Steven B. Standiford, MD, FACS

National Director of Surgical Oncology & Perioperative Services
Chief of Surgery, Chief of Staff, Cancer Treatment Centers of America Eastern Regional Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Specialty

Surgical Oncology

Education and Postdoctoral Training

Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Medical School
New Jersey Medical School, College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey

Internship and Residency
Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia
General Surgery, Temple University Hospital
Chief Resident, General Surgery, Temple University Hospital

Fellowships
Surgical Oncology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Visiting Research Fellow in Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia

Academic Honors & Awards

Regular Clinical Fellow, American Cancer Society
H. Taylor Caswell Award for Outstanding Resident Teacher, Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital
Young Oncologist Travel Grant, American Radium Society
Finalist, Coping magazine Hero Award
Gail T. Williams Faculty Teaching Award, Marshfield Clinic General Surgery Residency Program

Credentials

American Board of Surgery
National Board of Medical Examiners
Fellow, American College of Surgeons

Clinical Research

More than 20+ years of research focused on breast and bowel cancers

Previous Positions

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Deputy Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Medical Staff, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia
Consultant in Surgical Oncology, VA Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Ellis Fischel (State) Cancer Center, Columbia, Missouri (Associate Director of Surgery; Chief, Section of Breast Diseases; Director of Outpatient Clinics; Medical Director, Ellis Fischel Breast Center; Assistant Chief of Surgery; Medical Director, Cancer Screening Services; Medical Director, Intensive Care Unit; Cancer Liaison Physician, Commission on Cancer)
Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin (Physician/Director, Surgical Oncology; Assistant Program Director, General Surgery Residency; Cancer Liaison Physician, Commission on Cancer)

Professional Organizations/Affiliations

Vice Chair and Chair, Central Institutional Review Board, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
Medical Advisory Board, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Philadelphia affiliate
Fellow, Society of Surgical Oncology