Patrick Varley, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

  • Division of Surgical Oncology

varley@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 262-2025

Education

  • MD, New York University School of Medicine
  • MS, Clinical Research, University of Pittsburgh
  • Residency, General Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Research Interests

Dr. Varley was recently awarded a one-year, $60,000 Institutional Research Grant that is jointly funded by the American Cancer Society and the UW Carbone Cancer Center. Read more here.

Recent Publications

  • Diagnostic Advances and Novel Therapeutics in Peritoneal Metastasis.
    Sigler GI, Murtha J, Varley PR
    Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2025 Apr; 34(2): 173-194
    [PubMed ID: 40015798]

  • How well do faculty do in providing general surgery EPA feedback?
    Layne D, Jung S, Varley P, O'Rourke A, Minter R
    Am J Surg 2024 Oct; 236: 115902
    [PubMed ID: 39242235]

  • Understanding futility in pancreaticoduodenectomy: Insights from a national cohort.
    Marcinak CT, Ahmed KS, LoConte NK, Praska CE, Varley PR, Weber SM, Abbott DE, Ronnekleiv-Kelly SM, Kratz JD, Lubner SJ, Minter RM, Zafar SN
    J Surg Oncol 2024 Sep; 130(3): 462-475
    [PubMed ID: 39082628]

  • Colon Cancer Survival Among South Asian Americans: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a National Dataset.
    Ahmed KS, Marcinak CT, LoConte NK, Krebsbach JK, Virani SS, Schiefelbein AM, Varley P, Walker M, Ghias K, Murtaza M, Zafar SN
    J Surg Res 2024 Jul; 299: 269-281
    [PubMed ID: 38788463]

  • Same People, Different Results: Categorizing Cancer Registry Cases Across the Rural-Urban Continuum.
    Schiefelbein AM, Krebsbach JK, Taylor AK, Haimson AK, Varley PR, Skala MC, Eason JM, LoConte NK
    WMJ 2024 May; 123(2): 78-87
    [PubMed ID: 38718234]

All Publications on PubMed