Meet the Surgical Oncology
Staff Physicians
Marshall
M. Urist, M.D.
Specialty: General Surgery
Faculty Appointment: Professor
School of Medicine:
- University of Chicago, M.D. (6/1/1967 - 6/1/1971)
Internship:
- John Hopkins Hospital (6/1/1971 - 6/1/1972)
Residencies:
- John Hopkins Hospital (6/1/1972 - 6/1/1974)
- John Hopkins Hospital (6/1/1976 - 6/1/1978)
Fellowship:
- Surgical Oncology Fellowship (6/1/1974 - 6/1/1976)
University of California, Los Angeles
Certification: American Board of Surgery, Board
Certified - 1980
Administrative Title: Director, General Surgery
Interests: Head and neck, breast carcinoma, melanoma, sarcoma.
Samuel W.
Beenken, M.D.
Specialty: General Surgery
Faculty Appointment: Associate Professor
School of Medicine:
- University of Manitoba, Canada, M.D.
(7/1/1971 - 5/30/1975)
Internship:
- The Manitoba Affiliated Teaching Hospitals (7/1/1975 - 6/30/1976)
Residency:
- The University of Manitoba (7/1/1982- 6/30/1987)
Fellowships:
| M.D. Anderson Cancer | Head and Neck Surgery (7/1/1987- 6/30/1988) |
| Surgical Oncology (7/1/1988-
6/30/1990)
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| Certification: | American Board of Surgery Board Re-certified, 1998 |
| American Board of Surgery - Board Certified, 1989; | |
| Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, 1987 |
Interests: Head and neck cancer, endocrine surgery, cancer
prevention.
Martin J.
Heslin, M.D.
Specialty: Surgical Oncology,
General Surgery
Faculty Appointment: Assistant Professor UAB, Associate Scientist Comprehensive
Cancer Center.
School of Medicine:
- SUNY HSC at Syracuse, M.D.
Residencies:
- New York University Medical Center (7/1/1987 - 6/30/1989)
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (7/1/1989 - 6/30/1991)
- New York University Medical Center (7/1/1991 - 6/30/1994)
Fellowship:
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (7/1/1994 - 6/30/1996)
Certification: American Board of Surgery - Board Certified, 1996
Interests: Soft tissue sarcoma, hepatobiliary cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, and hepatic metasteses from colon cancer.