Michael Andrew Choti, MD

Michael A. Choti, MD, MBA is Jacob C. Handelsman Professor of Surgery and Oncology at Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He received his medical school degree at Yale University, general surgery training at the University of Pennsylvania, and completed the surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center before joining the division of Surgical Oncology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Choti is the principal or co-investigator for a variety of clinical and preclinical studies examining new approaches for the treatment of liver, pancreatic, and colorectal cancer. Dr. Choti serves in various leadership positions in national and international societies. He currently serves on the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and is on the Colorectal Cancer and Neuroendocrine Tumor Panels for the National Cancer Coalition Network. Dr. Choti has authored or co-authored 190 peer-reviewed original research articles, 40 review articles, and 50 book chapters. He is on the editorial boards of Annals of Surgical Oncology, Gastrointestinal Cancer Research, and Journal of Clinical Oncology. One focus of his research involves the use of robotics and computer assistance to surgically treat cancer using minimally invasive image-guided approaches. This work has been funded through a series of NIH grants and industry collaborations. He also has a strong interest in molecular genetics and biomarkers in gastrointestinal cancer, as well as clinical research, conducting clinical trials and outcomes research in hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal malignancies. Dr. Choti has also served as a mentor for many trainees and investigators. He is the Director of the Surgical Oncology Fellowship training program at Johns Hopkins. He has also been appointed a member of the Surgical Oncology Board of the American Board of Surgery.