Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
David A. Kooby, MD
Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Erb Bldg, Fl 1, Ste 150, Atlanta, GA 30342Booking information not available
(404) 778-3307About
Dr. Kooby is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology and Chief of Emory Surgery in the Northern Arc. He serves as the Chief of Staff and as the Chair of the Board of Directors for Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital. He is the Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs for the Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Kooby is an international leader in surgery of the pancreas, liver and biliary system, with an emphasis on minimally invasive and robotic surgical approaches. He also performs high volume gastric and esophageal surgery, among other solid tumor operations. Dr. Kooby co-chaired the first International Conference on Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Resection in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2016, and is frequently invited around the World to lecture on this topic. He served as the Scientific Program Chair of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association in 2019, for the largest society of liver and pancreas surgeons in the Americas. He is a member of the American Joint Commission on Cancer for updating of the staging of hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies.
Dr. Kooby's research focuses on multi-center, collaborative clinical outcomes studies pertaining to gastrointestinal malignancies. He co-founded the Central Pancreas Consortium, an active multi-institutional group for studying pancreatic tumors and pancreatic surgery, with Emory taking the lead on several high-impact studies. In addition to publishing numerous journal articles and book chapters, he co-edited the 2015 edition of Gastrointestinal Malignancies: New Innovative Diagnostics and Treatment and co-authored the 2007 edition of A Clinician's Guide to Nuclear Oncology.
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Academic Title
- Professor
Academic Profile
Year Started Practicing
- 2003
Locations
Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
Erb Bldg, Fl 1, Ste 150
Atlanta,
GA
30342
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Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering-NY, Surgical Oncology, 2003
- Residency: Vanderbilt University Hosp & Clinic, Surgery, 2001
- Residency: Drexel University, Surgery, 1999
- Medical Education: SUNY - Hlth Science Ctr at Brooklyn, MD, 1994
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery), American Board of Surgery, 2002
Awards
- Burson Award for Clinical and Admirative Service, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, 2024
- Elected to the Editorial Board of the Annals of Surgery, 2020
- Elected Scientific Program Chair of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, 2019
- Elected Scientific Co-Chair of the International State of the Art Conference on Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Resection, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2016
- Inducted into the Woodruff Leadership Academy, 2015
- Celebration of Faculty Excellence Award, Emory University School of Medicine, October 22, 2014, Atlanta, GA
- Inducted into the Physician's Executive Program, Emory, 2013
- Ann & Paul Hastings Scholar for Excellence in Surgical Oncology and Patient Care, Winship Cancer Institute, April 12, 2012, Atlanta, GA
- Faculty election to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, February 2008, Atlanta, GA
- Honored Clinical Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Class of 2007, May 2007, Atlanta, GA
- Joseph and Bonnie Graves Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Vanderbilt University Department of Surgery, June 2001, Nashville, TN
- Vanderbilt University Student Curriculum Committee Residents’ Teaching Award, June 2001, Nashville, TN
Professional Memberships
- American College of Surgeons
- Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
- American Surgical Association
- International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- Society of Surgical Oncology
- Southern Surgical Association
- Western Surgical Association
