Surgical Oncology

Pictured: Eva Galka, M.D., Luke Schoeniger, M.D., Ph.D. and Darren Carpizo, M.D, Ph.D.

Faculty Listing:

Darren Carpizo, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology

Eva Galka, M.D., F.A.C.S., Associate Professor of Surgery

Jessica Gooch, M.D., F.A.C.S., Assistant Professor of Surgery

Chris Harris, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor

David C. Linehan, M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery and Seymour I. Schwartz Professor and Chair of Surgery

Jacob Moalem, M.D., F.A.C.S., Associate Professor of Surgery and Medicine

Alessandra Moore, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery

Ann Olzinski-Kunze, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

James L. Peacock, M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery

Peter Prieto, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., Assistant Professor of Surgery

Luke O. Schoeniger, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery

Kristin A. Skinner, M.D., F.A.C.S., Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology

Anna Weiss, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery; Director of the Wilmot Cancer Institute Comprehensive Breast Care at Pluta

Center for Tumor Immunology:

Calvin Cole, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Research

Scott Gerber, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology, Radiation Oncology and Oncology

Jian Ye, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor of Surgery

The goal of the surgical oncology division is to enhance the regional and national reputation of our oncologic service lines through outstanding clinical care, cutting-edge research, and excellence in education.

The division continues to provide high level, high volume multi-disciplinary cancer care including breast, soft tissue and cutaneous malignancies as well as endocrine and gastrointestinal cancers. In the areas of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic (HPB), endocrine and melanoma our surgeons produce the highest volumes in the region. Members of the division lead and participate in cutting edge trials that provide access to novel cancer therapies. In addition,members of the division continue to lead the region in the application of minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques. Our division is leading the UR medical center in its mission to deliver quality surgical care through leadership positions in Surgical Quality and Safety as we well as in informatics.

During 2022, we recruited two new faculty to the division. Dr. Anna Weiss will be appointed as an Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology. Dr. Weiss was recruited from the Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s hospital to assume a significant leadership position not only within the Department of Surgery, but also the Wilmot Cancer Institute as the Director of the Comprehensive Breast Program which includes serving as the Program Leader of Breast Surgery and the Director of the Breast Cancer Service Line. The second recruitment is Dr. Alessandra Moore who will be appointed as an Assistant Professor of Surgery. Dr. Moore completed her surgical residency and fellowship in endocrine surgery at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s hospital. Dr. Moore has a significant laboratory research background with goals to become an NIH funded surgeon-scientist.

The Division of Surgical Oncology leads the department in terms of NIH funded surgeon-scientists that continue to gain both federal and non-federal grants. Members of the division are publishing in high impact research journals that span the areas of both clinical, basic/translational research and health services research. Members of the division continue to be recognized nationally for their contributions to research through leadership positions on research committees of the Society of Surgical Oncology and Society of University Surgeons as well as invited members on panel discussions at national conferences.

From a teaching perspective, the division has opened the URMC’s first ACGME accredited Breast Surgical fellowship and graduated its first fellow in July 2022. The division continues to provide one of the premier surgical oncology training experiences for the general surgery residents in the state and successfully matched two chief residents to their first choice of ACGME accredited Complex Surgical Oncology Fellowships.

Darren Carpizo, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology and Vice Chair of Basic and Translational Research