Timothy Pawlik, MDEnriched profile
Chair, Department of Surgery; Urban Meyer III and Shelley Meyer Chair for Cancer Research; Professor of Surgery and Oncology; Surgeon-in-Chief, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Timothy M. Pawlik is Chair, Department of Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center / Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. The public record shows 1,582 publications with 45,920 citations (h-index 103), centered on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Annals of surgical oncology
- Top research focus: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 470 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 668.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Development of a Digital Tool, MyInspiration, for the Improvement of Spiritual Well-Being in Patients with Cancer
Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
InvestigatorPhase 1CompletedNCT05198089
Industry payments
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
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NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- The Changing Face of Gastrointestinal Cancer Mortality: Trends and Divide by Age and Geography.
Annals of surgical oncology
2026 - Hepatocellular carcinoma: new therapies on the horizon.
Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology
2026 - A Tale of Two Pathways: Same-Surgeon Versus Different-Surgeon Resection After Second Surgical Opinion.
Journal of surgical oncology
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (institution disputed across sources: Doximity/discovery pass attributed MPH to Tufts University School of Medicine …
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dual/ambiguous across sources: Executive MBA, Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, AND a separately-cited MBA in Executive Health Administration, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School …
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗ - Board Certified
American Board of Surgery (General Surgery)
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Deputy Editor
JAMA Surgery
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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
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Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- "Top Doctor" recognitions from U.S. News & World Report
Newsweek, and Castle Connolly
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Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗ - Honorary membership
Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
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- Courtesy appointment
Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University
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OSU Physicians, Inc.
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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- Podcast guest
"Surgeons at The Table" (episode 9)
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"Surgeons' Lives - Stuff that Matters" ("Tim Pawlik - Surgeon and Fish Watcher")
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Owned accountspublic accounts run by this person
- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/timothy-pawlik-md
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linkedin.com/in/timothypawlik
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researchgate.net/profile/Timothy-Pawlik
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
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johnq4.podbean.com/e/tim-pawlik-surgeon-and-fish-watcher
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surgonc.org/annals/speaking-of-surgonc
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canjsurg.ca/e26-tim-pawlik-on-surgical-regret-leadership-and-academic-success
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