Interim Chief of Surgical Oncology Appointed
By Office of The President | Feb 21, 2023
Sumanth C. Suresh, M.D., FACS, has been appointed interim chief of the newly formed Division of Surgical Oncology.
Dr. Suresh, who joined Downstate in 2019, assumes this role following his leadership
within the Divisions of General and Transplant Surgery. As a specialist in gastrointestinal,
hepatopancreatobiliary, and transplant surgery, Dr. Suresh has applied his unique
clinical background to expand the field of Surgical Oncology at Downstate. He has
established strong collaborative relationships between medical oncologists, surgeons,
pathologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, and community physicians. He leads
a weekly multidisciplinary tumor board that facilitates high-quality care for cancer
patients.
The Division of Surgical Oncology at Downstate will offer the full spectrum of surgical services covering a variety of oncologic pathologies, including benign and malignant hepatobiliary cancers, pancreatic malignancies, gastrointestinal and colorectal cancers, endocrine lesions, and breast pathologies.
Tags: Surgical Oncology, Surgery