Csaba Gajdos, MD, FACS

Csaba Gajdos, MD

Casaba Gajdos, MD, FACS, FSSO is the Division Chief of Surgical Oncology and a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo.

A graduate of the University of Szeged (Hungary) Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Gajdos completed his residency at the University of Alabama Hospital and fellowship at the University of Michigan Health System. He is board certified in general surgery. Following his training, Dr. Gajdos was on the faculty at the University of Colorado, Department of Surgery for over seven years rising to the rank of Associate Professor of Surgery. He also served as Chief of Surgical Oncology at the Denver VA Medical Center. He quickly became one of the busiest surgical oncologists at UC and performed cancer surgery at both hospitals.

Dr Gajdos has joined the Department of Surgery, University at Buffalo in March of 2018. He started a complex liver surgery program at UB using minimally invasive and traditional open approaches. He is a recipient of Faculty Teaching Awards in 2019 and 2021 for General Surgery Resident education. He was promoted to Clinical Professor of Surgery in July of 2022.

Dr Gajdos remains very active in cancer research. He has published over 80 scientific papers in prestigious medical and surgical journals. He has presented several studies at various national and international meetings. He is also the recipient of faculty teaching awards for general surgery resident education at the University of Colorado, University at Buffalo and Stamford Health.

He serves as Editorial Board Member for major surgical journals: Annals of Surgical Oncology, Journal of Surgical Oncology and Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. He also serves as an Editor for the Society of Surgical Oncology Surgical Council on Resident Education Curriculum.

Surgical Subspecialties

Location

Expertise

• Gastrointestinal cancers (esophageal , gastric, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, colorectal)
• Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)
• Sarcomas
• Complex skin cancers and melanoma
• Peritoneal surface malignancies
• Chronic pancreatitis

Education and Training:

• Northwestern University Medical School (2002)
• Clinical Cancer Research, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2000)
• Residency, Surgery, Geza Hetenyi County Hospital (1997)
• MD, University of Szeged (1995)

Employment:

• Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Denver VAMC (2015–2016)
• Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado (2015–2016)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Denver VAMC (2009–2015)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado (2007–2015)

Awards and Honors:

• Faculty Teaching Award for General Surgery Resident Education (2021)
• Faculty Teaching Award For General Surgery Resident Education (2019)
• Faculty Teaching Award for General Surgery Resident Education (2017)
• Peak Performer Award General Surgery 2014 (2014)
• Best Clinical Paper Award Finalist (2014)
• Docs Rock Awardee (2013)
• Faculty Teaching Award for General Surgery Resident Education (2013)
• Research highlights: Patients with ESRD are at increased risk of complications and death after major elective vascular surgery. (2013)

Research Expertise:

• Clinical activities: Multidisciplinary/surgical treatment of complex gastrointestinal malignancies of the esophagus stomach, small bowel, colorectum, peritoneal surface malignancies, liver pancreas bile duct disease, melanoma and other skin cancers, sarcomas
• Research: Surgical outcome research and quality improvement in surgical oncology and general surgery. My current research is focused on understanding the effect of institutional type and surgical/institutional volume on long-term survival of complex gastrointestinal malignancies, soft tissue tumors and melanomas.

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Journal Articles

• Trinh BB, Chapman BC, Gleisner A, Kwak JJ, Morgan R, McCarter MD, Gajdos C, Kounalakis N. SPECT/CT Adds Distinct Lymph Node Basins and Influences Radiologic Findings and Surgical Approach for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Head and Neck Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018; 25(6).
• Chapman BC, Gajdos C, Hosokawa P, Henderson W, Paniccia A, Overbey DM, Gleisner A, Schulick RD, McCarter MD, Edil BH. Comparison of laparoscopic to open pancreaticoduodenectomy in elderly patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Surg Endosc. 2018; 32(5).
• Stewart CL, Gleisner A, Halpern A, Ibrahim-Zada I, Luna RA, Pearlman N, Gajdos C, Edil B, McCarter M. Implications of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Perfusion-Related Hyperglycemia. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018; 25(3).
• Chapman BC, Gleisner A, Rigg D, Meguid C, Goodman K, Brauer B, Gajdos C, Schulick RD, Edil BH, McCarter MD. Perioperative outcomes and survival following neoadjuvant stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) versus intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. J Surg Oncol. 2018.
• Chapman BC, Gleisner A, Ibrahim-Zada I, Overbey DM, Paniccia A, Meguid C, Brauer B, Gajdos C, McCarter MD, Schulick RD, Edil BH. Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: changing the management of ampullary neoplasms. Surg Endosc. 2018; 32(2).
• Scott AJ, Song EK, Bagby S, Purkey A, McCarter M, Gajdos C, Quackenbush KS, Cross B, Pitts TM, Tan AC, Eckhardt SG, Fenton H, Arcaroli J, Messersmith WA. Evaluation of the efficacy of dasatinib, a Src/Abl inhibitor, in colorectal cancer cell lines and explant mouse model. PLoS One. 2017; 12(11).
• Chapman BC, Hosokawa P, Henderson W, Paniccia A, Overbey DM, Messersmith W, Lieu C, Stiegmann GV, Schulick RD, Gajdos C. Impact of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on perioperative outcomes in patients with rectal cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2017; 115(8).
• Stewart CL, Gleisner A, Kwak J, Chapman B, Pearlman N, Gajdos C, McCarter M, Kounalakis N. Implications of Sentinel Lymph Node Drainage to Multiple Basins in Head and Neck Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017; 24(5).
• Stewart CL, Wilson L, Hamm A, Bartsch C, Boniface M, Gleisner A, Mitchell JD, Weyant MJ, Meguid R, Gajdos C, Edil BH, McCarter M. Is Chemical Pyloroplasty Necessary for Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy? Ann Surg Oncol. 2017; 24(5).
• Chapman BC, Paniccia A, Hosokawa PW, Henderson WG, Overbey DM, Messersmith W, McCarter MD, Gleisner A, Edil BH, Schulick RD, Gajdos C. Impact of Facility Type and Surgical Volume on 10-Year Survival in Patients Undergoing Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Am Coll Surg. 2017; 224(3).

Contact

Contact UBMD Surgery for more information about General Surgery.  To schedule an appointment with Dr. Gajdos, please call 716-884-3000.