Associate Professor
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX, United States
Dr. Tsuyoshi Konishi is an associate professor of Colon and Rectal Surgery, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He earned his MD in 1997 and PhD in 2006 from The University of Tokyo. After completion of advanced training in the field of Surgical Oncology and Colorectal Minimally Invasive Surgery at top institutions including the University of Tokyo, Cancer Institute Hospital of the JFCR and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Konishi served as an attending colorectal surgeons since 2010, and Head Attending since 2017, at Cancer Institute Hospital of the JFCR. He took a leadership in promoting advanced minimally invasive approaches for complex colorectal procedures.
Dr. Konishi’s research interest includes combining multidisciplinary treatment with extended surgical resection through a minimally invasive approach for advanced colorectal cancer, particularly for lateral pelvic node metastasis. He has published more than 150 articles in the top-rated journals, such as JAMA Oncology, Annals of Surgery, GUT, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of American College of Surgeons and Annals of Surgical Oncology. He has been awarded from multiple major international and domestic academic societies, such as the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the American Association for Cancer Research, the United European Gastroenterology Federation, the Korean Surgical Society, the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum, and the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Monday, February 28, 2022
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST
Friday, March 11, 2022
11:56 AM – 12:04 PM CST