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Jeffrey Pence, MD

surgery

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pediatric surgical oncology, pediatric minimally-invasive surgery and neonatal surgery

bio

Dr. Pence is a pediatric surgeon and Trauma Medical Director at Dayton Children's.

Dr. Pence attended Duke University for his undergraduate degree and New York Medical College for his doctorate of medicine. He completed his residency in general surgery from Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Pence completed his fellowship in surgical critical care and trauma from Duke University Medical Center and his fellowship in pediatric surgery at The Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado.

Before coming to Dayton Children's in 2008, Dr. Pence was an assistant professor of surgery at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. Currently, Dr. Pence is an associate professor of surgery at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University.

education and training

  • medical school: New York Medical College
  • residency:
    • Georgetown University Hospital; Assistant Resident, Department of Surgery, General Surgery
    • Duke University Medical Center; Department of Surgery, General & Thoracic Surgery
  • fellowship:
    • Duke University Medical Center; Surgical Critical Care & Trauma
    • The Children's Hospital (Denver); Pediatric Surgery
  • board certification: general surgery, surgical certifical care, pediatric surgery

awards, honors and organizations

  • American Pediatric Surgery Association
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
  • American College of Surgeons, Fellow
  • Sabiston Surgical Society
  • International Pediatric Endosurgical Group
  • Children’s Oncology Group
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Trauma Society

publications and presentations

  1. Pence, JC and Shorter, NA: In vitro differentiation of human neuroblastoma cells caused by vasoactive intestinal peptide. Cancer Res 50:5177, 1990.
  2. Pence, JC and Shorter, NA: Further studies on the interaction between vasoactive intestinal peptide and neuroblastoma cell lines. In Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 3. Evans, AE, D'Angio, GJ, Knudson, AG, and Seeger, RC, eds., Wiley and Sons, Philadelphia, 1990.
  3. Pence. JC, Murray, MJ, and Shorter, NA: Retinoic acid-induced radioresistance of human neuroblastoma cells in vitro. Med Ped Oncol 18:363, 1990.
  4. Davidoff, AM, Pence, JC, Kerns, BJ, Iglehart, JD, Shorter, NA, and Marks, JR: p53 expression in neuroblastoma. Surgical Forum 41:579, 1990.
  5. Deutsch, MA, Pence, JC, Kerns, BJ, Plate, CA, Iglehart, JD, and Bast, RC, Jr: Detection of a novel marker in the bronchial secretions of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using the 4B5 monoclonal antibody. Proc Amer Assoc Cancer Res 31:170, 1990.
  6. Kerns, BJ, Pence, JC, Huper, G, Kinney, RB, and Iglehart, JD: c-erbB-2 alterations detected by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry in human breast cancer. J Histochem Cytochem 38:1823, 1990.
  7. Davidoff, AM, Herndon, JF, Kerns, BJ, Pence, JC, Iglehart, JD, and Marks, JR: Relation between p53 overexpression and established prognostic factors in breast cancer.  Surgery 110:259, 1991.
  8. Davidoff, AM, Kerns, BJ, Pence, JC, Marks, JR, and Iglehart, JD:  p53 alterations in all stages of breast cancer. Arch Surg 48:260, 1991.
  9. Pence. JC, Davidoff, AM, Iglehart, JD, and Shorter, NA: Antiproliferative effects of protein kinase C inhibitors on cultured human neuroblastoma (LA-N-S) cells. Proc Amer Assoc Cancer Res 32:56, 1991.
  10. Pence, JC, Kizilbash, AM, Kerns, BJ, Marks, JR, and Iglehart, JD:  Proliferation index in various stages of breast cancer determined by Ki-67 immunostaining. J Surg Oncol 48:11, 1991.
  11. Marks, JR, Davidoff, AM, Kerns, BJ, Humphrey, PA, Pence JC, Dodge, RK, Clarke-Pearson, DL, Iglehart, JD, Bast, RC, Jr, and Berchuck, A: Overexpression and mutation of p53 in epithelial ovarian cancer. Cancer Res 51:2979, 1991.
  12. Davidoff, AM, Pence. JC, Shorter, NA, Iglehart, JD, and Marks, JR: Expression of p53 in human neuroblastoma and neuroepithelioma-derived cell lines. Oncogene 7:127, 1991.
  13. Pence, JC and Shorter, NA: Evidence for autocrine growth regulation by vasoactive intestinal peptide in cultured human neuroblastoma cells. Surg Forum 42:131, 1991.
  14. Davidoff, AM, Pence, JC, Marks, JR, and Shorter, NA:  Absence of the p53 tumor suppressor protein in neuroepithelioma-derived cell lines. Med Ped Oncol 19:343, 1991.
  15. Pence, JC, and Shorter, NA: Retinoic acid-induced regulation of neuropeptide-Y receptor expression and function in neuroepithelioma. Med Ped Oncol 19:354, 1991.
  16. Schwartz, LB, Pence, JC, O'Donohoe, MK, Kerns, BJ, Iglehart, JD, McCann, RL, and Hagan, PO: Kinetics of experimental vein graft cell division and function. Surg Forum 42:362, 1991.
  17. Deutsch, MA, Pence, JC, Kerns, BJ, Plate, CA, Kinney, RB, Gooch, G, Iglehart, JD, and Bast, RC, Jr: Detection of a novel marker in the bronchial secretions of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using the 4B5 monoclonal antibody. Cancer 69:2894, 1992.
  18. Pence, JC, Deutsch, MA, Kerns, BJ, Huper, G, Jordan, LK, Wolfe, WG, Samuelson, WM, Fulkerson, WJ, Jr, Dodge, RK, Plate, CA, Bast, RC, Jr, and Iglehart, JD: Sensitive and specific detection of the 4B5 antigen in bronchial lavage specimens from patients with primary bronchogenic carcinoma. Cancer 70:1115, 1992.
  19. Pence. JC and Shorter, NA: Autoregulation of neuroblastoma growth by vasoactive intestinal peptide. J Pediatr Surg 27:935, 1992.
  20. Herzberg, AJ, Kerns, BJ, Honkanen, FA, Pence, JC, and Kinney, RB: DNA ploidy and proliferation index of soft tissue and bone sarcomas determined by image analysis of fresh frozen tissue. Am J Clin Path 97 (Suppl 1): S29, 1992.
  21. Pence, JC and Shorter, NA: The autocrine function of vasoactive intestinal peptide on human neuroblastoma cell growth and differentiation. Arch Surg 128:591, 1993.
  22. Jordan, PA, Kerns, BJ, Pence, JC, Kohler, MF, Bast, RC, Jr, Kinney, RB, and Berchuck, A: Determination of proliferation index in advanced ovarian cancer using quantitative image analysis. Am J Clin Path 99:736, 1993.
  23. Pence. JC, Kerns, BJ, Dodge, RK, and Iglehart, JD: Prognostic significance of the proliferation index in surgically-resected non-small cell lung cancer. Arch Surg 128:1382, 1993.
  24. Herzberg, AJ, Garcia, J, Kerns, BJ, Jordan, PA, Pence, JC, Rotter, SM, and Dzubow, LM: DNA ploidy of basal cell carcinoma determined by image cytometry of fresh smears. J Cutan PathoI 20:2l6, 1993.
  25. Pence, JC, Kerns, BJ, and Shorter, NA: Autocrine regulation of neuroblastoma cell growth and differentiation by vasoactive intestinal peptide. In Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 4 Evans, A.E., Biedler, J.L., Brodeur, G.M., D'Angio, G.J., and Nakagawara, A., eds., Wiley-Liss, New York, 1994.
  26. Schwartz, LB, Purut, CM, Massey, MF, Pence, JC, Smith, PK, and McCann, RL:  Effects of pulsatile perfusion on human saphenous vein vasoreactivity: a preliminary report. Cardiovas Surg 4:143, 1996.
  27. Shorter, NA and Pence, JC: Retinoic acid-induced regulation of neuropeptide-Y receptor expression and function in the neuroepithelioma line SK-N-MC. J Pediatr Surg 32:721, 1997.
  28. Pence, JC and Fitzpatrick, JC: Protective Ventilatory Strategies in Adult and Pediatric Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Current Surg 59:371, 2002.
  29. Poley, JR, Thielen, TE, and Pence, JC: Bleeding Meckel’s diverticulum in a 4-month-old infant: Treatment with laparoscopic diverticulectomy. A case report and review of the literature. Clin Exper Gastroenterol 2:37, 2009.
  30. Pence, JC: A Primer on the Pediatric Inguinal Hernia. Pediatric Forum 22 (1):3, 2010.
  31. Rao, AB, Pence, JC, and Mirkin, LD: Diffuse infantile hemangiomatosis of the ileum presenting with multiple perforations: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg 45 (9):1890, 2010.
  32. Walk, CT, Meagher, DP, Christian, J, Barnett, S, Pence, JC, Chaudhary, M, and Aranda, A. Neonatal Intestinal Anastomosis Using a 5 mm Laparoscopic Stapler. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2019 Apr;29 (4):579-581.
  33. Schwing, L, Faulkner, TD, Bucaro, P, Herzing, K, Meagher, DP, and Pence JC. Trauma Team Activation: Accuracy of Triage When Minutes Count: A Synthesis of Literature and Performance Improvement Process. J Trauma Nurs. 2019 Jul/Aug;26(4):208-214.
ratings and reviews

conditions I treat

Abdominal hernia, achalasia, adrenalectomy, Anal Fistula, Anal Stenosis, Anorectal malformation, Appendectomy, Appendicitis, Appendix surgery, Bowel obstruction, Burns, Cancer surgery, Chest wall deformities, Chest wall malformations, Chest wall surgery, choledocal cyst, Circumcision, Circumcision care, Circumcision revision, colostomy, Crohn's disease, Cyst removal, Dermoid cyst, Diaphragmatic hernia, ECMO, Epigastric hernias, esophageal duplication cyst, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Fetal consult, Fetal/newborn consults, fibroadenoma, fistula, foregut surgery, gallbladder surgery, gallstones, gastroesophageal reflux, Gastroschisis, General pediatric surgery, Heart lung machine, heller myotomy, Hernia repair, Hernia surgery, Hernias, Hirschsprung's disease, hydrocele, ileostomy, Imperforate Anus, inflammatory bowel disease, ingrown toenail, Inguinal hernias, Intestinal Arteriovenous malformation, intestinal duplication, Laparoscopic repair, Laparoscopic surgery, Laparoscopy, lip tie, liver biopsy, lobectomy, lung surgery, Malrotation, Meckel's diverticulum, Minimally invasive pediatric surgery, Minimally invasive surgery, Neonatal surgery, nephrectomy, neuroblastoma, Newborn consult, Omphaloceles, ostomy, Outpatient surgery, ovarian cyst, ovarian mass, Pectus carinatum, Pectus excavatum, pilonidal cyst, Re-circumcision, Robotic pediatric surgery, Same day circumcision, Same-day surgery, sebaceous cyst, skin lesion, soft tissue abscess, Thoracoscopy, thyroglossal duct cyst, thyroidectomy, tongue tie, Tracheaoesophageal fistula (TEF), Tumor removal, ulcerative colitis, Umbilical hernias, urethral meatal stenosis, varicocele, wart removal, Wilms Tumor

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