Kenneth Cardona, MD, FACS

Kenneth Cardona, MD, FACS, is a board-certified surgeon and surgical oncologist who joined the Emory University faculty in 2012 after completing a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Cardona has a clinical interest and expertise in the management of retroperitoneal/abdominal sarcomas as well as soft tissue sarcomas of the trunk and limbs. As a leader and active member of the Sarcoma Working Group at Emory University Hospital Midtown, he collaborates with soft tissue pathologists, medical and radiation oncologists, and interventional radiologists with expertise in the treatment of sarcomas to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.

In addition, he has considerable experience in the treatment of gastric, liver, pancreas, and neuroendocrine malignancies where he is involved with the Gastrointestinal Oncology working group at Emory University Hospital Midtown.

Dr. Cardona serves as associate chief medical officer for Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown. In this role, he helps direct clinical operations related to oncologic services at the facility and related clinics and assists the Emory University Hospital Midtown Chief Medical Officer in performing core duties as outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws. 

Dr. Cardona leads national research efforts in the study of sarcoma as the chair of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group as well as the principal investigator of the United States Sarcoma Collaborative. Internationally, he is an active member of the multi-institutional TransAtlantic Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Working Group and Desmoid Working Group. In 2021, he was invited to serve on the Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) Review Panel.