Dr. Benjamin Musher

Dr. Benjamin Musher is a medical oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal cancers. He is the Medical Director of Medical Oncology and Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Program at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), where he also holds the Barry Smith Endowed Professorship.Dr. Musher received an AB in Social Studies from Harvard University and his MD with Honors from BCM. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington’s Department of Medicine, where he was an attending physician. He was later an attending physician and fellow in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania.Dr. Musher received the Oncology Faculty Educator of the Year for six consecutive years and the Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes BCM faculty for excellence in teaching and evaluation. He has also been recognized with several awards for going above and beyond to deliver exceptional patient experiences; and was named a Top Doctor in 2015 by Houstonia Magazine.Dr. Musher is board-certified in Medical Oncology from the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Musher is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer). His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, and Familial Colorectal Cancer.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 28 peer reviewed articles and participating in 7 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).