Faculty Profile
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David A. Kooby, MD
– Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Telephone: 404.778.3313
E-mail: dkooby@emory.edu
Certification: American Board of Surgery
Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member: 2003
Considered an international leader in minimally invasive pancreatic surgery, Dr. Kooby specializes in laparoscopic and open surgical treatment of liver, bile ducts, pancreas, stomach and colon tumors/cancers, and also has expertise with tumors and diseases of the spleen, adrenal glands and retroperitoneum. He has conducted notable prospective and retrospective assessments of open and laparoscopic methods of pancreas, liver and biliary tract resection, collaborating regularly with investigators at both Emory and around the country; is engaged in national research studies of rare liver tumors and liver surgery with the goal of defining treatment algorithms; is examining novel methods of regional therapy for liver tumors; and has recently pioneered new techniques of robotic pancreatic surgery. He authored and conducted a national study of the efficacy of laparoscopic pancreatectomy from 2002-2006 that concluded performing the minimally invasive operation offered patients shorter hospital stays and fewer complications. He has taught many national courses on laparoscopic resection of the liver, pancreas and colon; is frequently invited to speak at national conferences; and has published numerous journal articles, book chapters, and the text: A Clinician's Guide to Nuclear Oncology.
Affiliations
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Emory University Hospital
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Emory University Hospital Midtown
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The Emory Clinic
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Atlanta VA Medical Center
Medical School
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Class of 1994, State University of New York, Downstate Medical College, Brooklyn, New York
Postgraduate Training
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Junior Assistant Residency, MCP-Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, 1995-1997
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Research Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 1997-1999
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Senior and Chief Residency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 1999-2001
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Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2001-2003
Honors and Awards
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National Service Research Award, United States Public Health Service, 1997-1999
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Joseph and Bonnie Graves Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University, June 2001
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Vanderbilt University Student Curriculum Resident's Teaching Award, 2001
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Research Award, The Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2003
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Georgia Cancer Coalition, Cancer Scholar Stipend, 2004
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Honored Clinical Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Class of 2007
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Appointed to the update task force for the chapter on the staging of hepatobiliary malignancies for the 7th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer's Cancer Staging Manual, 2007
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Elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, February 2008
Current Editorships and Editorial Boards
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Editorial Board, Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Associate Editor, Stomach and Upper GI, Journal of Surgical Oncology
Current Organizational Memberships
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Fellow, American College of Surgeons
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Chair, Clinical Affairs Committee, Society of Surgical Oncology
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Southeastern Surgical Society
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Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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Southern Surgical Association
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American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
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Research and Education Committee, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
Clinical Specialties
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Adrenal tumors
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Carcinoid tumors
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Colon and small bowel cancers
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Liver tumors (primary, metastatic, and benign)
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Pancreatic cancers and tumors
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Sarcomas of the abdomen and retroperitoneum
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Spleen disorders
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Stomach and esophagus cancers
Research Interests
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Developing surgical techniques and evaluating outcomes for patients with neoplasms of the pancreas, liver and biliary tract
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Conducting prospective and retrospective assessments of open and laparoscopic methods of resection, often in collaboration with Emory-based investigators as well as researchers around the country
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Studying the role of laparoscopic pancreatic resection for cancer
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Improving perioperative care of patients undergoing major liver surgery
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Examining novel methods of regional therapy for liver tumors
