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Charles R. Scoggins, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology
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Dr. Scoggins specializes in cancer surgery (surgical oncology). He graduated with
honors from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1995, and subsequently
entered a General Surgery residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. In addition
to clinical surgical training, he completed a 2-year research fellowship while at
Vanderbilt. Dr. Scoggins completed his Chief Residency at Vanderbilt in 2002. He
is certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
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Dr. Scoggins completed a surgical oncology fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
in Houston, Texas in 2004. While there, he was awarded the Clinical Excellence Award
for outstanding patient care. Dr. Scoggins' clinical interests include liver and
pancreatic cancer, stomach and esophageal cancers, intestinal cancers, melanomas,
and sarcomas. He has special expertise in the surgical management of liver tumors,
including resection (surgical removal of the tumor) and ablative techniques, including
radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation (MA). His research interests
include liver tumors, hepatic metastases, pancreatic cancer, and sarcomas.
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