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George Van Buren, MD, FACS

  • Gastric Oncology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • General Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
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Baylor College of Medicine - Surgical Oncology: Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
1919 Old Spanish Trail, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77054
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George Van Buren, MD, FACS

George Van Buren, II, M.D. is an associate professor of surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Van Buren is a board-certified surgeon specializing surgical oncology and pancreatic disorders. 

 

A native Houstonian, Dr. Van Buren earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at Austin and his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. During that time period, he spent two years at MD Anderson Cancer Center as an NIH T32 research fellow studying pancreatic cancer and neuroendocrine tumors. He completed his surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in the Translational Pancreas Research Track. 

 

During Dr. Van Buren’s research and clinical fellowships, he was able to expand upon his interest in gastrointestinal surgical oncology and pancreatic disorders. Specifically, his training had a heavy emphasis on pancreatic and gastric malignancies with exposure to wide breadth of cases, including specialized procedures such as robotic pancreatic surgery. 

 

Dr. Van Buren is active in both patient care and research. He has spent over 15 years in training and in practice focusing on care for patients with pancreatic and gastrointestinal malignancies. He is involved in both basic science and clinical research and believes heavily in the surgeon’s role as a leader of the translational research team. His goals are to provide high quality clinical care while offering his patients access to innovative clinical and therapeutic trials. He is a member of the Elkins Pancreas Center and Dan L. Duncan NCI Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine.

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Specialties

  • Gastric Oncology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • General Surgery

Education

  • Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston
  • Professional Education: Clinical Fellowship at University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center 06/2012 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States|Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Pancreatic Surgery Fellowship Post-Doctoral Fellowship at University Of Texas MD Anderson|Surgical Oncology, NIH T32 Research Fellowship Residency at University Of Texas Health Science Center 06/2010 - Houston,|General Surgery Residency MD from University Of Texas Health Science Center 06/2003 - Houston, Texas United States|BA from University Of Texas At Austin 05/1999 - Austin, Texas United States|Biology Graduate Certificate at Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business Houston Healthcare Management

Medical groups

  • Baylor College of Medicine

Hospital affiliations

Below is a list of facilities where this provider is credentialed and approved to perform procedures or has privileges.
  • Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX
  • St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands Hospital - The Woodlands, TX
  • St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital - Sugar Land, TX

Languages

  • English

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