John T. Miura, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
4 Silverstein Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street
4 Silverstein Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215 615-0758
Education:
B.S. (Biochemistry)
Beloit College, Beloit, WI, 2004.
M.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2010.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biochemistry)
Beloit College, Beloit, WI, 2004.
M.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2010.
Selected Publications
Tortorello GN, Shafique N, De Jesus EM, Gimotty P, Dheer A, Fayanju OM, Tchou J, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Rendle K.: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Low-Risk Breast Cancer in Patients ≥ 70 Years: How Wisely are We Choosing? Ann Surg Oncol 2026.Trifoi MD, Morales KV, Frankel D, Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Haynes D, Lubeck M, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Lewis DJ, Higgins HW 2nd, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Rajasekaran K, Cannady SB, Brody RM, Mitchell TC, Amaravadi RK, Lukens JN, Miller CJ: Compliance with guidelines and timeliness of sentinel lymph node biopsy for Merkel cell carcinoma treated with Mohs micrographic surgery versus conventional excision at a tertiary academic center. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Oct. 16 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2025.10.053.
Farooq MS, Vargas GM, Shafique N, Beniwal PC, Miura JT, Karakousis GC: Postoperative outcomes of concurrent ventral mesh herniorrhaphy at time of gastrointestinal cancer surgery. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 242: 102-111, Oct. 6 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001585.
Shafique N, Farooq MS, Mattfeld V, Vargas GM, Xu X, Schuchter L, Amaravadi R, Mitchell T, Miura J, Karakousis G: ASO Visual Abstract: Single-dose neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in resectable metastatic melanoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology Oct. 8 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18507-y.
Farooq MS, Mattfeld V, Beniwal PC, Vargas GM, Shafique N, Miura JT, Karakousis GC: Recurrence patterns and survival outcomes in clinical stage IIB/IIC melanoma: Can we stratify patients for consideration of neoadjuvant immunotherapy? Annals of Surgical Oncology Sept. 4 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18263-z.
Gupta P, Godfrey EL, Schultz KS, Yu LJ, Bansal VV, Gomez-Mayorga J, Papageorge M, Proussaloglou EM, Su DG, Merl MY, Ward E, Sood D, Magge DR, Senthil M, Kopecky KE, Turaga KK, Sarpel U; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group: Intraperitoneal chemotherapy: A call to study reproductive safety for healthcare workers. Annals of Surgical Oncology Aug. 28 2025 (Epub) Notes: Dr. Miura a member of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group; doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18051-9.
Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Setia N, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Misdraji J, Foote MB, Luo W; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group: Consensus guideline for the management of patients with appendiceal tumors, part 2: Appendiceal tumors with peritoneal involvement. Annals of Surgical Oncology June 25 2025 (Epub) Notes: Dr. Miura a member of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group; doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17364-z.
Godfrey EL, Mahoney F, Bansal VV, Su DG, Hanna DN, Lopez-Ramirez F, Baron E, Turaga KK, Benson AB 3rd, Cusack J, Winer JH, Gunderson CG, Misdraji J, Shah R, Magge DR, Solsky I, Eng C, Eng OS, Shergill A, Shen JP, Foote MB; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group: Consensus Guideline for the Management of Patients with Appendiceal Tumors, Part 1: Appendiceal tumors without peritoneal involvement. Annals of Surgical Oncology June 25 2025 (Epub) Notes: Dr. Miura a member of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group; doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17359-w.
Brown LM, Wilkins SG, Bansal VV, Su DG, Gomez-Mayorga J, Turaga KK, Gunderson CG, Lee B, Nash GM, Hays JL, Raghav KP, Husain AL, Kluger MD, Zauderer MG, Kindler HL, Alexander HR; Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group.: Consensus Guideline for the Management of Peritoneal Mesothelioma. Annals of Surgical Oncology June 25 2025 (Epub) Notes: Dr. Miura a member of the Peritoneal Surface Malignancies (PSM) Consortium Group; doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17358-x.
Wang G, Yoon D, Nandi A, Patel K, Azar T, Kim J, Han NA, Nickie A, Park S, Wang K, Yan P, Divaker S, Tabita-Martinez J, Giles L, Carberry M, Beltra JC, Painter MM, Alanio C, Amaravadi RK, Schuchter LM, Carreno BM, Linette GP, Elder DE, Brody RM, Gimotty P, Miura JT, Karakousis GC, Xu X, Mitchell TC, Huang AC.: Antigen-specific profiling identifies T-bet(+) melanoma-specific CD8(+) T cells associated with response to neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade. Cancer Cell Dec 2025.