Mark Stephen Etherington, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affair Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Endocrine & Oncologic Surgery
Penn Medicine Washington Square
800 Walnut Street, 20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Penn Medicine Washington Square
800 Walnut Street, 20th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Office: 215-614-1963
Education
BA (Neuroscience)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2011.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2015.
Permanent linkBA (Neuroscience)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 2011.
MD
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2015.
Selected Publications
Farooq MS, Vargas GM, Simons RA, Jona A, Shafique N, Folkert IW, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Roses RE, Etherington MS: Robotic surgery for small bowel neuroendocrine tumors is associated with greater nodal harvest compared to laparoscopic surgery. Surgery 194, June 2026.Farooq MS, Jona A, VArgas GM, Simons RA, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Etherington MS: Patient selection, practice patterns, and perioperative outcomes for robotic splenectomy: a contemporary ACS-NSQIP analysis. Surg Endosc Jun 2026.
Beniwal PC, Farooq MS, Vargas GM, Simons RA, Etherington MS, Miura JT, Karakousis GC.: Marital Status Is Associated With Treatment Attainment in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. J Surg Oncol April 2026.
Farooq MS, Vargas GM, Simons RA, Jona A, Folkert IW, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Etherington MS.: Robotic Surgery for Stage I-III Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors is Associated with Greater Nodal Harvest versus Laparoscopic Surgery. Poster Presentation at the Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting. March 2026.
Farooq MS, Bushara O, Simons RA, Vargas GM, Jona A, Folkert IW, Etherington MS, Miura JT, Kucharczuk JC, Karakousis GC, Roses RE.: Adjuvant Immunotherapy for Esophageal Cancer in the CheckMate 577 Era: A National Cohort Analysis of Uptake and Overall Survival. Oral Podium Presentation at the Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting. March 2026.
Farooq MS, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Etherington MS.: Practice Patterns and Postoperative Outcomes for Robotic Splenectomy: A National Cohort Analysis. Oral Quickshot Presentation at the Academic Surgical Congress. February 2026.
Farooq MS, Vargas GM, Roses RE, Etherington MS: Postoperative Outcomes for Minimally Invasive versus Open Resection of Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors. Poster Presentation at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. October 2025.
Farooq MS, Roses RE, Karakousis GC, Etherington MS.: Patient selection, utilization trends, and short-term postoperative outcomes for minimally invasive versus open resection of small bowel neuroendocrine tumors. J Gastrointest Surg. 6(102218), Oct 2025.
McVey JC, Munoz N, El Jack AK, Etherington MS, Lee MK 4th, Vollmer CM Jr, DeMatteo RP, Roses RE: Predictors of malignancy in patients undergoing surgery for Mirizzi syndrome. J Gastrointest Surg 10(29), Aug 2025.
Etherington MS, Gajdos C: More Evidence for Centralization of Care for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Natl Compr Cancer Netw 23(8), Aug 2025.