CA [Abstract]. 33(3_suppl), 668.
- Asare E, Green D, Xiang Q, Gamblin TC, Turaga K, Pappas SG, Christians KK, Quebbeman EJ, Evans DB, Knechtges P, Tsai S (2012). Low lean body mass negatively predicts completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy among patients with resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. Oral presentation at the 12th Annual Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) Meeting, Miami, FL [Abstract].
- Yalowich JC, Asare E, Giorgianni A (2006). Benzoquinone -induced inhibition of DNA topoisomerase II. [Abstract]. 1300-c-01.
Other
- Shen N, Ramanathan S, Horns JJ, Hyngstrom JR, Bowles TL, Grossman D, Asare EA (2026). Corrigendum to "The benefit of sentinel lymph node biopsy in elderly patients with melanoma: A retrospective analysis of SEER-Medicare data (2010-2018)" [Am J Surg 237 (2024) 115896]. Am J Surg (p. 117041). United States.
- Janet E Lindsley, PhD, Emine Ercikan Abali, PhD, Elliot A Asare, MD, MS, Marco Antonio Carvalho-Filho, MD, PhD, Candace Chow, PhD, MA, Marisol Hernandez, MLS, MA, Susan Jamieson, PhD, EdD, Amit Kaushal, MD, MScCH, Nicole N Woods, PhD (2021). Contribution of basic science to the professional identity development of medical learners: A BEME scoping review protocol. Best Evidence Medical and Health Professional Education.
Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast
- Bowles TR, Asare EA (2021). Item writer for the TWIS Soft Tissue Neoplasm, Part 2 of 2 Quiz. The SCORE Portal. [Web].
- Hyngstrom JR, Asare EA (2020). Hyngstrom JR, Asare EA. Item writer for the TWIS Soft Tissue Neoplasm, Part 1 of 2 Quiz. The SCORE Portal. http://www.surgicalcore.org. [Web].
- Asare EA, Gershenwald JE (2018). Melanoma – Wide Excision [Web]. The SCORE Portal.
- Asare EA (2015). Invited by Medscape Medical News to comment on how a new study on microscopic extension will affect the future of AJCC Cancer Staging for papillary thyroid cancer. Microscopic Extension Does Not Up PTC Recurrence or Death, by Miriam E. Tucker [Web]. Medscape Medical News.
Dr. Asari is a caring and skilled surgeon. I am so thankful that I was referred to him when I got cancer. He is a wonderful and caring person.
Dr Asare is exceptional! He is completely vested in your best possible outcome and can telll how much he genuinely cares about his patients.
Great Doctor and extremely helpful.
Dr Asare explained to me and my family in great detail the risks of having surgery and how at this time there was no necessity to go forward with surgery as my kidney doctor had suggested. I came to doctor Asare for a 2nd opinion and I'm so happy that I did. Canceled my kidney doctor appts going forward and will continue to just see Dr Asare once a year.
Thank you to all staff on my visit on [DATE REMOVED}. Benjamin, as always, you are amazing. Thank you for the continued support through this. AmberLee, thank you for keeping me on my toes with your wonderful sense of humor and making me smile though the procedure. Kim, thank you for your calming demeanor and care.
Excellent
My experience at HCH was transformative. I have never received such informed, detailed, assertive, confident, and kind care throughout my history of care. Thank you to Dr Asare, Dr Bhagat, Dr Updegraff, Ronna, Dax, Sharon, McKenzie, and all of the other kind nursing and support staff. You all have made such an impact in my life and given me a gift I will never be able to repay. Please know that while I breathe, I fight, because of you all. Dr Asare, Elliot.....My dude! My zen master! It was great speaking with you about music, jazz, and life. Thank you for your skill, patience, and amazing bedside manner. I've never had a more relaxed, calm atmosphere with a doctor. Ronna, thank you for helping me get through all of my questions and concerns leading up to surgery. Your patience and kindness are so appreciated. And thank you for the sweet green and black tartan drain bag! Dax, thank you for getting me settled and on my feet. It was great talking with you about life and getting to know y
I believe he is good at what he does.
Very kind caring MD. Explains everything you can understand
Thank you for your wonderful care and amazing knowledge!
Dr. Asare is precise, confident and knowledgeable..I immediately felt confident in his care.
Finding him very pleasant and professional
He's an excellent surgeon and a very good person.
Dr. Asare is a wonderful and caring doctor. I feel lucky to have had him as my surgeon. He saved my life.
This man (Doctor) was wonderful and I am very grateful for his help and I would highly recommend him to everyone.
Dr. Asare is wonderful!! I can't say enough good things about him. He made me feel comfortable, secure and gave me great confidence in his ability to make complex processes and treatment understandable. I have confidence that Dr. Asare will be successful in resolving my issues.
He is the best
Dr. Asare saved my life. I was very ill and he made sureI got what I needed to get well enough for the more than seven hour surgery. He is amazing!
DR Elliot Asare saved my life I thank him God bless him
The level of care and investment in his patients cancer journey by Dr. Asare is something special! The whole team is so easy to work with and offer world class care! I am incredibly grateful to Dr. Asare and the Huntsman team!
Amazing tock the time to explain and drew pictures to help show what I had. And what they needed to do.
The doctor and everybody who worked with him seemed to be very professional
explained details and possibillities
Friendly, not over bareing in speech or mannerism. Good explanation of treatments.
Doctor Asare is very kind, intelligent, and genuine. Im very glad he is part of my care team!!
Very through & informative
During a recent cancer (melanoma) surgery, our experience with Dr. Asare was of the very highest quality. He and his team were superb in communication, empathy and skill. He proved to be a kind, compassionate, exceptional surgeon who was consistently on time in appointments and available to answer every question. Should we need help in the future, we will certainly endeavor to seek his expertise again.
Very informative- handled my questions
Dr. Asare was very thorough, explained everything to us and made sure we understood the diagnosis.
He was very calming in explaining my cancer and the procedures to take care of it.
I really appreciated his time and answering all my questions big or small. He made me feel less scard.
Dr. As are was very friendly and thorough during the examination. I highly recommend him.
Dr Asare is incredibly kind and professional. IÕm so thankful for his expertise and ability to connect with his patients who may be fearful white going through treatment.
We brought my 10 yo daughter to see Dr. Asare and as a parent, we were concerned about the outcome. He made us all feel at ease and was quick to connect with my daughter and letting her know that her voice was important. When youÕre dealing with a somewhat stressful situation, Dr. Asare is the one to see.
We were very impressed with his manner and how he listened to our concerns.
Dr Asare was very clear about the procedure, what it would require and what I could expect. He was knowledgeable and professional but at the same time warm and reassuring, allowing me to make some choices but very clearly explaining why my choices would be positive or negative. I appreciated his candor.
I was scheduled and finished a CT in the late morning. Later, Dr Asari had an appointment setup for 4:30 PM. I thought I would have to wait 4 hours to see him. On his own, he got me in to see him early. This allowed me to attend my granddaughters' graduation around the same time as the original scheduled meeting with him. That was awesome caring service on his part!
Dr. Asare showed to me a real genuine compassion to what I was about to undergo. He could not have been more reassuring and informative to what I was facing and that was greatly appreciated. I could not recommend him more highly than I am. I'm very happy to be in his care.
Dr Asare agin very professional yet very approachable. He explained the results of my prior studies and explained how to best treat my particular cancer. We left very confident in my diagnosis and trusting in his ability to treat me.
I am very thankful for Dr. Asare's care in overseeing my CT scans concerning my fibro sarcoma.
EXCELLENT Doctor
Dr.Asare is very caring and genuine
Even after four months, Dr. Asare remembered what was important to me and what my goals are!
Doctor Asare is a terrific help in dealing with medical questions and making it easy to get the care and attention I need.
Thorough, explained diagnosis and care, personable and confidant
polite, respectful, and persistent at answering questions. i wear hearing aides, and that makes it hard to hear any kind of accent. He patiently repeated til i got it. I appreciate that so much.
I give him 100%
Dr. Asare was very respectful, and very professional.
I was so impressed with Dr. Asare. He was extremely knowledgeable and explained everything fully and in terminology my husband and I understood. He was personable and I felt very comfortable and confident in him and his team.
He was thorough in helping me understand the process, diagnosis and procedure.
My first appointment with Dr. Asare was very positive. Dr. Asara treated me with courtesy and respect, and listened to my questions and concerns. We discussed the results of my biopsy, and the recommended treatment. When I questioned one aspect of the treatment he carefully explained the purpose and why it is recommended. He took time to answer additional questions I had at the end of the appointment. I feel confident that I am getting good care with Dr. Asare.
Dr. Asare is an absolute professional in every aspect of his treatment, not only is his knowledge of melanoma top tier...but his ability to verbally articulate the complexity of the condition & procedure to the patient in a way they fully comprehend, is invaluable and extremely comforting.
Explained things very well. Answered all my questions. Professional yet friendly demeanor.
Absolutely put us at ease. We knew we were in excellent hands.
One of the best decisions I made after diagnosis was going to Huntsman for care. Dr. Asare cares a great deal about the outcome for his patients and never rushes you & answers all your questions. He has been awesome at working with me for follow up appointments as I travel from Bozeman and coordinating with the other doctors. I consider myself fortunate that he was my surgeon and will always be grateful!
Dr.Asare is kind and professional.
Continued excellent care from Dr. Asare.