The Department of Surgery

Laura M. Enomoto, MD

Associate Professor
Division of Surgical Oncology

Clinical Focus

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), cutaneous malignancy

Research Focus

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), cutaneous malignancy, outcomes research

Education

Medical School
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 2010

Residency
General Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 2017

Fellowship
Division of Outcomes Research and Quality Research Fellow, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 2014

Complex General Surgical Oncology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, 2019

Certification

American Board of Surgery General Surgery
American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology

Professional Affiliations

American College of Surgeons
Association for Academic Surgery
Association of Surgical Education
Society of Asian Academic Surgeons
Society of Surgical Oncology
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Current Publications

Schmocker RK, Enomoto LM.
ASO author reflections: Impact of merkel cell polyomavirus antibody in tumor and plasma specimens. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct 28. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16381-8. Online ahead of print.

Schmocker RK, Enomoto LM, Low GK, McLoughlin JM, Casillas MA Jr, Antill AC, Heidel RE, Russ AJ.
Further distance from treating facility is associated with advanced colon cancer at presentation and increased mortality. Am Surg. 2024 Mar 29:31348241241613. doi: 10.1177/00031348241241613. Online ahead of print.

Arroyave AJ, Enomoto LM.
ASO author reflections: The evolving and expanding role of Merkel cell polyomavirus antibody titers. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar;29(3):1627-1628. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-11013-x. Epub 2022 Jan 6.

Arroyave AJ, Lewis JM, Landry M, McLoughlin JM, Enomoto LM.
Merkel cell polyomavirus antibody titer predicts recurrence-free survival. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar;29(3):1620-1626. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-11008-8. Epub 2021 Dec 1.

Current Presentations

Kenyon K, Enomoto L, Faulkner N, Orucevic A. Diagnosis of sarcomatoid adrenal cortical carcinoma in the era of personalized medicine. Presented at 4th Binaytara Precision Oncology Summit; 2024 Oct - 5; San Francisco.

Enomoto LM. Regional therapies- updates on hipec. Presented at 12th Annual Big 4 Cancer Conference: Surgical Innovations, Oncology Advances, Radiation Options, and Pharmacy Updates; 2024 Sept - 20; Pigeon Forge.

Taylor R, Enomoto L, Schmocker R, Minwell. Multidisciplinary management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to cystic artery pseudoaneurysm. Presented at Tennessee Chapter American College of Surgeons; 2025 Aug - 4; Chattanooga, TN.

Vagaiwalla K, Enomoto L, Esantis, Faulkner N, Orucevic A. Diagnosis of sarcomatoid adrenal cortical carcinoma in the era of personalized medicine. Presented at College of American Pathologists Meeting, Annual 2022 meeting; 2022 October-11; New Orleans, LA.

Enomoto L. Management of Primary NETs of the Pancreas. Presented at 10th Annual Big 4 Cancer Conference: Prostate Cncer, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Cellar Therapy, and Palliative Care; 2022 September-17; Pigeon Forge, TN.