Daniel Albo

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Daniel Albo
Born1964 [1]
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Daniel Albo is an American surgeon, medical researcher, and pioneer in minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgical oncology. He has published in areas including laparoscopic colorectal surgery and surgical oncology. He is the director of surgical oncology services and the director of health services research at the Georgia Regents University Cancer Center.

Surgeon physician with surgical specialty

In modern medicine, a surgeon is a physician who performs surgical operations. There are also surgeons in podiatry, dentistry, orthodontics and the veterinary fields.

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Education

Dr. Albo earned his medical degree at the University of the Republic, Uruguay in 1991. He completed his General Surgery residency and obtained a PhD degree in Molecular Pathobiology at Drexel University in Philadelphia in 2000. He completed a Surgical Oncology fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2002.

Drexel University Private research university in Pennsylvania, United States

Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist. Founded as Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry, it was renamed Drexel Institute of Technology in 1936, before assuming the name Drexel University in 1970.

Career

Following his fellowship training, Albo joined the Medical College of Georgia in 2002 where he develop a surgical oncology program and a multidisciplinary MD/PhD program in Oncology. He joined the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, in 2004. He also served as the chief of general surgery for the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, where he developed Surgical Oncology and Minimally Invasive surgical services as well as a Colorectal Cancer Center. He was subsequently named vice chairman of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery of Baylor College of Medicine in 2012. In 2015, he joined Georgia Regents University as professor of surgery. [2]

Medical College of Georgia medical school of the University System of Georgia, United States

The Medical College of Georgia is the flagship medical school of the University System of Georgia, the state's only public medical school, and one of the top 10 largest medical schools in the United States. Established in 1828 as the Medical Academy of Georgia, MCG is the oldest and founding school of Augusta University. It is the third-oldest medical school in the Southeast and the 13th oldest in the nation. With 22 departments, it offers both a Doctor of Medicine (MD) as well as MD-PhD, MD-MPH, and MD-MBA degrees. Its national ranking in research is 84, and its ranking in primary care is 88.

Baylor College of Medicine private medical school in Houston, Texas, United States

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, US, is a health sciences university. It includes a medical school, Baylor College of Medicine; the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; the School of Allied Health Sciences; and the National School of Tropical Medicine. The school, located in the middle of the world's largest medical center, is part owner of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, part of the CHI St. Luke's Health system, and has hospital affiliations with: Harris Health System, Texas Children's Hospital, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Hermann – The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Menninger Clinic, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Children's Hospital of San Antonio.

Albo's clinical expertise is on minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgical oncology, with particular emphasis in colorectal malignancies. His research has focused on utilization patterns, barriers and facilitators for minimally invasive surgery in colorectal surgery. He has helped pioneered the development of a Natural Orifice Trans Endoluminal Surgery (NOTES) technique for resection of rectal tumors, the single port transanal microsurgery (TAMIS) procedure. [3] He has been the President for the Association for Academic Surgery. [4]

Research interests and contributions

Albo's research has focused on translational and health services research in surgical oncology. In the health services research area, he has published outcomes of minimally invasive surgery utilization patterns as well as barriers and facilitators for a widespread adoption of minimally invasive surgery in colorectal disease. He has also studied the impact of minimally invasive surgery on reducing the cost of care in colorectal surgery. His work has also dealt with on issues of health care disparities in surgical oncology, particularly as it affects minorities. In the translational research arena, his work has focused on the mechanisms of tumor invasion and metastases. [3]

His work has resulted in over 100 publications in peer review journals, and, multiple book chapters. He is a co-editor of the Operative Techniques in General Surgery and the editor for the Operative Techniques in Colorectal Surgery textbooks.

Honors and awards

Albo's clinical expertise has resulted in several awards, including the Michael E. DeBakey Distinguished Service Award Medal and a fellowship to American College of Surgeons. [1]

American College of Surgeons organization

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is an educational association of surgeons founded in 1912. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the ACS provides membership for doctors worldwide specializing in surgery who pass a set of rigorous qualifications.

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Urology Subspecialty of surgery

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References

  1. 1 2 "Daniel Albo, MD FACS". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. "Dr. Daniel Albo" . Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Albo, Daniel, MD, PhD, FACS". cancerdirectory.gru.edu. July 2015. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  4. "AAS Past Presidents" . Retrieved September 20, 2019.