Justin Bader, MD

Resident Physician
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Justin "Jay" Bader, MD is a T32-funded general surgery resident at Yale New Haven Hospital who will be applying to Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship in 2028. He is currently completing his 2nd dedicated research year under the mentorship of Dr. Kiran Turaga where his research focuses on peritoneal surface malignancies, mesothelioma, and ctDNA dynamics in tumor progression. Jay has also lead the development and initiation of two clinical trials at Yale and is leading the National Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Registry project. He currently has 18 peer-reviewed publications, has given 7 podium and 2 plenary presentations at national surgical conferences, and has received 5 research grants. He strives to be a busy surgeon-scientist at an academic hospital where he can operate, lead a research group, and run clinical trials in surgical oncology. Excited for the opportunity to present at ACT and SSO and looking forward to meeting everyone!

Presentation(s):

• P51. Feasibility and Clinical Utility of Mass-Based Response Testing in Patients with Peritoneal Metastases

  Thursday, March 5, 2026
  2:11 PM - 2:18 PM MST

• P58. Germline Mutation Profiles in Patients with Peritoneal Surface Malignancies of Appendiceal Origin

  Thursday, March 5, 2026
  3:00 PM - 3:07 PM MST

• RFP2. Comprehensive molecular profiling predicts survival among North American patients with mesothelioma

  Friday, March 6, 2026
  4:24 PM - 4:31 PM MST

• V7. Optimizing Safety in Robotic-Assisted Right Hepatectomy: Technique for Complete Vascular Control of the Left and Middle Hepatic Veins Prior to Liver Transection

  Saturday, March 7, 2026
  11:25 AM - 11:34 AM MST