Thomas D. Jones Professor of Surgery and Vice-Chairman
Chief, Section of General Surgery
and Surgical Oncology
Physician-in-Chief, UCM Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor, Radiation and Cellular Oncology
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dr. Mitchell C. Posner’s principle clinical and research interests are focused on the management of upper gastrointestinal cancer and the molecular and genetic basis of gastrointestinal malignancy and oligometastases. The author of more than 250 original articles, published abstracts and book chapters, he has received numerous awards for his investigative efforts and teaching. He is a Past President of both the Society of Surgical Oncology and the Society of Surgical Oncology Foundation. He has served as a member of the Surgical Oncology Board of The American Board of Surgery. He is currently Section Editor - Gastrointestinal Disease for the American Cancer Society Journal Cancer and Deputy Editor of the Annals of Surgical Oncology. In 2002, Dr. Posner was appointed as Professor of Surgery and Cancer Research at the University of Chicago. In 2004, Dr. Posner was named Chief of the Section of General Surgery, Director of the Surgical Residency Program and Vice-Chairman in the Department of Surgery at the University of Chicago. In 2007 he was awarded the Thomas D. Jones Professorship. In 2012 he was appointed Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology. Finally, in 2015 he was named Physician-in-Chief of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Thursday, March 3, 2022
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CST