Douglas J. Schwartzentruber, MD, FACS

Medical Director, Surgical Oncologist

Douglas J. Schwartzentruber, MD, FACS, is a surgical oncologist and medical director of the Center for Cancer Care. Dr. Schwartzentruber is a native of Goshen and graduated from Goshen College. He attended medical school and completed a general surgery residency at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis. Dr. Schwartzentruber completed an Immunotherapy Fellowship in 1988 and a Surgical Oncology Fellowship in 1990 at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and he served as Senior Investigator in the Surgery Branch of The National Cancer Institute for 13 years.

Dr. Schwartzentruber’s research protocols span many areas of cancer research. Most notably, his research on the role of vaccines in the treatment of malignant melanoma has gained both national and international attention. He has lectured at local, regional, national and international medical and scientific conferences. He has published 10 book chapters and more than 70 articles in peer reviewed journals. Dr. Schwartzentruber serves on the editorial board for the American Journal of Oncology Review and the Journal of Translational Medicine.

He has won national awards including Alpha Omega Alpha Membership, the E.B. Rinker Academic Fellowship and the MAP Reader’s Digest International Fellowship. Dr. Schwartentruber coordinates a national multi-institutional clinical trial for patients with melanoma that he initiated while at the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Schwartzentruber is also fluent in Spanish.

Previous Position
Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute Surgery Branch, Bethesda, MD.

Education
Doctor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind.

Residency
General Surgery Residency, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind.

Fellowships
Immunotherapy, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.
Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.

Board Certification
American Board of Surgery

Licensure
Medical Licensing Board of Indiana

Academic Appointments
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind.

Professional Memberships
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Association for Cancer Research
Mennonite Medical Association
Society of Surgical Oncology
Society of University Surgeons