David A August, MD

Professor, Surgery, RWJMS The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) 195 Little Albany Street, Room 2011 New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (732) 235-7701 augustda@umdnj.edu http://umg.umdnj.edu/public/directory/doctor.asp?doctor=392562863 http://rwjsurgery.umdnj.edu/FacPopBox.asp?Faculty=33

Clinical Specialty: Gastrointestinal malignancies, including esophageal, gastric, pancreatic and colon cancer

Degree

• MD from Yale University School of Medicine
• Internship from Yale-New Haven Hospital
• Resident from Yale - New Haven Hospital
• Fellowship from National Cancer Institute

Honors

• Faculty Inductee
  Alpha Omega Alpha, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Chapter (2008)
• President
  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutriton (2003)
• Nutrition Support Physician of the Year
  American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2008)
• Award of Hope
  The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (2002)
• Best Doctor, New Jersey
  New Jersey Magazine (2009)
• Best Doctor, New york Metropolitan Area
  New York AMgazine (2009)

Society

• American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (1987 - Present)
• Society of University Surgeons (1996 - Present)
• American College of Surgeons (1991 - Present)
• Society of Surgical Oncology (1992 - Present)

Publications

• Huhmann MB, August DA Nutrition support in surgical oncology. Nutr Clin Prac . 2009; 24:520-526.
• Gannon CJ, August DA Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Postoperative therapy is not the same as adjuvant therapy. Am J Hematol/Oncol. 2009; 8:115-119.
• Lee JH, August DA. The role of surgical management of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors after treatment with targeted systemic therapy using kinase inhibitors: A commentary. Am J Hem/Onc. 2006; Cited in PubMed; PMID 5:717-719
• Willett LR, August DA, Carson JL. Breast cancer prevention: New Options for patients and clinicians New Jersey Medicine. 2002; Cited in PubMed; PMID 99:27-34
• A.S.P.E.N. Board of Directors, August DA, Teitelbaum D, et al. Guidelines for the use of parenteral and enteral nutrition in adult and pediatric patients. J Parent Ent Nutr. 2002; Cited in PubMed; PMID 26(1SA):1S
• Hong J, Smith TJ, Ho C-T, August DA, Yang CS. Effects of purified green and black tea polyphenols on cyclooxygenase- and lipoxygenase-dependent metabolism of arachidonic acid in human colon mucosa and colon tumor tissues. Biochem Pharmacol. 2001; Cited in PubMed; PMID 62:1175-11
• August DA, Landau J, Caputo D, Hong J, Lee M-J, Yang CS. Ingestion of green tea rapidly decreases prostaglandin E2 levels in rectal mucosa in humans. Cancer Epid Biomarkers Prev. 1999; Cited in PubMed; PMID 8:709-713,
• Sturgill MG, Brenner DE, August DA. Augmentation of hepatic doxorubicin extraction with extracorporeal filtration avoids the dose-dependent, non-linear increase in AUC observed with systemic administration. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 41. 1998; Cited in PubMed; PMID 41:193-200
• August DA, Toppmeyer DL. Chemoprevention of breast cancer. Am J Oncol Rev. 2003; 2:325-327.

Research

• Cancer chemoprevention and colorectal carcinogenesis
• Breast cancer; colorectal cancer; hepatic metastic disease; venous access; gastrointestinal tumors; melanoma and soft tissue tumors; nutrition support; multidisciplinary models of health care delivery; and hepatic metabolism of chemotherapeutic agents.