John T. Miura, MD
Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Headshot of John T. Miura, MD

John T. Miura, MD

Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery Perelman 3rd Floor
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Headshot of John T. Miura, MD
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

My education and training

  • Medical College of WisconsinMedical School
  • Medical College of WisconsinResidency
  • University of South FloridaFellowship
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Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

771 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
August 2026
he is always kind (which yes does matter), professional and explains details of your problem and his solution.
Anonymous
August 2026
he's an attentive surgeon.
Anonymous
August 2026
punctual, detailed, took his time.
Anonymous
August 2026
very competent

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Miura is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

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


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: 2025


Miura J, Salama A, Xu X, Beasley G, Al-Rohil R, Brody R, Mitnick S, Tabita-Martinez J, Giles L, McGettigan S, Kreider K, Nandi A, Wang G, Mo G, Schuchter L, Amaravadi R, Huang A, Gimotty P, Karakousis G, Mitchell T Randomization to Adjuvant Nivolumab or Ipilimumab + Nivolumab Based on Pathological Response to A Single Dose of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab in Stage III melanoma , Oral Presentation at the 2025 European Society of Clinical Oncology ESMO Annual Meeting: 2025


Farooq MS, Vargas GM, Shafique N, Miura JT, Karakousis GC Postoperative outcomes of concurrent ventral mesh herniorrhaphy at time of gastrointestinal cancer resection , Oral Presentation at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2025, Chicago, IL: 2025


Shafique N, Farooq MS, Mattfeld V, Vargas GM, Xu X, Schuchter L, Amaravadi R, Mitchell T, Miura JT, Karakousis GC Single-dose neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in resectable metastatic melanoma , Annals of Surgical Oncology, 32(12): 2025,8958-8963


Farooq MS, Shafique N, Vargas GM, Varey AHR, Lo SN, Chu EY, Ming ME, Miura JT, Karakousis GC Utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy for acral lentiginous melanoma in the contemporary era: A national cohort analysis , Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 93(3): 2025,848-850


Vargas GM, Farooq MS, Shafique N, Lee MK, Vollmer CM, Miura JT, Karakousis GC Impact of patient income and insurance on postoperative mortality after total pancreatectomy for pancreatic neoplasms , Journal of Surgical Oncology, 132(4): 2025,706-716


Shafique N, Vargas GM, Farooq MS, Ming ME, Miura JT, Karakousis GC Worsening trends in disparities of stage of presentation in acral lentiginous melanoma: A national cohort study , Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 145(8 Suppl): 2025,S125


Vargas GM, Farooq MS, Shafique N, Ming ME, Miura JT, Karakousis GC Association between UV irradiation exposure by geographic region and stage at presentation in patients with melanoma , Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 145(8 Suppl): 2025,S140


Farooq MS, Shafique N, Vargas GM, Varey AHR, Lo SN, Chu EY, Ming ME, Miura JT, Karakousis GC Utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy for acral lentiginous melanoma , Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 145(8 Suppl): 2025,S40