

Rachel E. Beard, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Section Chief, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Fax: (401) 868-2302
Accepting New Patients
Specialties
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery
Education: Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: General Surgery - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Fellowship:
Hepatopancreaticobiliary - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Division of Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA
Surgical Oncology - National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Memberships in Societies: Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
- Cohen JT, Charpentier KP, Beard RE. An Update on Iatrogenic Biliary Injuries: Identification, Classification and Management. Surg Clin North Am. 2019; 99(2): 283-299.
- Cortez R, Lynch K, Cioffi W, Harrington D, Beard R. An Assessment of Fine Surgical Knot Tying. J Surg Educ. 2019; 76(3): 808-813.
- Beard RE, Tsung A. Minimally invasive liver resections: a changing landscape and the rise of the robot. Laparosc Surg. 2018; 2:48.
- Cohen JT, Charpentier KP, Beard RE. An Update on Iatrogenic Biliary Injuries: Identification, Classification and Management. Surg Clin North Am. 2019; 99(2): 283-299.
- Cortez R, Lynch K, Cioffi W, Harrington D, Beard R. An Assessment of Fine Surgical Knot Tying. J Surg Educ. 2019; 76(3): 808-813.
- Beard RE, Tsung A. Minimally invasive liver resections: a changing landscape and the rise of the robot. Laparosc Surg. 2018; 2:48.
- Ciambella CC, Beard RE, Miner, TJ. Current role of palliative interventions in advanced pancreatic cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2018; 10(7) 75-83.
- Beard RE, Charpentier KP. Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy – it’s time to shift our focus and randomize our studies. Laparosc Surg. 2018; 2:13.
- Khan S, Beard RE, Kingham TP, Fong Y, Boerner T, Martinie JB, Vrochides D, Buell JF, Berber E, Kaharamangil, B, Troisi RI, Vanlander A, Molinari M, Tsung A. Long-term Oncologic Outcomes Following Robotic Liver Resection for Primary Hepatobiliary Malignancies: A MultiCenter Study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018; 25(9): 2652-2660.
- Beard RE, Wang Y, Khan S, Marsh JW, Tsung A, Geller DA. Laparoscopic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in early and advanced cirrhosis. HPB. 2018; 20(6): 521-529.
- Beard RE, Tsung A. Minimally Invasive Approaches for Surgical Management of Primary Liver Cancers. Cancer Control. 2017; 24(3): 1-6.
- Beard RE, Ripepi AJ, Lee KW, Marsh JW, Tsung A, Geller DA. The Top Ten Most Treacherous Laparoscopic Choleycstectomies We Have Ever Done. J Gastrointest Surg 2018; 22(2): 363-365.
- Beard RE, Finkelstein SD, Borhani AA, Minervini MI, Marsh JW. A massive hepatic tumor demonstrating hepatocellular, cholangiocarcinoma and neuroendocrine lineages: A case report and review of the literature. Int J Surg Case Rep 2017; 37: 26-32.
- Beard RE, Yee EU, Mortele KJ, Khawaja K. Multicystic biliary hamartoma: A report of a rare entity and a review of the literature. Int J Surg Case Rep 2014; 5: 919-923.
- Beard RE, Zheng Z, Lagisetty KH, Burns WR, Tran E, Hewitt SM, Abate-Daga D, Rosati SH, Fine HA, Ferrone S, Rosenberg SA, Morgan RA. Multiple chimeric antigen receptors successfully target chrondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 in several different cancer histologies and cancer stem cells. J Immunother Cancer. 2014; 2:25.
- Rosati SF, Parkhurst MR, Hong Y, Zheng Z, Feldman SA, Rao M, Abate-Daga D, Beard RE, Xu H, Black MA, Robbins PF, Schrump DA, Rosenberg SA, Morgan RA. A Novel Murine T Cell Receptor Targeting NY-ESO-1. J Immunother. 2014; 37: 135-46.
- Beard RE, Abate-Daga D, Rosati SF, Zheng Z, Wunderlich JR, Rosenberg SA, Morgan RA. Gene expression profiling using Nanostring digital RNA counting to identify potential target antigens for melanoma immunotherapy. Clin Cancer Res. 2013; 19: 4941-50.
- Beard RE, Hanto DW, Gautam S, Miksad RA. A comparison of surgical outcomes for noncirrhotic and cirrhotic hepatocellular carcinoma patients in a Western institution. Surgery. 2013; 154: 545-55.
OTHER PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- Cohen JT, Charpentier KP, Beard RE. An Update on Iatrogenic Biliary Injuries: Identification, Classification and Management. Surg Clin North Am. 2019; 99(2): 283-299.
- Beard RE, Tsung A. Minimally invasive liver resections: a changing landscape and the rise of the robot. Laparosc Surg. 2018; 2:48.
- Ciambella CC, Beard RE, Miner, TJ. Current role of palliative interventions in advanced pancreatic cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2018; 10(7) 75-83.
- Beard RE, Charpentier KP. Laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy – it’s time to shift our focus and randomize our studies. Laparosc Surg. 2018; 2:13.
- Beard RE, Tsung A. Minimally Invasive Approaches for Surgical Management of Primary Liver Cancers. Cancer Control. 2017; 24(3): 1-6
BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
- Cohen JT, Beard RE, Stewart L, Callery MP. Chapter 38: Cholecystolithiasis and Stones in the Common Bile Duct: Which Approach and When? Blumgart’s Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas, 7th Edition. Elsevier: Philadelphia, USA, 2023.
- Beard RE, Geller DA. Chapter 83: Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Surgical Decision Making, 6th Edition. Elsevier: USA, 2019.
- Beard RE, Geller DA. Chapter 40: Do all porcelain gallbladders need surgery and, if so, do I need to perform a radial cholecystectomy at the onset? Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery: Practical Management of Dilemmas, 1st Edition. 2018.
- Beard RE, Callery MP. Chapter 70: A septic patient with a completely dehisced pancreatico-jejunostomy (ISGPF grade C) requires a reoperation on POD7. How do you manage this? Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery: Practical Management of Dilemmas, 1st Edition. 2018.
- Beard RE, Kent TS. Chapter 78: How Do I Manage a Patient Who Has “Failure To Thrive” Following a Pancreatic Resection? Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplant Surgery: Practical Management of Dilemmas, 1st Edition. 2018.
- Beard RE, Nagle D. Chapter 117: Rare Gastrointestinal Tumors, Lower Gastrointestinal Section. Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1st Edition. McGraw-Hill: USA, 2018.
- Beard RE, Ocuin LM, Tsung, A. Chapter 31: Robotic Liver Resection for Malignancies. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Upper Abdominal Cancer, 1st Edition. Springer: London, 2017.
- Callery MP, Beard RE, Stewart L. Chapter 37: Cholecystolithiasis and Stones in the Common Bile Duct: Which Approach and When? Blumgart’s Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas, 6th Edition. Elsevier Saunders: Philadelphia, USA, 2016.
- Beard RE, Kent TS. Chapter 7: Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery. Pocket Journal Club: Essential Articles in General Surgery. McGraw-Hill: USA, 2016.
- Beard RE, Odom S. Chapter 12: Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST). Comprehensive Critical Care Ultrasound. Society of Critical Care Medicine Publications: USA, 2015.
- Beard RE, Schwaitzberg SD. Chapter 49: Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Acute Care Surgery and Trauma: Evidence Based Practice, 2nd Edition. Informa Healthcare: UK, 2015.
- Beard RE, Schwaitzberg SD. Chapter 68: Incarcerated Hernias. Acute Care Surgery and Trauma: Evidence Based Practice, 2nd Edition. Informa Healthcare: UK, 2015.
- Beard RE, Nagle D. Chapter 51: Acute and Chronic Radiation Injury to the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract. ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice, 7th Edition. Decker Intellectual Properties: USA, 2014.
- Beard RE, Schwaitzberg SD. Chapter 66: Epigastric and Umbilical Hernias. Surgery: Evidence-Based Practice, 1st Edition. Ed. Cohn, SM and Brower, ST. People’s Medical Publishing House: USA, 2012.
- Beard RE, Schwaitzberg SD. Chapter 67: Incisional and Ventral Hernias. Surgery: Evidence-Based Practice, 1st Edition. Ed. Cohn, SM and Brower, ST. People’s Medical Publishing House: USA, 2012.
PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION
1. Liu Y, Gibson J, Hensler E, Banerjee D, Lynch K, Haas-Rodriguez A, Moreira C, Beard R, Harrington D, Miner T. Gender Disparities in Surgical Resident Operative Performance Evaluations. Submitted to the Journal of the American College of Surgeons October 2023.