Ajay Sahajpal

Bio

A dual board certified, Multiorgan transplant, Hepatobiliary surgery and GI Surgical Oncologist,  Ajay K. Sahajpal, MD, specializes in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation. He also has extensive experience in treating cancers of the liver and bile ducts like hepatobiliary cancer, metastatic neuroendocrine cancers, vascular tumors, sarcoma, cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. Surgeries for these types of cancer require advanced training and expertise along with an excellent surgical team and the support of a major medical center.


Dr. Sahajpal's fellowship training provides him the experience to surgically treat patients with these types of cancer, who may have limited treatment options available to them including Ex vivo liver resections and major vascular reconstructions for tumor removal. He also works with fellow surgeons, interventional radiologists, hepatologists, and medical and radiation oncologists to create a specialized treatment plan for each patient.

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  • Surgical, Aurora Health Care

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    THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- If you hear that a friend's beloved family member has joined a clinical trial for cancer treatment, don't assume the patient is human.

    Cancer is the leading cause of death in older dogs and cats, and clinical trials offer ho...Full Article

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    THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Xgeva (denosumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat giant cell tumor of the bone (GCTB), a rare tumor that's most often non-cancerous.

    The tumor usually affects adults between ages 20 and 40, although it may also deve...Full Article

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    THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Xgeva (denosumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat giant cell tumor of the bone (GCTB), a rare tumor that's most often non-cancerous.

    The tumor usually affects adults between ages 20 and 40, although it may also deve...Full Article

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    THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Newly identified genetic variations may help predict which women will respond to breast cancer prevention therapy, a new study suggests.

    By determining who would and would not receive possible benefit from two preventive dru...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have found a gene they say can help identify patients facing aggressive liver cancer, and may prove key to their future treatment.

    This is good news in a field "that has not had big advances before this and has not been the beneficiary of...Full Article

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    FRIDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- As you head to the beach or pool, here are some sun-sense tips to keep in mind: Skin that tans is not invulnerable to cancer, and one application of sunscreen daily is not enough protection against the sun's harmful ultra-violet rays, according to skin cancer ex...Full Article

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    THURSDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer is often lamented as a modern-day scourge, but researchers have discovered a type of bone cancer in a 120,000-year-old Neanderthal rib.

    Before this discovery was made in Krapina, Croatia, the earliest evidence of this type of bone tumor, known a...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Most cancer doctors are satisfied with their career, but nearly half say they have experienced at least one symptom of work-related burnout, a new study finds.

    Researchers surveyed 3,000 U.S. oncologists between October 2012 and January 2013, and foun...Full Article

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    TUESDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Although most cancer patients want to talk about the price tag of cancer treatment, they don't actually do it, a new study has found. Many patients are afraid the discussion could compromise the quality of their care.

    Those who do bring up their financ...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Two common schedules used for the chemotherapy paclitaxel (Taxol) are equally effective at controlling breast cancer, but fewer side effects are found with the weekly regimen rather than every two weeks, according to a new study.

    The estimated five-year ...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Hollywood star Michael Douglas says oral sex caused his recent bout with throat cancer.

    "Without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV, which actually comes about from cunnilingus," Douglas, 68, told the British newspaper <...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Four out of five U.S. cancer doctors encountered shortages of essential drugs between March and September of 2012, which affected the quality of care they provided and increased treatment costs, new research shows.

    The survey of 250 cancer doctors across...Full Article

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    MONDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- For patients struggling with a common and deadly form of lung cancer, adding the drug ganetespib to a standard chemotherapy drug may boost survival, new research suggests.

    The finding centers on a class of medications known as heat shock protein 90 (Hsp9...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Three-quarters of doctors who responded to a survey about medical marijuana said they would approve the use of the drug to help ease pain in an older woman with advanced breast cancer.

    In a February issue of the New England Journal of Medicine,...Full Article

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    WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians weighing the benefits and risks of CT scans for detecting lung cancer now have more information to help with the decision. A new analysis of a 2010 U.S. study finds that low-dose CT scans pick up significantly more lung tumors than chest X-rays do....Full Article