Jason Wiseman

Jason T. Wiseman, MD, MSPH, FACS is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at UMass Chan Medical School affiliated with Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. His primary appointment is within the Surgery department at UMass Chan - Lahey, and he holds roles at the T.H. Chan School of Medicine. Dr. Wiseman specializes in surgical oncology with a focus on gastrointestinal malignancies, particularly rectal cancer, retroperitoneal sarcomas, and peritoneal surface malignancies. He has collaborated extensively with the US Rectal Cancer Consortium and US Sarcoma Collaborative, contributing to multi-institutional studies.

Education includes a BA in Psychology from Boston University, MS in Population Health from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and MD from University of Massachusetts Medical School. His research spans surgical outcomes analysis, neoadjuvant therapy efficacy, and telemedicine applications in postoperative care. He has co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and focuses on improving textbook surgical outcomes through standardized metrics.

Key research interests include optimizing neoadjuvant treatment protocols for rectal cancer, minimizing surgical complications, and enhancing patient-centered postoperative recovery. His work frequently addresses anastomotic failure prevention, insulin dependence prediction after pancreatectomy, and the role of hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastases. Dr. Wiseman also investigates the impact of ICU admissions on long-term functional outcomes in elderly cancer patients.

His articles consistently address translational surgical oncology topics such as cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), retroperitoneal sarcoma management, and radiological assessment of neoadjuvant therapy response. Collaborations include institutions like Memorial Sloan Kettering, Mayo Clinic, and multiple academic medical centers.