Jarrod P. Kaufman, MD is presently a productive General and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon in a private group practice in Central New Jersey. Dr. Kaufman is active in the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) as the New Jersey State Chair for the Commission on Cancer. He additionally serves as the Chair of the Melanoma Workgroup of the NJ Governor's Task Force on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment.
His primary focus is on minimally invasive surgery, surgical oncology, abdominal wall reconstruction, complex hernia repair and minimally invasive vein procedures. Related to the former areas of focus he performs complex advanced laparoscopic procedures.
He has been instrumental in introducing a wide range of advanced minimally invasive procedures to the hospitals in which he has worked, and continues to advance surgical techniques in terms of the use of new technologies and novel approaches to problems in the field of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery.
He derives great satisfaction when patients undergoing these minimally invasive procedures, have such a dramatic improvement in their postoperative recovery as compared to traditional open surgical techniques.
Areas of his interest include Breast surgery, Comprehensive care for skin cancer (Melanoma, Basal Cell carcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma , Merkel Cell Carcinoma), Laparoscopic herniorraphy (ventral, inguinal, umbilical and hiatal), Antireflux surgery including laparoscopic and incisionless repairs, Laparoscopic colo-rectal resections, Laparoscopic ultrasonography for oncologic staging and diagnosis as well as common bile duct imaging for billiary disease.
He is also performing office based ultrasound procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of breast, thyroid, and venous disease including radiofrequency closure and endovenous laser ablation of varicose veins.
He has published numerous articles and he serves as a member of the editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kaufman also presently serves as an active member on the SAGES Technology committee.
Dr. Kaufman has served on numerous hospital committees and has most recently been the cancer liaison physician at both Community (CMC) and Kimball (KMC) Hospitals where he received the outstanding achievement award from the ACoS in 2008. He was the youngest member ever to be named to the Foundation Board of Directors at KMC. He also served on the Foundation Board at CMC Medical Center. He also is a longstanding member on the Jersey Shore Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society. Dr. Kaufman also serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Society of General Surgeons (ASGS). Dr. Kaufman is one of the founding members of the Sentinel Lymph Node Workgroup Board of Trustees and Executive Committee and he actively participates in the workgroup functions, research and fundraising.
Areas of interest:
General, Endocrine, Breast, Oncologic (Cancer), Advanced Laparoscopy , Complex Hernias, And Vascular(venous diseases only).
