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Vanderbilt University Medical Center names chief of surgical oncology
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Carmen Solórzano, MD, professor of surgery and director of the Endocrine Surgery Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named chief of the division of surgical oncology and endocrine surgery.
A national search included more than 70 candidates.
“As the search process matured, it became clear that Dr. Solórzano is one of the country’s foremost surgical oncologists,” R. Daniel Beauchamp, MD, chair of the section of surgical sciences and deputy director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, said in a press release.
Solórzano called the position “a big job” but said she is excited about her new role. She said she was drawn to caring for cancer patients by the complexity of the cases and the opportunity to help patients.
“I see a lot of the positive in it. When you see a cure or you can at least provide palliative relief, I think it’s a great reward,” Solórzano said in the press release.
Solórzano joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2010. She specializes in endocrine surgery, including neoplasms and cancers of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands, the pancreas and digestive system, and neuroendocrine tumors.
She previously served as assistant professor of surgery and chief of endocrine surgery at University of Miami.