Betzaira Childers, MD
Betzaira Childers, MD
Specialty: Surgery
Program: Gastrointestinal Oncology
Language(s): English, Spanish
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Overview
Cancer Focus:
Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Colorectal Cancer, Gallbladder Cancer, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor, Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatic CancerDr. Childers is fluent in English and Spanish. Dr. Childers is accepting new patients. New patients can be seen within a week for surgical consultation. No referral is needed.
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Publications
- Childers BG, Denbo JW, Kim RD, Hoffe SE, Glushko T, Qayyum A, Anaya DA. Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: role of imaging as a critical component for multi-disciplinary treatment approach. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2025 Sep.50(9):4110-4124. Pubmedid: 40095023.
- Wu C, Rakhshandehroo T, Wettersten HI, Campos A, von Schalscha T, Jain S, Yu Z, Tan J, Mose E, Childers BG, Lowy AM, Weis SM, Cheresh DA. Pancreatic cancer cells upregulate LPAR4 in response to isolation stress to promote an ECM-enriched niche and support tumour initiation. Nat Cell Biol. 2023 Feb.25(2):309-322. Pubmedid: 36646789. Pmcid: PMC10280815.
- Childers BG, Donovan E, Lo WM, Janowak LM, Sussman J, Janowak CF. Operative management of immune checkpoint colitis following in-transit melanoma: Case report. Front Oncol. 2023 Apr.13:1120808. Pubmedid: 37152059. Pmcid: PMC10157394.
- Cazes A, Childers BG, Esparza E, Lowy AM. The MST1R/RON Tyrosine Kinase in Cancer: Oncogenic Functions and Therapeutic Strategies. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Apr.14(8). Pubmedid: 35454943. Pmcid: PMC9027306.
- Childers BG, Sood D, Patel R, Mose ES, Hosseini M, Kato S, Baumgartner JM, Lowy AM. Palbociclib as a Novel Therapy for Low-Grade Mucinous Carcinomatosis Peritonei of Appendiceal Origin. JCO Precis Oncol. 2021 Nov.5:1069-1072. Pubmedid: 34994628.
- Childers BG, Valasek MA, Patel H, Lowy AM. Neoadjuvant Checkpoint Blockade in Lynch Syndrome-Related Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Pancreas. 2021 Feb.50(2):e22-e24. Pubmedid: 33565809.
- Babicky ML, Harper MM, Chakedis J, Cazes A, Mose ES, Jaquish DV, French RP, Childers B, Alakus H, Schmid MC, Foubert P, Miyamoto J, Holman PJ, Walterscheid ZJ, Tang CM, Varki N, Sicklick JK, Messer K, Varner JA, Waltz SE, Lowy AM. MST1R kinase accelerates pancreatic cancer progression via effects on both epithelial cells and macrophages. Oncogene. 2019 Jul.38(28):5599-5611. Pubmedid: 30967626. Pmcid: PMC6625868.
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