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Memorial Sloan Kettering surgeon Alice Wei

Alice Wei, MD, CM, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgeon

My Role at MSK

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Pancreatic cancer and conditions
  • Pancreatic cysts
  • Liver cancer and conditions

My Specialties

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Ablation
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About Me

What I Do at MSK
  • Co-Director, Surgical Initiatives, David M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research
  • Associate Professor of Sugery, Weill-Cornell School of Medicine
Get To Know Me

I am a surgeon who specializes in treating diseases of the liver, bile duct, gallbladder, and pancreas.

I have special expertise in advanced minimally invasive techniques, which includes robotic liver and pancreas surgery. These techniques help my patients recover more quickly. I also perform ablation therapy. This uses special needles to apply heat, cold, lasers, or chemicals to destroy cancer cells. I am proud to be part of a multidisciplinary team that provides outstanding care to people with cancer.

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Before coming to MSK, I worked at a leading cancer center in Canada. I was one of the most experienced surgeons in the country treating hepatobiliary cancers and I consider it a privilege to help people through a very difficult time in their life. When it comes to cancer care, the best treatment is specific to that person. It is incredibly meaningful to guide people through treatment, to help them determine which of the established or perhaps new treatments is best suited to them.

The patients I see often feel anxiety from fear of the unknown. I think the best way to reassure them is to be as knowledgeable as possible about their condition so they can feel confident they are receiving the best possible treatment for their disease.

I make sure to spend time answering any questions patients may have about what the future will hold. I like to ask people at the end of the visit, “Is that what you expected to hear from me?” This gives them a chance to tell me what they were thinking before they came. When they finish treatment, I hope they feel that they received the best care for their situation.  

In addition to caring for patients, I conduct research on ways to make cancer surgery even more effective. I have helped develop strategies to improve the quality of care for people after complex surgery. I have also advised on health policies to guide doctors and to provide policymakers with the most up-to-date cancer knowledge.

In my spare time, I spend as much time as possible enjoying the company of my husband and kids. 

My Role at MSK

A hepatopancreatobiliary (heh-PA-toh-PAN-kree-A-to-BIH-lee-AYR-ee) surgeon is a doctor with special training in surgery on the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and bile ducts. They are also called an HPB surgeon.

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Pancreatic cancer and conditions
  • Pancreatic cysts
  • Liver cancer and conditions
  • Liver metastases
  • Bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)
  • Gallbladder cancer
  • Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors

My Specialties

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Ablation
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD CM, McGill University
  • MSc, Cell Biology, University of Toronto
  • MSc, Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toronto

Residencies

  • General Surgery – University of Toronto

Awards and Honors

  • Castle Connolly: Exceptional Women in Medicine (2024)

Fellowships

  • Hepatobiliary and GI Transplantation – Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto

Board Certifications

  • Surgery (US)
  • General Surgery (Canada)

Insurance Information

Understanding your insurance options is an important part of managing your cancer care. We have relationships with many common healthcare providers and plans.

Aetna

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (MTA and NYC retirees only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Anthem BCBS and other BCBS licensee plans

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

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Anthem BCBS Health Plus

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO, DSN

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

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Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS

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Carrum Health

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

Cigna

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

In Network Coverage Type
POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Emblem to learn more.

Emblem Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage (Medicare Choice PPO Network and VIP Prime Network Only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Empire Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

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Fidelis

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Fidelis to learn more.

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

First Health

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Healthfirst

In Network Coverage Type
EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Healthfirst to learn more.

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

In Network Coverage Type
PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier I (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier II (EPO)

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

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Horizon Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Magnacare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

In Network Coverage Type
Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

MVP

In Network Coverage Type
PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

In Network Coverage Type
TBD

Oscar

In Network Coverage Type
HMO/EPO

Oxford

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Qualcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

UMR

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS

United Healthcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

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If you don't have health insurance or are worried that your care may not be fully covered, our financial assistance programs may be able to help.

If you have questions about insurance, call us at 646-497-9176.

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Contact and Location

Dr. Wei sees patients at two locations.

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Location
New York, NY
Middletown, NJ
Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion
160 East 53rd Street New York NY 10022
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
480 Red Hill Road Middletown NJ 07748
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Colleagues

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.

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Clinical Trials

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Find a Clinical Trial for You

Memorial Sloan Kettering's doctors and scientists are constantly developing new treatments for cancer. MSK is typically running hundreds of clinical trials at a given time.

You may be able to participate in a clinical trial even if you are new to MSK. Search our online directory to find trial information and see more about who can participate.

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Research and Publications

Conroy T, Hammel P, Hebbar M, Ben Abdelghani M, Wei AC, Raoul J-L, Chone L, Francois E, Artru P, Biagi JJ, Lecomte T, Assenat E, Faroux R, Ychou M, Volet J, Sauvanet A, Breysacher G, De Fiore F, Cripps X, Kavan P, Texereau P, Bouhier-Leporrier K, Khemissa-Akouz F, Legoux J-L, Juzyna B, Eng S, O’’Callaghan C, Jouffroy C, Rat P, Malka D, Castan F, Bachet J-B. FOLFIRINOX versus Gemcitabine as Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2018;379:2395-2406.

Wei AC, Coburn NG, Devitt KS, Serrano PE, Moulton CA, Cleary SP, Law C, Moore MJ, Gallinger S. Survival Following Resection of Intra- and Extra-Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer: A Phase II Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016;23(8):2644-51.

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Serrano PE, Herman JM, Griffith KA, Zalupski MM, Kim EJ, Bekaii-Saab TS, Ben-Josef E, Dawson LA, Ringash J, Wei AC. Quality of life in a prospective, multicenter phase 2 trial of neoadjuvant full-dose gemcitabine, oxaliplatin, and radiation in patients with resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014;90(2):270-7.

Wei AC, Sandhu L, Devitt KS, Gagliardi AR, Kennedy ED, Urbach DR, Gallinger S, Baxter NN. Practice patterns for the management of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer: a mixed methods analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013;20(5):1567-74

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Wei’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Alice Wei discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • HistoSonics, Inc.
    Professional Services and Activities

If you’re a patient at MSK and would like more information about your doctor’s external relationships, please talk with your doctor.

The information published here is a complement to other publicly reported data and is for a specific annual disclosure period. There may be differences between information on this and other public sites as a result of different reporting periods and/or the various ways relationships and financial interests are categorized by organizations that publish such data.

This page and data include information for a specific MSK annual disclosure period (January 1, 2023 through disclosure submission in spring 2024). This data reflects interests that may or may not still exist. This data is updated annually.

Learn more about MSK’s COI policies here. For questions regarding MSK’s COI-related policies and procedures, email MSK’s Compliance Office at [email protected].


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