Department of Surgery Faculty Appointments
Posted on August 7, 2019
Congratulations to the following faculty members who received important appointments during the first half of 2019:
Breast Surgical Oncology News
Renowned Breast Cancer Surgeon to Join Department
Posted on June 14, 2019
Norman Wolmark, MD, a prominent surgeon and cancer researcher, will be joining the department as Professor of Surgery in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In addition, he will serve in a new position at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center as Director of National Cancer Institute Cooperative Group Clinical Trials. He will retain his role as Chairman of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project and as contact principal investigator of NRG Oncology.
Award Winners, 2019 Richard L. Simmons Lecture in Surgical Science/Department of Surgery Research Day
Posted on May 15, 2019
On May 8th, 2019, we held our 17th Annual Research Day and Richard L. Simmons Lecture in Surgical Science. Attendees enjoyed a phenomenal presentation from our guest lecturer, Dr. George Miller from the Department of Surgery at the New York University School of Medicine. His talk was entitled “New Approaches to Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy.”
Congratulations to the award winners selected from over 80 abstracts submitted for the scientific program. Each awardee will receive a certificate and a cash prize.
Oral Presentation Award Winners
Magee Surgery Staff Competes in “Family Feud” to Celebrate Hospital Week 2019
Posted on May 3, 2019
Forty Department Surgeons Recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2019 “Best Doctors” List
Posted on April 26, 2019
Congratulations to Drs. Louis Alarcon, Kelly Austin, David Bartlett, Timothy Billiar, Geoff Bond, Sally Carty, Rabih Chaer, Luis De la Torre, Randall Draper, Barbara Gaines, Kevin Garrett, David Geller, George Gittes, Giselle Hamad, Matthew Holtzman, Christopher Hughes, Abhinav Humar, Ronald Johnson, Donald Keenan, Kenneth Lee, Steven Leers, Michel Makaroun, Marcus Malek, George Mazariegos, David Medich, Kevin Mollen, Andrew Peitzman, Douglas Potoka, Joshua Rubin, Harry Sell, Rakesh Sindhi, Michael J.
WSJ Features Interview with Dr. Emilia Diego
Posted on March 11, 2019
The Wall Street Journal article “Can Breast Cancer Be Treated Without Surgery?” includes an interview with Emilia J. Diego, MD regarding a trial to possibly eliminate surgery for early breast cancer patients.
- Link to article (subscription to WSJ required to access)
Dr. Emilia Diego Appointed Co-Director of UPMC Magee-Womens Breast Cancer Program
Posted on October 26, 2018
Congratulations to Emilia Diego, MD, who will join Adam Brufsky, MD as Co-Director of the UPMC Magee-Womens Breast Cancer Program, part of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Diego brings her surgical expertise and leadership to the continued development of the clinical and academic mission for Breast Services.
Dr. Steven Evans Discusses Disparities in Breast Cancer Care in Pittsburgh Business Times Article
Posted on September 26, 2018
Drs. Bernard Fisher and Thomas Starzl Honored as “Pitt Physician-Researchers Who Changed the World”
Posted on August 1, 2018
Two of our most legendary faculty members, Bernard Fisher, MD and Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, were honored as two of only five University of Pittsburgh faculty members featured in an interactive display on the 5th floor of Scaife Hall, the home of Pitt’s School of Medicine.
Drs. Holtzman and Steiman Present at Oncology Symposium
Posted on July 2, 2018
UPMC surgical oncologists Matthew Holtzman, MD and Jennifer Steiman, MD presented to an audience of over 70 physicians at the Monongahela Valley Hospital Oncology Symposium on June 27, 2018. Dr. Holtzman presented the lectures “Updates in Melanoma” and “Rectal Cancer Updates” and Dr. Steiman presented “New Trends in Breast Surgery.”