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Resident Training/Breast Cancer Fellowship FACULTY PROFILES Contact
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Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine |
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404.778.3313 |
| 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 |
| Board Certification | |
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American Board of Surgery |
| 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 Editorial Boards | |
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Annals of Surgical Oncology |
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Fellow, American College of Surgeons |
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H. William Scott Jr. Society |
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Clinical Affairs Committee, Society of Surgical Oncology |
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Southeastern Surgical Association |
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American College of Surgeons Oncology Group |
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Atlanta Surgical Association |
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Georgia Surgical Association |
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Program Committee, Research Committee, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association |
| Clinical Interests | |
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Surgical treatment of tumors of the liver, bile ducts, pancreas, adrenal glands, spleen, esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon and rectum |
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Surgical therapy of melanoma and sarcoma |
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Laparoscopic tumor surgery |
| 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 |
| Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member | |
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2003 |
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