UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center : JCCC Member Directory

James S. Tomlinson, M.D., Ph.D.

Specialty:

Surgical Oncology

General Information:

Gender:	Male
Language(s):	English

Affiliation(s):

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Chief of Surgical Oncology, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Medical Center

Director, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Cancer Center

Member, JCCC Cancer Molecular Imaging Program Area

Hospital Affiliation(s):

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Education:

Fellowship:	Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2003 - 2005
Residency:	General Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996 - 2003
Internship:	General Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1995 - 1996
Medical Degree:	M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1995
Degree:	Ph.D., UCLA Department of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, 2009

Certification(s):

Medical Board Certification(s):	Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2004

Contact Information:

Phone:	(310) 825-6213
Email:	jtomlinson@mednet.ucla.edu

Practice Information:

Clinical Interest(s):	Pancreatic cancers Liver tumors Gastrointestinal cancers

Scientific Interest(s):

Dr. James Tomlinson’s research is focused on developing novel engineered antibody fragments as targeting agents against pancreas cancer. He hopes to first translate these antibodies as imaging agents and then secondarily develop these same agents into radioimmunotherapeutics. Additionally, he is involved in collaborations regarding nanoparticle targeting and in vivo click chemistry reactions to enhance targeted therapies.

Selected Cancer-Related Publications:

Girgis MD, Olafsen T, Kenanova V, McCabe KE, Wu AM, Tomlinson JS. CA19-9 as a Potential Target for Radiolabeled Antibody-Based Positron Emission Tomography of Pancreas Cancer. Int J Mol Imaging. 2011;2011:834515. Epub 2011 Sep 6.

Girgis MD, Kenanova V, Olafsen T, McCabe KE, Wu AM, Tomlinson JS. Anti-CA19-9 diabody as a PET imaging probe for pancreas cancer. J Surg Res. 2011 Oct;170(2):169-78. Epub 2011 Apr 20.

Girgis MD, Kenanova V, Olafsen T, McCabe KE, Wu AM, Tomlinson JS. Targeting CEA in Pancreas Cancer Xenografts with a Mutated scFv-Fc Antibody Fragment. EJNMMI Research 2011, 1:24

Wasif N, Bentrem DJ, Farrell JJ, Ko CY, Hines OJ, Reber HA, Tomlinson JS. Invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm versus sporadic pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a stage-matched comparison of outcomes. Cancer. 2010 Jul 15;116(14):3369-77.

Wasif N, Ko CY, Farrell J, Wainberg Z, Hines OJ, Reber H, Tomlinson JS. Impact of tumor grade on prognosis in pancreatic cancer: should we include grade in AJCC staging? Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Sep;17(9):2312-20. Epub 2010 Apr 27.