Join us Friday, October 18th at 1:00 PM Pacific to hear renowned liver and pancreas surgeon Dr. Gagandeep “Gaugs” Singh discuss the evolving algorithms in the management of NET liver metastases. Dr. Singh, Chief of Surgical Oncology at City of Hope® Cancer Center in Phoenix, asks the question whether it is prudent to be aggressive surgically, or if it is all about timing and strategy.
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ABOUT GAGANDEEP SINGH, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Internationally renowned liver and pancreas surgeon Gagandeep “Gaugs” Singh, M.D., F.A.C.S., is Chief of Surgical Oncology and Director of Surgical Services at City of Hope® Cancer Center Phoenix.
A seasoned health care leader with more than 20 years’ experience building outstanding surgical teams, Dr. Singh is excited to return to Phoenix – where he completed part of his medical training – and to City of Hope, where he spent a decade as the chief of City of Hope Duarte’s surgical oncology program. In the clinic, Dr. Singh takes a thoughtful yet forceful approach to treating cancers of the liver, pancreas and gastrointestinal systems. As a health care leader, he is passionate about empowering teams to achieve their fullest potential. He has been recognized with numerous awards and leadership positions.
After beginning his faculty academic career at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Dr. Singh was appointed director of the Liver and Pancreas Center at the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California, where he also served as chair of the Cancer Committee. At City of Hope Duarte, Dr. Singh spearheaded the liver and pancreatic cancer programs and led the Division of Surgical Oncology to national recognition. He has been included on multiple lists of “America’s Top Surgeons,” “Best Doctors of America,” “Super Doctors” and “Top Doctors of America.”
Dr. Singh earned his medical degree from the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in India, before training at multiple internationally renowned cancer centers, including Tata Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center in Bombay, René Descartes University in Paris and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital in the United Kingdom, as well as the Marion Bessin Liver Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix and the University of Iowa. A board-certified surgeon, diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Singh is an internationally recognized expert in his field and a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network for Hepatobiliary Cancers, the group that sets the guidelines for the standard of care for hepatobiliary cancers.
As a researcher, Dr. Singh has written on topics such as complex liver resections for liver metastases, management algorithms for neuroendocrine tumors, vascular reconstructions with difficult pancreatic surgery for pancreatic cancer and advanced robotic surgery. His work on robotic surgery has been presented at the Society of Surgical Oncology, America’s Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, the Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons and other national meetings. An innovator at heart, he is in constant pursuit of enhancing the surgical experience and developing technical innovations in liver and pancreatic surgery. He has collaborated with engineers from the California Institute of Technology and Harvey Mudd College and has several invention disclosures and patents to his name. Dr. Singh’s translational research includes projects with molecular biologists, X-ray crystallographers, structural chemists and super-resolution scientists across the City of Hope national system.
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