Flavio G. Rocha, M.D., FACS, FSSO

Flavio G. Rocha, M.D., FACS, FSSO, is the Hugh Hedinger and Georgeina Hedinger Chair of Surgical Oncology and Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology at Oregon Health & Science University. His research focuses on pancreatic cancer, hepatobiliary malignancies, and gastrointestinal surgical oncology, with particular emphasis on postoperative pancreatic fistula prevention, neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens for resectable and borderline-resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and intraoperative perfusion imaging. He leads multiple national cooperative group trials, including SWOG and phase II/III studies investigating adaptive treatment switching and immunotherapy combinations for gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma. His recent work has appeared in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and Cancer.