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.
Titles & Roles
Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Emory University School of Medicine
Emory Chief of Surgery, Northern Arc
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital and Emory Johns Creek Hospital
Chief of Staff
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Director of Surgical Oncology
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Education & Training
Education
Fellowship, Surgical Oncology, 2003
Memorial Sloan-Kettering-NY
Residency, Surgery, 2001
Vanderbilt University Hosp & Clinic
Residency, Surgery, 1999
Drexel University
Medical Education, MD, 1994
SUNY - Hlth Science Ctr at Brooklyn
Board Certifications
Surgery (General Surgery)
American Board of Surgery, 2002
Professional Memberships
American College of Surgeons
Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
American Surgical Association
International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
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
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