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GI, Tumor and Endocrine Surgery Faculty

General Surgery - Surgical Oncologist


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Nathan W. Pearlman, MD
Professor of Surgery

Primary Specialty:  Surgical Treatment of Melanoma, Esophageal and Rectal Cancers

Conditions Treated:  Malignant Melanoma, Cancers of the Esophagus, Cancers of the Stomach, Cancers of the Pancreas, Cancers of the Liver and Cancers of the Rectum

Clinical Interests:  Head/Neck, Esophageal, and Rectal Cancer; Advanced Pelvic Tumors; Melanoma and Sarcoma.

Medical School:  University of Illinois
Residency:  University of Colorado School of Medicine
Fellowships:  Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certification:  American Board of Surgery

Memberships:  American College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons Committee on Cancer, Association for Academic Surgery, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinic Oncology, Denver Academy of Surgery, Society of Head and Neck Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncology, Southwest Oncology Group, Southwestern Surgical Congress, and Western Surgical Association.

Phone:  303-724-2725
Fax:  303-724-2733
Campus Box:  C-313
E-mail:  Nathan.Pearlman@ucdenver.edu

Dr. Pearlman's interests include combined radiofrequency ablation (thermal destruction) and debulking of inoperable abdominal and pelvic cancer; cytoreduction and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis or pseudomyxoma peritonei.  The education of students and residents is a critical component of his practice, noted by his receipt of several Outstanding Faculty Teaching Awards.

Dr. Pearlman remains active in experimental and clinical research and his contributions to scholarly activities are substantial.

Appointment Phone: 720-848-0300