B. Mark Evers, MD, is the Mark McDowell Cancer Foundation Chair and Director of the Lucille P. Markey Cancer Center, Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Surgery, Physician-in-Chief of Oncology Service, and Director of the Oncology Service Line for UK HealthCare at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. He is a co-author of Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 19th Edition and Atlas of General Surgical Techniques.
Dr. Evers received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee, completed his surgical training at the University of Louisville, and performed a research fellowship in gastrointestinal physiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Prior to his current position at the University of Kentucky, he was Professor and Robertson-Poth Distinguished Chair in General Surgery and the Director of the UTMB Sealy Center for Cancer Cell Biology.
Dr. Mark Evers is internationally recognized with an active clinical practice that deals with surgical problems related to GI oncology, endocrinology, and soft tissue tumors. Throughout his surgical and academic career, he has actively mentored over 70 students, residents, fellows, house staff, and junior faculty.
Dr. Evers has authored over 210 peer-reviewed publications, over 62 reviews and book chapters, and 251 abstracts. He is on the editorial board of four journals and recently completed tenure as a regular member of the Tumor and Microenvironment study section. He has also served in various leadership positions in national and international societies and is a past President of the Society of University Surgeons, the current President of its foundation and Secretary of the Southern Surgical Association. He is a member of the American Board of Surgery, a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigators (ASCI) and was recently awarded the Flance-Karl Award from the American Surgical Association, which is the highest research award bestowed upon an American surgeon.
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