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Patient Rating
4.9 /5( out of 95 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety.
Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.October 20, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERMe parece increíble encontrar un doctor que sea amable, que se tome el tiempo de escucharte y de responder todas tus dudas, que te explique detalladamente lo que tienes y como será el tratamiento. Sentir empatía de tu doctor cuando tienes mucho miedo a todo lo que conlleva una enfermedad es absolutamente todo. Me sentí muy segura y confiada después de hablar con ella.
October 17, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Scaife is a superstar?
September 27, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Courtney L. Scaife is a compassionate and highly skilled physician. During my visit, I felt confident in her expertise and appreciated the time she took to explain my options clearly. Her professionalism and ability to create a comfortable environment stood out. Although the appointment felt slightly rushed, I could tell she genuinely cared about my well-being. I highly recommend Dr. Scaife to anyone seeking excellent care in her field.
September 27, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERTHIS IS ONE EXCEPTIONAL DOCTOR. SHE DID MY COLON CANCER SURGERY AND HAS FOLLOWED THRU WITH ALL OF MY ACHES AND PAINS SINCE. WE ARE GOING ON 5 YEARS AND I WOULDN'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO BE MY DOCTOR. THANK YOU DR. SCAIFE FOR YOUR TRUE CARING AND SUPPORT.
September 27, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Scaife is awesome I really like her she's knowledgeable and seems to really care. I trust her with my care, and would recommend her to anyone
September 17, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERShe's the best. Totally trust her and her team! Thank you Dr. Scaife.
September 15, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Scaife is a very knowledgeable MD in my opinion.
September 15, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr Scaife is very knowledgeable and was very positive during our appointment.
September 10, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Scarfed is amazing!
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Surgery -Primary Academic Divisions Surgical Oncology
Education history
Fellowship Oncology - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Fellow General Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident Internship General Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Intern Medicine - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine M.D. Undergraduate DePauw University B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Amann ES, Ose J, Hathaway CA, Oswald LB, Hardikar S, Himbert C, Chellam V, Lin T, Daniels B, Kirchhoff AC, Gigic B, Grossman D, Tward J, Varghese TK Jr, Shibata D, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Beck A, Scaife C, Barnes CA, Matsen C, Ma DS, Colman H, Hunt JP, Jones KB, Lee CJ, Larson M, Onega T, Akerley WL, Li CI, Grady WM, Schneider M, Dinkel A, Islam JY, Gonzalez BD, Otto AK, Penedo FJ, Siegel EM, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM, Peoples AR (2024). Risk factors and health behaviors associated with loneliness among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Behav Med, 47(3), 405-421. (Read full article)
- Semaan A, Bernard V, Wong JW, Makino Y, Swartzlander DB, Rajapakshe KI, Lee JJ, Officer A, Schmidt CM, Wu HH, Scaife CL, Affolter K, Nachmanson D, Firpo MA, Yip-Schneider M, Lowy AM, Harismendy O, Sen S, Maitra A, Jakubek YA, Guerrero PA (2023). Integrated Molecular Characterization of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms: An NCI Cancer Moonshot Precancer Atlas Pilot Project. Cancer Res Commun, 3(10), 2062-2073. (Read full article)
- Florou V, Elliott A, Bailey MH, Stone D, Affolter K, Soares HP, Nevala-Plagemann C, Scaife C, Walker P, Korn WM, Lou E, Shroff RT, Hosein PJ, Garrido-Laguna I (2022). Comparative Genomic Analysis of Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma (PACC) and Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) Unveils New Actionable Genomic Aberrations in PACC. Clin Cancer Res, 29(17), 3408-3417. (Read full article)
- Chiorean EG, Chiaro MD, Tempero MA, Malafa MP, Benson AB, Cardin DB, Christensen JA, Chung V, Czito B, Dillhoff M, Donahue TR, Dotan E, Fountzilas C, Glazer ES, Hardacre J, Hawkins WG, Klute K, Ko AH, Kunstman JW, LoConte N, Lowy AM, Masood A, Moravek C, Nakakura EK, Narang AK, Nardo L, Obando J, Polanco PM, Reddy S, Reyngold M, Scaife C, Shen J, Truty MJ, Vollmer C, Wolff RA, Wolpin BM, Rn BM, Lubin S, Darlow SD (2023). Ampullary Adenocarcinoma, Version 1.2023, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw, 21(7), 753-782. (Read full article)
- DAngelica MI, Ellis RJ, Liu JB, Brajcich BC, Gnen M, Thompson VM, Cohen ME, Seo SK, Zabor EC, Babicky ML, Bentrem DJ, Behrman SW, Bertens KA, Celinski SA, Chan CHF, Dillhoff M, Dixon MEB, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Gholami S, House MG, Karanicolas PJ, Lavu H, Maithel SK, McAuliffe JC, Ott MJ, Reames BN, Sanford DE, Sarpel U, Scaife CL, Serrano PE, Smith T, Snyder RA, Talamonti MS, Weber SM, Yopp AC, Pitt HA, Ko CY (2023). Piperacillin-Tazobactam Compared with Cefoxitin as Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Pancreatoduodenectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 329(18), 1579-1588. (Read full article)
- Himbert C, Ose J, Gigic B, Viskochil R, Santuci K, Lin T, Ashworth A, Cohan JN, Scaife CL, Jedrzkiewicz J, Damerell V, Atkins KM, Gong J, Mutch MG, Bernadt C, Felder S, Sanchez J, Cohen SA, Krane MK, Hinkle N, Wood E, Peoples AR, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Siegel EM, Li CI, Shibata D, Boucher K, Round JL, Ulrich AB, Schneider M, Huang LC, Hardikar S, Ulrich CM (2023). Associations of combined physical activity and body mass index groups with colorectal cancer survival outcomes. BMC Cancer, 23(1), 300. (Read full article)
- Bleicher J, Place A, Harris AHS, Scaife CL, Huang LC (2022). Patient Perceptions of Decision-making and Quality-of-life Following Surgical Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Mixed-methods Study. Ann Surg Open, 3(4), e214. (Read full article)
- Himbert C, Stephens WZ, Gigic B, Hardikar S, Holowatyj AN, Lin T, Ose J, Swanson E, Ashworth A, Warby CA, Peoples AR, Nix D, Jedrzkiewicz J, Bronner M, Pickron B, Scaife C, Cohan JN, Schrotz-King P, Habermann N, Boehm J, Hullar M, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Siegel EM, Li CI, Ulrich AB, Shibata D, Boucher K, Huang LC, Schneider M, Round JL, Ulrich CM (2022). Differences in the gut microbiome by physical activity and BMI among colorectal cancer patients. Am J Cancer Res, 12(10), 4789-4801. (Read full article)
- Himbert C, Hathaway CA, Daniels B, Salas K, Ashworth A, Gigic B, Lin T, Viskochil R, Kirchhoff AC, Grossman D, Ose J, Tward J, Scaife C, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Beck A, Shibata D, Gonzalez BD, Matsen C, Christenson C, Ma DS, Colman H, Hunt JP, Jones KB, Lee CJ, Larson M, Onega T, Akerley WL, Li CI, Schneider M, Penedo FJ, Siegel EM, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM, Peoples AR (2022). Factors associated with changes in exercise behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cancer Causes Control, 33(7), 939-950. (Read full article)
- Hernandez S, Parra ER, Uraoka N, Tang X, Shen Y, Qiao W, Jiang M, Zhang S, Mino B, Lu W, Pandurengan R, Haymaker C, Affolter K, Scaife CL, Yip-Schneider M, Schmidt CM, Firpo MA, Mulvihill SJ, Koay EJ, Wang H, Wistuba II, Maitra A, Solis LM, Sen S (2021). Diminished Immune Surveillance during Histologic Progression of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms Offers a Therapeutic Opportunity for Cancer Interception. Clin Cancer Res, 28(9), 1938-1947. (Read full article)
- Gutnik L, Bleicher J, Davis A, McLeod MC, McCrum M, Scaife C (2022). American Indian/Alaska native access to colorectal cancer screening: Does gastroenterologist density matter? Am J Surg, 224, 965-970. (Read full article)
- Parsons M, Lloyd S, Johnson S, Scaife C, Soares H, Kim R, Kim R, Garrido-Laguna I, Tao R (2022). The Implications of Treatment Delays in Adjuvant Therapy for Resected Cholangiocarcinoma Patients. J Gastrointest Cancer, 1-9. (Read full article)
- Peoples AR, Oswald LB, Ose J, Daniels B, Himbert C, Hathaway CA, Gigic B, Kirchhoff AC, Lin T, Grossman D, Tward J, Varghese TK Jr, Figueiredo JC, Toriola AT, Beck A, Scaife C, Shibata D, LaStayo P, Gonzalez B, Salas K, Ashworth A, Matsen C, Christenson C, Ma DS, Colman H, Hunt JP, Jones KB, Lee CJ, Larson M, Onega T, Akerley WL, Li CI, Schneider M, Penedo FJ, Siegel EM, Tworoger SS, Ulrich CM (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural and urban cancer patients' experiences, health behaviors, and perceptions. J Rural Health, 38(4), 886-899. (Read full article)
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