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Dr. David Kooby
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY: Clinical | Research |
Resident Training/Breast Cancer Fellowship | FACULTY PROFILES | Contact
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David A. Kooby, MD

PDF of Dr. Kooby's CV

Faculty Appointment
green arrow Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Telephone
green arrow 404.778.3313

Affiliations
green arrow Emory University Hospital
green arrow Emory University Hospital Midtown
green arrow The Emory Clinic
green arrow Atlanta VA Medical Center

Board Certification
green arrow American Board of Surgery

Medical School
green arrow 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

green arrow 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

green arrow 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
green arrow Annals of Surgical Oncology

Current Organizational Memberships
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Fellow, American College of Surgeons

green arrow 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

green arrow 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
green arrow Surgical treatment of tumors of the liver, bile ducts, pancreas, adrenal glands, spleen, esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon and rectum
green arrow Surgical therapy of melanoma and sarcoma
green arrow Laparoscopic tumor surgery

Research Interests
green arrow Developing surgical techniques and evaluating outcomes for patients with neoplasms of the pancreas, liver, and biliary tract
green arrow 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
green arrow Studying the role of laparoscopic pancreatic resection for cancer
green arrow Improving perioperative care of patients undergoing major liver surgery
green arrow Examining novel methods of regional therapy for liver tumors

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
green arrow 2003

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