Adam Barsouk

Adam Barsouk, MD

Resident-Physician at the University of Pennsylvania.
​Oncology Researcher.
​Science, Health & Policy Author. 
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OUTSMARTING CANCER:
​Risk reduction and the power of prevention

In my upcoming book, I share the latest research on our cancer epidemic and its many culprits,
including obesity, microplastics, ultra-processed foods, pollution, radiation and much more!
Coming via the Johns Hopkins University Press in 2025
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Targeted Therapies in Lung Cancer International Conference, 2025

clinical research:
​PROBING THE DEPTHS OF OUR being​

I've authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and presentations on cancer epidemiology, disparities, and precision therapeutic strategies
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  • Survival disparities by sex and race in advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC) therapy: a real-world analysis (2025)
  • Observational Cohort Study of Osimertinib plus Capmatinib for Patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC with Progression on Osimertinib and development of MET Amplification or Overexpression (2025)
  • Real-world outcomes of cabozantinib therapy in poor differentiated thyroid carcinoma (2024)
  • Meta-analysis of age, sex, and race disparities in the era of contemporary urothelial cancer treatment (2024)
  • Extended Survival in NTRK-Fusion Thyroid Cancer Patients Treated with Larotrectinib (2024)
  • Real-world outcomes of atypical EGFR-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) treated with osimertinib (osi) vs. afatinib or erlotinib (2024)
  • Plunging into the PACIFIC: Outcomes of Patients with Unresectable KRAS-Mutated NCLC Following Definitive Chemoradiation and Durvalumab Consolidation (2024)
  • Identifying and Addressing the Challenges of the Virtual Match: A Student Perspective. Academic Medicine. (2023) 
  • Epidemiology of Valvular Heart Disease, Medical Sciences (2022)
  • Glioblastoma with Deep Supratentorial Extension is Associated with a Worse Overall Survival, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience (2021)
  • Trends in Adjuvant Therapy After Surgery for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, The Laryngoscope (2021)
  • Epidemiology, Staging and Management of Multiple Myeloma. Medical Sciences (2021)
  • Epidemiology of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Medical Sciences (2021)
  • Epidemiology of Lung Cancer. Contemporary Oncology (2021) 
  • Epidemiology of Melanoma. Medical Sciences (2021)
  • Epidemiology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma progression. Clinical and Experimental Hepatology (2021)
  • Chemical Risk Factors of Primary Liver Cancer: An Update. Hepatic Medicine (2020)  
  • Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma. World Journal of Oncology (2020)
  • Prostate Cancer Epidemiology, Staging and Management, Medical Sciences (2020)
  • Neoadjuvant therapy outcomes in locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Jefferson Alpha Omega Alpha Research Symposium (2020), awarded "best in division"
  • Performance of neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas: a single large volume center experience, ​Journal of Clinical Oncology (Abstract, 2020)
  • Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma, World Journal of Oncology (2020)
  • Raising Wages for A Hospital’s Unsung Heroes, Johns Hopkins University Journal of Healthcare for the Poor & Underserved (2020) 
  • Epidemiology of Bladder Cancer,  Medical Sciences (2020)
  • Targeted Therapies and Immunotherapies in the Treatment of Esophageal Cancers, Medical Science (2019), featured on journal cover, cited in Nature
  • Immunotherapies and Targeted Therapies in the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Medical Sciences (2019)
  • Epidemiology of Cholangiocarcinima, ​Experimental and Clinical Hepatology (2019)
  • Transcription-Coupled Nucleotide Excision Repair in Telomere Preservation, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory International Telomere Conference (2019)
  • ​Epidemiology of Small Bowel Cancer, Medical Sciences (2019)
  • ​Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer, Gastroenteorology Review  (2019)
  • Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer, Gastroenteorology Review (2018)
  • Effects of Nucleotide Excision Repair on Telomere Preservation, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Symposium (2018), awarded "excellence in basic science"

 Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson University
Clinical Research Assistant
(2019-2023)
  • Dean's, Lavine Student Research Awards
  • Allegheny County Medical Society Medical Student Scholarship
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Student Honor Society, Junior Member
  • Hobart Amory Hare Internal Medicine Honor Society 
  • ​Department of Surgery McClellan Honor Society
  • Investigating glioblastoma treatment modalities and survival
    • ​Presenter at the 2021 and 2022 American Academy of Neurological Surgery National Conference
  • Investigating the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in pancreatic and small bowel adenocarcinoma
    • ​Abstract presented as the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology National Conference
  • ​Investigating the adjuvant chemotherapy efficacy in head and neck cancer
  • ​Investigating the efficacy of bisphosphonates in prevention of multiple myeloma skeletal complications
    • ​Abstract presented at the 2019 American Society of Hematology National Conference


University of Pittsburgh
Senior Research Assistant in Cancer and Aging  (2015-2019)
  • Presenter at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory International Telomere Conference (2019)
  • Hillman Cancer Center Director's Award for Scientific Excellence in the Basic Sciences (2018)
  • ​Hillman Cancer Center Basic Sciences Seminar Speaker (2018)
  • UPCI Academy Award for Best Poster (2015)
  • Findings were featured in SciShow (see below)

Hillman Cancer Center Academy (2015)
Recognized as Best Research Project

Dr. Bruce Armitage's laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University (2014-2015)

Intern at the Allegheny General Hospital Gene Therapy Department (2013-2014)
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Medicine & Science:
A story of, by and for our species

The science behind Alex Trebek's extraordinary pancreatic cancer recovery
Townhall, 2019

How exercising in the mornings transformed my productivity
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Business Insider, 2018

Parents can now use genetics to select for healthier babies
Forbes, 2018


Animals reveal their secrets to cheating death
Forbes, 2018


Vaccines almost eradicated Polio. Now a disease like it is back.
Forbes, 2018


Can a 'miracle pill' reverse the effects of aging? This CEO thinks so
Forbes, 2018

The Cure to Aging Could Be Hiding In Plain Sight 
Forbes, 2018

How summer and diet damage your DNA, and what you can do 
Salon, Chron, The Conversation, 2018

New study reveals long-term dangers of summer fun
DailyMail, 2018

Summer sun and fatty foods can damage your DNA
Business Insider, 2018

Conquering Genes, Governments and Graves
Foundation for Economic Education, 2018

The Forgotten Genocide That Rewrote History 
Medium, 2018

Galileo's search for our humble place in the universe
Medium, 2018

More Than Our Genes: The Interplay of Genetics and Lifestyle
In-Training, 2018

High School Trivia champion

  • Regional Champion in History Bowl, Science Bowl and Quiz Bowl  (~2016) 
  • Finalists in televised trivia show Hometown HighQ (click here to see recording) 
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Healthcare & Culture:
sustaining Those that sustain us

Populist reforms can save US healthcare
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 2024

Quiet quitting and corporate culture
The Wall Street Journal, 2022

The case against lifting COVID mask mandates
The Wall Street Journal, 2022

What threatens American Jews?
​The Wall Street Journal, 2022

Mask and vaccine mandates secure personal liberty
In-Training, 2021

Coronavirus reveals urgent need for FDA reform
Washington Examiner, 2020

Smoking out the hysteria around vaping
The Wall Street Journal, 2019

To those inspired by synagogue shootings: there is no America without Jews
Washington Examiner, 2019

Poetry: Is it man or is it flesh?
In-Training, 2019

Comedian running for president in Ukraine challenges culture of corruption
National Interest, Yahoo News, 2019

Our broken immigration system prevents immigrant doctors from saving American lives
​Townhall, 2019

New Zealand Massacre Reminds Me of Pittsburgh Synagogue: Lessons on Unifying After Tragedy
Fox News, 2019

Obamacare cannot stand without its mandate
Washington Examiner, 2019

I Prayed at the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue
Fox News, 2018

How Obamacare Is Making The U.S. Health-Care System Run Like Netflix
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The Federalist, 2018

There Is No Such Thing as a Free Pharma Lunch (Anymore) 
Reason Magazine, 2018

Markets Run Healthcare Better Than Government Mandates 
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Foundation for Economic Education, Personal Liberty, 2017

Students Still Live and Suffer in Sandusky's Long Shadow
Newsweek, 2017

Doctors of Policy: Discussion on ACA, AHCA, and BCRA
In-Training, 2017

Doctors of Medicine must become Doctors of Policy
In-Training, 2017

Interviews AND Books:

I spoke with FOX5 DC about the lessons learned after the shooting at the Pittsburgh Synagogue I attended. Can we learn to set aside politics and unite in the face of tragedy? Watch below:

My take on single-payer healthcare was featured in McGraw-Hill Education's new textbook Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Health and Society (2019).

Get the book here!
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I spoke with the award-winning Coffee Shop Philosophy Podcast on the writings of Soviet escapees like Ayn Rand, and the implications they have for politics and culture today (2019).

Listen here!

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Igniting LIberty:
Voices for Freedom around the world

Igniting Liberty is a best-selling collection of essays by professionals, journalists and politicians from around the globe. Overflowing with powerful statistics and unique, compelling arguments, Igniting Liberty is a must have for political enthusiasts and freedom fighters (2018).

Buy the book on Amazon today! Like the Facebook page for exclusive excerpts. 
"In the jungles of Cambodia, one can find the remains of Angkor Thom, the once largest city in the world and capital of the Khmer empire. Many have never heard of the Khmer, because, over but a few generations, their awesome temples were lost to the entropy of the forest. Their symbols, such as the seven-headed snake, ominously adorn the tombs and sparse structures of present-day Cambodia. Imagine a future where the United States Bald Eagle is but a relic of a long-forgotten past, serving as a reminder of the frailty of civilization. Freedom, education and culture are man's best defense against the ceaseless march of chaos.”

Igniting Liberty
Best-Seller on Amazon
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