Michael Choti, M.D.

Michael A. Choti, MD, MBA is the principal or co-investigator for a variety of 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 and has chaired study sections for the American Cancer Society. 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. He also serves as the chair of the National Cancer Institute's Hepatobiliary Task Force. 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 the hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal malignancies. Dr. Choti also directs the Surgical Oncology Fellowship training program at Johns Hopkins.

Department/Division

• Surgery - Surgical Oncology

Training:

• Yale University School of Medicine(1983)

Residency:

• General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania(1990)

Fellowship:

• Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center(1992)

Certification:

• Surgery, American Board of Surgery(2002)

Expertise, Disease and Conditions:

• General Surgery • Surgical Oncology • Ablation • Bile Duct Cancer • Carcinoid Tumors and Carcinoid Syndrome • Cholangiocarcinoma • Colorectal Cancer • Gallbladder Cancer • Gastrointestinal Diseases • Hemangiomas • Hepatobiliary Malignancies • Hepatocellular Carcinoma • Klatskin Tumors • Liver Cancer • Liver Cysts • Liver Tumors • Neuroendocrine tumors • Pancreatic Cancer • Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery

Research Interests

• clinical trials in hepatobiliary, neuroendocrine, pancreatic and colorectal malignancies
• experimental therapeutics of hepatic and pancreatic malignancies
• molecular genetics and biomarkers in gastrointestinal cancer
• clinical outcomes and health services studies in gastrointestinal malignancies
• Robotic and Image-guided surgery

Dr. Choti can be contacted at the following address:

The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Blalock 665
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-4606

Phone: 410-955-7113
Fax: 410-614-4667
Appointment Phone: 410-955-7113