UPMC liver cancer specialist to see patients locally at Womancare Center in Hermitage

Hermitage, PA — David A. Geller, MD, nationally-renowned hepatobiliary surgical oncologist specializing in the treatment of liver cancers and co-director of the UPMC Liver Cancer Center, will begin seeing patients at the Womancare Center in Hermitage in December.

Hepatobiliary surgical oncology focuses on the evaluation and management of patients with liver cancers. Dr. Geller’s expertise is laparoscopic (minimally invasive) liver resections, or the removal of portions of the liver affected by cancer.
Dr. Geller earned his medical degree from Northwestern University and completed a decade of postgraduate training at UPMC, which included advanced training in liver transplantation and liver cancer surgery. His research interests include molecular mechanisms of hepatic (liver) injury, liver cancer cell biology, and gene therapy for liver cancer.

A member of several professional and scientific societies — including the Society of Surgical Oncology, the Society of University Surgeons, and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons — Dr. Geller has published 160 scientific papers and chapters. He has active research grants from the National Institutes of Health and is the principal investigator on industry-sponsored clinical trials for liver cancer. He also is a professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Dr. Geller’s practice is part of the UPMC Passavant multi-specialty surgery suite scheduled to open this month at the Womancare Center. Other specialties in the suite will include breast, minimally-invasive colorectal, and thyroid surgery. The new multi-specialty surgery suite offers local residents access to the specialized cancer care experts from the UPMC Cancer Centers at UPMC Horizon’s Womancare Center in Hermitage.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Geller, call 1-866-649-8721. The Womancare Center is located at 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage.

Contact: Erin Palko, public relations manager, 724-589-8107