The Department of Surgery

Laura M. Enomoto, MD

Assistant 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

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, 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.

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.

Enomoto LM, Dixon MEB, Burdette A, Gusani NJ.
Biliary drainage before and after liver resection for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. The American Surgeon. 2020 Jun;86(6):628-634. Available in PubMed: Jul 2020.

Enomoto LM, Levine EA, Shen P, Votanopoulos KI.
Role of surgery for metastatic melanoma. The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2020 Feb;100(1):127-139. Epub 2019 Nov 1.

Enomoto LM, Shen P.
ASO author reflections: The diminishing role of adjuvant HIPEC. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Jan;27(1):115-116. Epub 2019 Nov 12.

Enomoto LM, Choudry MH, Bartlett DL, Totin L, Mann GN, Skitzki JJ, Perry KC, Votanopoulos KI, Levine EA, Shen P.
Outcomes after adjuvant hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for high-risk primary appendiceal neoplasms after complete resection. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Jan;27(1):107-114. Epub 2019 Jul 31.

Enomoto LM, Shen P.
ASO author reflections: Demonstrating the benefits of oncology navigation. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2019 Dec;26(Suppl 3):840-841. Epub 2019 Oct 28.

Enomoto LM, Fenstermaker J, Desnoyers RJ, Pasche BC, Blackstock AW Jr, Howerton RM, Clark CJ, Levine EA, Shen P.
Oncology navigation decreases time to treatment in patients with pancreatic malignancy. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2019 May;26(5):1512-1518. Epub 2019 Jan 16.

Enomoto LM, Shen P, Levine EA, Votanopoulos KI.
Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal mesothelioma: Patient selection and special considerations. Cancer Management and Research. 2019 May 7;11:4231-4241. eCollection 2019.

Enomoto LM, Levine EA, Perry KC, Votanopoulos KI, Kuncewitch M, Shen P.
Minimally invasive surgical approaches for peritoneal surface malignancy. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 2019 Apr;28(2):161-176. Epub 2019 Jan 11.

Current Presentations

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.