Aslam Ejaz, MD, MPH

Dr. Ejaz is a surgical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, bile duct cancer and other gastrointestinal cancers. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Ejaz enjoys teaching the future generation of surgeons and other cancer care providers as an assistant professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology at The Ohio State University.

Dr. Ejaz obtained his medical degree from Howard University with honors as a member of the Al-pha Omega Alpha honor medical society. He received a master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University, where he also served as a research fellow in surgical oncology. He completed his general surgery training from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed a complex general surgical oncology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Ejaz’s clinic in-terest is in robotic minimally-invasive surgery, particularly in the treatment of complex hepato-pancreato-biliary disease.

One of Dr. Ejaz’s research interests is in the development of clinical trials to help patients receive new therapies that may not be available at other treatment centers. Dr. Ejaz has helped develop and implement several clinical trials aimed at improving the treatment of cancer through new and inno-vative methods. He is also interested in researching how patients do after surgery as well as ad-dressing variations in perioperative surgical care and quality improvement. Dr. Ejaz’s research is dedicated to improving cancer care, and he has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in high-impact cancer and surgical journals and has given presentations at numerous national and interna-tional conferences.

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Terms of Appointment: August 2019 - July 2021;  August 2021 - July 2023;  August 2023 - July 2025