Wade O. Christopher, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Surgery-Transplant
Email:
wchristopher@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-2911
Biography
Dr. Christopher was born in Birmingham, Alabama and earned his bachelor of science in biomedical sciences at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. He played 4 years of varsity football while at Auburn and was a member of the 2011 BCS National Championship team. He then attended medical school at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL where he earned his medical doctorate. After completing his general surgery residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center where he served as administrative chief resident, he completed a fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at Providence St. John's Cancer Institute (formerly John Wayne Cancer Institute) in Santa Monica, California. He began in the division of surgical oncology in September 2022.
Education
| University of South Alabama, MD, Medical Doctor | 2015 |
| Auburn University, BS, Biomedical Sciences | 2011 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, General Surgery | |
| Providence St. John's Cancer Institute, MD, Complex General Surgical Oncology | |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, General Surgery |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| DEA | |
| NPI | |
| Licensure, Mississippi Medical Board | 07/2022 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Surgery | 02/2023 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Surgery | 03/2021 - Present |
Current Positions
| Chief of Surgery Merit Madison, School of Medicine | 2025 - Present |
| Assistant Clerkship Director M3 Medical Students, School of Medicine | 07/2023 - Present |
| Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Medicine | 09/2022 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| McMinn, M.E., Brister, K.A., Orr, W.S., Sheehan, N.T., Christopher, W.O. Complete Remission of Metastatic Melanoma of the Scalp Following Treatment With Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab McMinn, M.E., Brister, K.A., Orr, W.S., Sheehan, N.T., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Complete Remission of Metastatic Melanoma of the Scalp Following Treatment With Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab, published The American Surgeon 2024 March 29. PMID: 38553440 | 2024 |
| Storm, L.K., Brister, K., Orr, W.O., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Surgical Management of a Littoral Cell Angioma of the Spleen, published Surgery Case Reports 2024 June 21. Storm, L.K., Brister, K., Orr, W.O., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Surgical Management of a Littoral Cell Angioma of the Spleen, published Surgery Case Reports 2024 June 21. Storm, L.K., Brister, K., Orr, W.O., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Surgical Management of a Littoral Cell Angioma of the Spleen, published Surgery Case Reports 2024 June 21. | 2024 |
| Hall, S., Momah, T., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Extra-Abdominal Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Report, published Journal of the Mississippi Medical Association 2024 Hall, S., Momah, T., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Extra-Abdominal Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Report, published Journal of the Mississippi Medical Association 2024 Hall, S., Momah, T., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Extra-Abdominal Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Report, published Journal of the Mississippi Medical Association 2024 | 2024 |
| Rooks, C., Hughes, T., Rodgers, S., Brister, K., Christopher W.O., Orr. W. Robotic Cytoreductive Surgery with Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Rooks CO, Hughes T, Rodgers S, Brister K, Christopher WO, Orr WS. Robotic Cytoreductive Surgery With Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy [published online ahead of print, 2023 Mar 3]. Am Surg. 2023;31348231161709. doi:10.1177/00031348231161709 | 2023 |
| Ma, B., Rooks, W., Christopher, W.O., Berry, S. Management of Neuroendocrine Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast Ma BL, Rooks CO, Christopher WO, Berry SM. Management of Neuroendocrine Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast [published online ahead of print, 2023 Mar 3]. Am Surg. 2023;31348231161080. doi:10.1177/00031348231161080 | 2023 |
| Ma, B., Mckee, E., Shaw, T., Brister, K., Christopher, W.O., Orr, W. Management of Hidden Cutaneous Melanoma of the Umbilicus Ma BL, Mckee E, Shaw TB, Brister KA, Christopher WO, Orr WS. Management of Hidden Cutaneous Melanoma of the Umbilicus [published online ahead of print, 2023 Feb 15]. Am Surg. 2023;31348231157819. doi:10.1177/00031348231157819 | 2023 |
| Kalil, G., Christopher, W.O., Brister, K., Orr, W. Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in the Setting of Tatton-Brown-Rahman Syndrome Kalil GH, Christopher WO, Brister KA, Orr WS. Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in the Setting of Tatton-Brown-Rahman Syndrome [published online ahead of print, 2023 Feb 14]. Am Surg. 2023;31348231157840. doi:10.1177/00031348231157840 | 2023 |
| Christopher WO, Nassoiy S, Marcus R, Keller J, Chang SC, Fischer T, Bilchik A, Goldfarb M Neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves outcomes in resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma Surgery in Practice and Science, Volume 11, 2022, 100136 | 2022 |
| Christopher, W.O.*, Uppal, A.*, Nguyen, T., Vuong, B., Stern, S., Mejia, J, Weerasinghe, R., Ong, E., Bilchik, AJ. Co-first Author Routine Frozen Section During Pancreaticoduodenectomy Does Not Improve Value-Based Care Journal of Surgery in Practice and Science 2022 September. Volume 10. | 2022 |
| Christopher W.O., Earl T.M., Seawright A.H., Wynn J.J., Anderson C.A., Orr W.S. Management of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer to the Liver and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis with a Two Stage Surgical Approach The American Surgeon. Am Surg. 2019 Apr 1:85(4):225-226. | 2019 |
| Christopher W.O., Seawright A.H., Wynn J.J., Earl T.M., Anderson C.A., Orr W.S. Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A New Treatment Modality for Primary or Secondary Peritoneal Cancer in Mississippi The Mississippi Medical Journal Vol. LIX, No. 3 (2018) P146-147 | 2018 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Miller, M., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O.. (2025) Management of a FDG PET-avid Intracholecystic Papillary Neoplasm. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA, SESC, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Pace, R., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2025) Management of Dedifferentiation of Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma with Tumor Invasion of the Small Bowel. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA, SESC, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Pace, R., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2025) Management of Aggressive Merkel Cell Carcinoma in the Setting of Tofacitinib Use. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA, SESC, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Holm, T.E., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O., Brister, K. (2025) Mammary-Type Myofibroblastoma: A Rare Extramammary Case Report. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA, SESC, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Storm, L.K., Khan, B., Manucha, V., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2025) Primary Adrenal Angiosarcoma: Insights into an Exceptionally Rare Malignancy. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA, SESC, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Salvemini, J., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2025) The Association of Social Vulnerability and Area Deprivation with Open versus Laparoscopic Partial Colectomy for Colorectal Cancer. (Oral Presentation) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA, SESC, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Prete, W., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2025) Primary Retroperitoneal Ectopic Adrenal Neoplasm: A Case Report. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA, SESC, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Almand, M., Christopher, W.O., Orr, W.S., Brister, K. (2025) Management of Intussusception Secondary to Peutz-Jegher’s Type Polyp. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA, SESC, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Fracchia, M., Brister, K., Christopher, W.O., Orr, W.S. (2025) Laparoscopically assisted Trans-gastric Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (LA-ERCP) for Treatment of Cystic Duct Leak in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patient. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA, SESC, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, McMinn, M., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O.. (2025) Presentation and Management of Adrenal Ganglioneuroma. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA, SESC, New Orleans, LA | 02/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Fratesi, A., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Gallbladder Mass Concerning for Malignancy: Incidental Intracholecystic Papillary Neoplasm. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting Clearwater, FL., SESC, Clearwater, FL | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Cottrell-Cumber, S., Makamson, L., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2024) A Rare Case of Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma of the Retroperitoneum. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting Clearwater, FL., SESC, Clearwater, FL | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Makamson, L., Cottrell-Cumber, S., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Management of Multifocal High Grade Intraepithelial Biliary Neoplasia of the Gallbladder with Dysplasia of the Cystic Duct Margin After Cholecystectomy. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting Clearwater, FL., SESC, Clearwater, FL | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Storm, L., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Surgical Management of a Littoral Cell Angioma of the Spleen. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting Clearwater, FL., SESC, Clearwater, FL | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Lewis, K., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Gastric Adenocarcinoma as Initial Presentation of Lynch Syndrome. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting Clearwater, FL., SESC, Clearwater, FL | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Parikh, K., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Incidental finding of metastatic NET originating from a Meckel’s diverticulum: a case report, literature review, and management of a rare pathological process. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting Clearwater, FL., SESC, Clearwater, FL | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, McMinn, M., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Sheehan, N., Christopher, W.O. (2024) Complete Remission of Metastatic Melanoma of the Scalp Following Treatment with Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting Clearwater, FL., SESC, Clearwater, FL | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Salvemini, J., Brister, K., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2024) A highly vascularized duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor requiring transfusion in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting Clearwater, FL., SESC, Clearwater, FL | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Salvemini, J., Lirette, S., Orr, W.S., Christopher, W.O. (2024) The experience of the first fifteen patients with malignant appendiceal neoplasms who underwent cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy ata recently established program. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting Clearwater, FL., SESC, Clearwater, FL | 02/2024 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Modern Management of Malignant Melanoma, UMMC Department of General Surgery, Jackson, MS | 04/2023 |
| Invited Symposia, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery vs. Open: Application in Abdominal Cancer Surgery, MS Academy of Sciences, Biloxi, MS | 02/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Rooks, C., Hughes, T., Rodgers, S., Brister, K., Christopher W.O., Orr. W. (2023) Robotic Cytoreductive Surgery with Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. (Poster). Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting, Savannah, GA., SESC, Savannah, GA | 02/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Ma, B., Mckee, E., Shaw, T., Brister, K., Christopher, W.O., Orr, W. (2023) Management of Hidden Cutaneous Melanoma of the Umbilicus. (Poster). Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting, Savannah, GA., SESC, Savannah, GA | 02/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Ma, B., Rooks, W., Christopher, W.O., Berry, S. (2023) Management of Neuroendocrine Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast. (Poster). Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting, Savannah, GA., SESC, Savannah, GA | 02/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Kalil, G., Christopher, W.O., Brister, K., Orr, W. (2023) Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in the Setting of Tatton-Brown-Rahman Syndrome. (Poster). Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting, Savannah, GA., SESC, Savannah, GA | 02/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Weathersby, S.S., Christopher, W.O., Brister, K.A., Orr, W.O. (2023) The Rare Case of Leiomyosarcoma Originating from the Right Gonadal Vein. (Poster). Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting, Savannah, GA., SESC, Savannah, GA | 02/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Weathersby, S.S., Christopher, W.O., Brister, K.A., Orr, W.O. (2023) Heterotopic Liver Masquerading as a GIST tumor of the Stomach. (Poster). Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting, Savannah, GA., SESC, Savannah, GA | 02/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Rooks, C.O., Ma, B.L., Christopher, W.O., Orr, W.S. (2023) Robotic Excision of Adrenal Ganglioneuroma Presenting as Incidentally Found Adrenal Mass. (Poster). Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting, Savannah, GA., SESC, Savannah, GA | 02/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Kropilak, A.D., Christopher, W.O., Brister, K.A., Orr, W.O. (2023) Application of Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery for the Safe Resection of Large Adrenal Lesions. (Poster). Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting, Savannah, GA., SESC, Savannah, GA | 02/2023 |
| Invited Symposia, Neoadjuvant treatment pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, MS GI Society, Jackson, MS | 02/2023 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Academy for Excellence in Education, Academy for Excellence in Education | 2024 |
| All-Star Attending, Carl Evers M.D. Society | 2024 |
| Norman Nelson Order Teaching Award, The Nelson Order | 2024 |
| Ruth Weil Named Fellow in Surgical Oncology, Providence St. John's Cancer Institute | 2021 |
| Carl Evers M.D. Society Resident All-Star Resident Teaching Excellence Award, Carl Evers M.D. Society | 2020 |
| Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, Arnold Gold Foundation | 2020 |
| AOA Resident of the Year for the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Alpha Omega Alpha | 2020 |
| Surgical Resident of the Year, G.V. Montgomery Veteran’s Affairs Hospital | 2018 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American College of Surgeons, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Southeastern Surgical Congress, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Society of Surgical Oncology, Member |
Committee Service
| MEDICAL CENTER-CANCER INSTITUTE INTERNAL ADVISORY, Vice Chair | 2024 - 2026 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-CANCER INSTITUTE INTERNAL ADVISORY, Steering Committee Member | 2024 - 2026 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, M3 Cancer Lecture | Annual 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, M3 Board Review Lecture | Annual 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, M3 Board Review Lecture | Annual 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, M3 Cancer Lecture | Annual 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, M3 Cancer Lecture | Annual 2022 |
Directed Student Learning
| Research Advisor, Primary Adrenal Angiosarcoma: Insights into an Exceptionally Rare Malignancy Advised: LK Storm | 2024 - 2025 |
| Research Advisor, The Association of Social Vulnerability and Area Deprivation with Open versus Laparoscopic Partial Colectomy for Colorectal Cancer Advised: John Salvemini | 2024 - 2025 |
| Research Advisor, ) Laparoscopically assisted Trans-gastric Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (LA-ERCP) for Treatment of Cystic Duct Leak in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patient Advised: Reid Fracchia | 2024 - 2025 |
| Research Advisor, Presentation and Management of Adrenal Ganglioneuroma. (Poster) Southeastern Surgical Congress Meeting New Orleans, LA Advised: Mary McMinn | 2024 - 2025 |
| Research Advisor, A Rare Case of Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma of the Retroperitoneum Advised: Sarah Cottrell-Cumber | 2024 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Management of Multifocal High Grade Intraepithelial Biliary Neoplasia of the Gallbladder with Dysplasia of the Cystic Duct Margin After Cholecystectomy Advised: Luci Makamson | 2024 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Gastric Adenocarcinoma as Initial Presentation of Lynch Syndrome Advised: Kever Lewis | 2024 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Incidental finding of metastatic NET originating from a Meckel’s diverticulum: a case report, literature review, and management of a rare pathological process Advised: Komal Parikh | 2024 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Complete Remission of Metastatic Melanoma of the Scalp Following Treatment with Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab Advised: Elise McMinn | 2024 - Present |
| Research Advisor, A highly vascularized duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor requiring transfusion in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 Advised: John Salvemini | 2024 - Present |
| Research Advisor, The experience of the first fifteen patients with malignant appendiceal neoplasms who underwent cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy ata recently established program Advised: John Salvemini | 2024 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Gallbladder Mass Concerning for Malignancy: Incidental Intracholecystic Papillary Neoplasm Advised: Alex Fratesi | 2024 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in the Setting of Tatton-Brown-Rahman Syndrome Advised: Grant Kalil | 2023 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Management of Neuroendocrine Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast Advised: Brenda Ma | 2023 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Management of Hidden Cutaneous Melanoma of the Umbilicus Advised: Brenda Ma | 2023 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Robotic Cytoreductive Surgery with Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Advised: Clayton Rooks | 2023 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Surgical Management of a Littoral Cell Angioma of the Spleen Advised: LK Storm | 2023 - Present |
Residency Training
| Rachel Pace, Research Advisor | 2024 - 02/2025 |
| Tyler Holm, Research Advisor | 2024 - 02/2025 |
| Victoria Prete, Research Advisor | 2024 - 02/2025 |
| Mary Liza Almand, Research Advisor | 2024 - 02/2025 |
| Mackenzie Miller, Research Advisor | 2024 - 02/2025 |