Dr. Christina V. Angeles

Dr. Angeles is an Associate Professor with Tenure of Surgery, Associate Professor of Dermatology, and Faculty Member in the Cancer Biology PhD Program at the University of Michigan in the Division of Surgical Oncology. She earned her medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed general surgery residency at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center. While in residency she completed a two-year basic/translational science Surgical Oncology Research Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) focusing on the molecular biology and novel therapeutics for sarcoma. After residency, Dr. Angeles returned to MSKCC and completed a clinical Complex Surgical Oncology Fellowship. Dr. Angeles is board-certified in both General Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology. She is the Director of the Regional Cancer Therapies Clinic at University of Michigan/Rogel Cancer Center. Dr. Angeles is a nationally recognized surgeon-scientist dedicated to advancing cancer care through innovative research and compassionate patient care. As the lead investigator for multiple clinical trials at the Rogel Cancer Center, she is at the forefront of developing new treatments for melanoma and sarcoma. Her laboratory studies the immune system’s role in fighting cancer, with a special focus on how resident memory T cells can help create long-lasting protection against tumors. By combining basic science and translational research, Dr. Angeles and her team are working to transform discoveries in the lab into effective new therapies for patients. Dr. Angeles’s research has been supported by the American Cancer Society, the Melanoma Research Alliance, the Society of Surgical Oncology, and the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute (NCI-NIH).Committed to excellence in both science and patient care, Dr. Angeles is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the Society of Surgical Oncology, and an active member of professional societies including the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS), and the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC). She also serves as Chair of the Society of Surgical Oncology's Research Committee, helping to shape the future of cancer research and treatment.Clinical Specialization:Dr. Angeles is a board-certified surgical oncologist whose clinical practice focuses on patients with soft tissue cancers including sarcoma, melanoma, and non-melanoma cutaneous malignancies. Dr. Angeles cares for patients in a robust multidisciplinary fashion and provides education and counseling to her patients in order to allow shared decision making for the surgical management of their disease.

Dr. Angeles is highly rated in 26 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Liposarcoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Melanoma, Splenectomy, and Nephrectomy.

Dr. Angeles is board certified in Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology. She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 38 peer reviewed articles.