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George Poultsides is a high-volume oncologic surgeon specializing in the management of complex cancers of the pancreas, liver, stomach, and retroperitoneum. He joined Stanford University in 2009 after completing his fellowship training in Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering and in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Poultsides has an extensive publication record focusing on the multidisciplinary management of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) and upper gastrointestinal malignancies. He directs an R01-funded molecular imaging program for pancreatic cancer and oversees a first-in-human clinical trial on fluorescence-guided surgery for patients undergoing pancreatic cancer resection. As the Co-Lead for the GI Oncology Clinical Research Program at the Stanford Cancer Institute, he manages the institution's surgical clinical trials portfolio. He is also the Program Director of Stanford’s Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship and a frequent recipient of teaching awards for his contributions to surgical education.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Chief of the Section of Surgical Oncology, overseeing clinical activities and research initiatives.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine • Baltimore, MD
Provided education and training to medical residents in surgical oncology.
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