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Thomas Li, MD

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Title(s)RESIDENT, Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address35 Medical Center Way
San Francisco CA 94143
PronounsHe/Him/His
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0003-3503-3593 Additional info
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    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CAResidency06/2031General Surgery
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NYMD05/2024Medicine
    Columbia University, New York, NYBA05/2020Biochemistry
    Collegiate School, New York, NYHigh School06/2016
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    Cum Laude Society2016Inductee
    Columbia University2016  - 2019Navab Fellowship
    Columbia University2016  - 2020Dean's List
    Columbia University2020Bridges and Sturtevant Prize in Biological Sciences
    Hospital for Special Surgery2021Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship
    Alpha Omega Alpha2021Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship
    Hospital for Special Surgery2024Basic Science Poster Presentation - 1st Place
    Orthopaedic Research Society2024Art in Science Competition - 1st Place
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai2024Renaissance Scholar

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    Thomas Li was born and raised in New York, NY. He stayed to study biochemistry at Columbia University, where he received the Bridges and Sturtevant Prize in Biological Sciences upon graduation. He then matriculated to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai through the prestigious FlexMed path and graduated as a Renaissance Scholar Finalist.

    During his studies, he published many first-author projects assessing immune system dysfunction under the guidance of Theresa T. Lu MD, PhD at Hospital for Special Surgery. He also collaborated with Orthopedic Surgery's Scott Rodeo MD, Mathias Bostrom MD, and Alice Huang PhD. In the world of surgical oncology, he co-authored projects with Noah A. Cohen MD where the group identified risk factors for hepatopancreaticobiliary malignancies.

    At UCSF, Thomas maintains an active research portfolio. His clinical interests include surgical oncology and surgeon wellbeing. He is a 2025 Peer Support Ambassador representing General Surgery. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys running up hills, cooking meals with friends, and updating his family on the nitty gritty of residency.

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    1. Impact of concurrent lobular carcinoma in situ on recurrence outcomes in patients with classic and pleomorphic invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Nov 27; 215(1):20. Kaur M, Quirarte A, Vertido A, Torosian T, Li TM, Mouabbi JA, Mukhtar RA. PMID: 41307765; PMCID: PMC12660351.
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    2. Worse Survival in Co-Altered RAS-TP53 Patients With Resected Colorectal Liver Metastases. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct 13. Li J, Waller G, Qin Y, Yu AT, Li T, Li D, Srouji R, Correa-Gallego C, Hiotis S, Gunasekaran G, Leinwand J, Lad NL, Park JO, Cohen NA. PMID: 41083826.
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    3. Evaluation of Novel Therapeutic Agents for Modulation of the Inflammatory Response in Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Utilizing a Mouse Model of Subacromial Impingement. Am J Sports Med. 2025 May; 53(6):1317-1327. Eliasberg CD, Carballo CB, J H Yao V, Piacentini A, Sanchez LA, Li TM, Havasy J, Bowen EG, Khan M, Rodeo SA. PMID: 40159684.
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    4. Tendon Inversion Improves Tendon-to-Bone Healing in a Rat Bicep Tenodesis Model. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Nov; 50(11):1405.e1-1405.e8. Cong T, Li TM, Buller DC, Arvind V, Nasser P, Laudier DM, Ferlauto HR, Hall AJ, Li DM, Konstantinou E, Huang AH, Cagle PJ, Galatz LM, Hausman MR. PMID: 39846941.
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    5. Robotic colorectal resections are associated with less postoperative pain, decreased opioid use, and earlier return to work as compared to the laparoscopic approach. J Robot Surg. 2024 Sep 09; 18(1):336. Berger Y, Khajoueinejad N, Imtiaz S, Sarfaty E, Troob S, Park SY, Cha DE, Li TM, Buseck A, Kim E, Li DM, Kim SA, Fong CF, Govindarajulu US, Sarpel U. PMID: 39249110.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Genetic Clustering of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Patients of Colorectal Origin: KRAS and Not TP53 Cluster Alterations are Associated with Poor Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Sep; 31(9):6252-6261. Yu AT, Hanna DN, Li TM, Sarfaty E, Khajoueinejad N, Li J, Golas B, Hiotis S, Labow D, Sarpel U, Magge DR, Cohen NA. PMID: 39003380.
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    7. The interferon-rich skin environment regulates Langerhans cell ADAM17 to promote photosensitivity in lupus. Elife. 2024 Jun 11; 13. Li TM, Zyulina V, Seltzer ES, Dacic M, Chinenov Y, Daamen AR, Veiga KR, Schwartz N, Oliver DJ, Cabahug-Zuckerman P, Lora J, Liu Y, Shipman WD, Ambler WG, Taber SF, Onel KB, Zippin JH, Rashighi M, Krueger JG, Anandasabapathy N, Rogatsky I, Jabbari A, Blobel CP, Lipsky PE, Lu TT. PMID: 38860651; PMCID: PMC11213570.
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    8. Major Postoperative Complications Limit Adjuvant Therapy Administration in Patients Undergoing Pancreatoduodenectomy for Distal Cholangiocarcinoma or Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Aug; 30(8):5027-5034. Macfie R, Berger Y, Liu H, Li T, Imtiaz S, Ang C, Sarpel U, Hiotis S, Labow D, Golas B, Cohen NA. PMID: 37210446.
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    9. Internal Medicine Recruitment in the Age of Social Media: Strategies to Target Residency Applicants. Mayo Clin Proc Digit Health. 2023 Jun; 1(2):55-59. Li TM, Tepper DL, Burger AP, Weissman MA. PMID: 40206719; PMCID: PMC11975680.
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    10. "Insta Residency:" Characteristics of Engagement With an Internal Medicine Residency Program Instagram Account. Cureus. 2022 Mar; 14(3):e23565. Li TM, Tepper DL, Burger A, Weissman MA. PMID: 35495012; PMCID: PMC9044912.
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    11. Axin2-lineage cells contribute to neonatal tendon regeneration. Connect Tissue Res. 2022 09; 63(5):530-543. Walia B, Li TM, Crosio G, Montero AM, Huang AH. PMID: 35180018; PMCID: PMC9491382.
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    12. Macrophage depletion impairs neonatal tendon regeneration. FASEB J. 2021 06; 35(6):e21618. Howell KL, Kaji DA, Li TM, Montero A, Yeoh K, Nasser P, Huang AH. PMID: 33982337; PMCID: PMC8228445.
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    13. Targeted truncation of the ADAM17 cytoplasmic domain in mice results in protein destabilization and a hypomorphic phenotype. J Biol Chem. 2021 Jan-Jun; 296:100733. Lora J, Weskamp G, Li TM, Maretzky T, Shola DTN, Monette S, Lichtenthaler SF, Lu TT, Yang C, Blobel CP. PMID: 33957124; PMCID: PMC8191336.
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    14. Immune Cell-Stromal Circuitry in Lupus Photosensitivity. J Immunol. 2021 01 15; 206(2):302-309. Sim JH, Ambler WG, Sollohub IF, Howlader MJ, Li TM, Lee HJ, Lu TT. PMID: 33397744; PMCID: PMC7977625.
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    15. Adaptive and innate immune cell responses in tendons and lymph nodes after tendon injury and repair. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 03 01; 128(3):473-482. Noah AC, Li TM, Martinez LM, Wada S, Swanson JB, Disser NP, Sugg KB, Rodeo SA, Lu TT, Mendias CL. PMID: 31944888; PMCID: PMC7099435.
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    16. Disruption of the Gut Microbiome Increases the Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Mice. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Nov; 477(11):2588-2598. Hernandez CJ, Yang X, Ji G, Niu Y, Sethuraman AS, Koressel J, Shirley M, Fields MW, Chyou S, Li TM, Luna M, Callahan RL, Ross FP, Lu TT, Brito IL, Carli AV, Bostrom MPG. PMID: 31283731; PMCID: PMC6903863.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 23     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    17. Lymphatic Function in Autoimmune Diseases. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:519. Schwartz N, Chalasani MLS, Li TM, Feng Z, Shipman WD, Lu TT. PMID: 30949174; PMCID: PMC6435962.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 28     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    18. Translational Repression in Malaria Sporozoites. Microb Cell. 2016 Apr 05; 3(5):227-229. Turque O, Tsao T, Li T, Zhang M. PMID: 28357358; PMCID: PMC5349151.
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