Surgical oncologist appointed department chair at UVA School of Medicine
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Allan Tsung, MD, has been appointed chair of the department of surgery at University of Virginia School of Medicine.
The appointment will take effect June 27.
“I am excited to join a talented team of surgeons and staff at UVA and to have the opportunity to collaborate across the university at the UVA Cancer Center, which was recently designated by the National Cancer Institute as a comprehensive cancer center,” Tsung said in a press release. “I look forward to working together with my new colleagues to build on their strengths and accomplishments to serve our patients throughout Virginia.”
Tsung currently serves as professor and chief of the division of surgical oncology in the department of surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He also is co-director of the gastrointestinal clinical trials portfolio at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and serves as program director for the complex general surgical oncology fellowship program.
He specializes in bile duct, liver and pancreatic cancers, and he is recognized for his expertise in robotic and laparoscopic surgery.
Prior to joining Ohio State, Tsung served as vice chair of research in University of Pittsburgh’s department of surgery.
“Dr. Tsung is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in the field of surgery. He is a superb liver and pancreas surgeon, a longstanding researcher funded through the National Institutes of Health, and is known for his skills as a mentor,” K. Craig Kent, MD, CEO of UVA Health and executive vice president for health affairs at UVA, said in the release.
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