The 20 Best Glucagonoma Doctors Near Me in Ann Arbor, MI

Dr. Bednar is a faculty member in the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan.His undergraduate training was done at Princeton University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in molecular biology in 2000. After that he transitioned to the Lewis Katz School of Medicine of Temple University in Philadelphia. Dr. Bednar spent seven years in the combined MD/PhD program where he earned an MD and PhD in Microbiology and Immunology in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Rogers. His dissertation thesis focused on how human monocytes respond to the complex external environment present during an infection or inflammatory state. After the completion of his medical training he was accepted to the General Surgery Residency program at the University of Michigan. During his time in Ann Arbor, he also spent two years in a postdoctoral research fellowship in the laboratories of Dr. Diane Simeone and Dr. Marina Pasca di Magliano. During Dr. Bednar's research time, he studied the basic biology of pancreatic cancer, which led to his evolving interest in cancer patient care. He finished his clinical training in the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship program at the University of Pittsburgh and was recruited back to the University of Michigan to become a part of the pancreatic cancer research group that has developed here in the past decade. Dr. Bednar is a board-certified general surgeon and currently undergoing board certification for additional specialization of Complex General Surgical Oncology. He is also BLS/ACLS certified.Dr. Bednar's clinical and research effort up to now has been recognized through several awards. He received the Dr. Herman Brown Award for Excellence in the Study of the Art and Science of Surgery from the Department of Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University as a recognition for his care of the surgical patients and his research work while he was a medical student. Dr. Bednar's work on pancreatic cancer was recognized and supported by an American College of Surgeons Research Fellowship. He also received the Robert V. Danto Cancer Research Award from the Michigan chapter of the American College of Surgeons for his postdoctoral research work. His work was chosen to be presented at the Owen Wangensteen Surgical Forum during the annual American College of Surgeons meeting in 2013 and received the Best Oral Presentation award at the 24th Annual Moses Gunn Research Conference of the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan in 2012.Clinical Specialization:Dr. Bednar is a practicing general and oncologic surgeon. His practice encompasses the full gamut of general surgery and complex abdominal and soft tissue surgical oncology. During his fellowship training, he also received specific instruction on the DaVinci robotic surgery platform and hope to continue to support the already-established efforts in this arena. Dr. Bednar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucagonoma. He is also highly rated in 17 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Bednar is board certified in Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Clifford S. Cho is the C. Gardner Child Professor of Surgery in the Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery at Michigan Medicine.Dr. Cho is an Honors graduate of Brown University and AOA graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency and transplantation immunology postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Wisconsin, where he served as Chief Administrative Resident. He completed his surgical oncology fellowship at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he served as Chief Administrative Fellow. He joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2006, where he was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure and named the Ronald and Patricia Kissinger Professor of Surgical Oncology. He served as Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology, Associate Residency Program Director, and co-Director of the Gastrointestinal Disease Oriented Team in the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center before moving to the University of Michigan in 2016.Dr. Cho’s academic focus is on hepatopancreatobiliary and gastrointestinal malignancies, cancer immunology, and the mentorship of clinical and research trainees. He has lectured on these academic interests in over 15 national and international visiting professorships, and was named the James IV Traveler in 2014. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and currently serves on the editorial boards of Surgery and the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. He is the Principal Investigator of a VA Merit Review-funded cancer immunology laboratory that is working to understand cancer-induced T cell suppression, and to identify novel T cell-based strategies for cancer immunotherapy. His laboratory has been continuously funded since 2006 by extramural support from the Veteran’s Administration, National Institutes of Health, American College of Surgeons, and Central Surgical Association, and is a member of the VA Oncology Merit Review study section. He has held a number of national academic leadership positions and is a member of over 15 surgical societies, including the American Surgical Association, Society of Clinical Surgery, Society of University Surgeons, and Surgical Biology Club II. Dr. Cho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucagonoma. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Cho is board certified in Surgery.

Dr. Ferguson is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery. Following undergraduate studies in Molecular & Integrative Physiology at the University of Illinois, he earned an MD and a PhD in Cancer Biology at the University of Chicago. He completed a general surgery residency at the University of Chicago, where he served as an administrative chief resident and completed a medical education fellowship, followed by a clinical fellowship in complex general surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is board-certified in general surgery and complex general surgical oncology.He has won numerous teaching awards at every stage of his career. He is the co-editor of Difficult Decisions in Surgical Oncology—An Evidence-Based Approach. He is active in the American College of Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncology, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, and Association for Surgical Education.Clinical Specialization: Dr. Ferguson's clinical expertise is in the management of cancers and premalignant conditions of the pancreas, liver, bile ducts, gallbladder, and stomach. Dr. Ferguson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucagonoma. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bile Duct Cysts, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Ferguson is board certified in Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Hari Nathan is a board-certified complex general surgical oncologist and Associate Professor of Surgery with Tenure. Dr. Nathan completed both his undergraduate and medical education with honors at The Johns Hopkins University. He also completed advanced training in health services research and was awarded a PhD from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Nathan completed his clinical residency training in general surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He subsequently completed a clinical fellowship in complex general surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he also served as the Chief Administrative Fellow in Surgery. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 2014. Clinical Specialization: Dr. Nathan's clinical focus includes the multi-disciplinary treatment of tumors of the pancreas, liver, bile duct, and stomach. He has particular interests in the treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer and directs Michigan Medicine’s Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump (HAIP) Program. He also serves as the Surgical Director of the Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cancer Clinic, coordinating the efforts of a multidisciplinary team at the busiest pancreatic cancer program in Michigan. Dr. Nathan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucagonoma. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Neuroendocrine Tumor, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Nathan is board certified in Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Sahai is the Leader of the Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology Section and Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Sahai is also a member of the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and Director of Tumor Response Assessment Core.Dr. Sahai attended medical school at the Government Medical College at Amritsar with the Baba Farid University of Health Science in India. He then completed his Masters in Clinical Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health followed by Internal Medicine residency training at University of Pittsburgh where he met his wife. He completed his fellowship in Hematology-Oncology at Northwestern University where he also served as the Chief Fellow. Subsequently, Dr. Sahai joined University of Michigan as Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine in 2013.Dr. Sahai is a clinician-scientist who sees patients within the Multidisciplinary Pancreatic and Liver Tumor programs. As a clinical investigator he is the Principal Investigator on several investigator-initiated clinical trials open across the U.S. His translational research program leverages the pancreaticobiliary cancer biobanks that he directs for the therapeutic investigation of novel compounds in patient-derived cell lines and xenograft models to help develop novel phase 1/2 investigator-initiated clinical trials. Dr. Sahai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucagonoma. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, and Neuroendocrine Tumor.

Mark Zeglis is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Zeglis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucagonoma. He is also highly rated in 43 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Turcot Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

Edward Kreske is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Dr. Kreske is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucagonoma. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Small Bowel Resection, and Pancreatectomy.