Dr. David Geller, MD

UPMC

Dr. Geller is the Richard L. Simmons Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Director of the UPMC Liver Cancer Center. As a hepatobiliary Surgical Oncologist, his clinical interests center on the evaluation and management of patients with liver cancers. He has pioneered laparoscopic liver resection surgery. Dr. Geller and his team have performed more than 1,060 of these cases. Most of these patients are discharged home on the second post-operative day with 4-5 bandaid-sized incisions. He also specializes in performing laparoscopic radiofrequency ablations of liver tumors. Dr. Geller is a member of many professional and scientific societies including the Society of Surgical Oncology, Society of University Surgeons, and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.He has active research grants from the NIH, and is also the Principal Investigator on Industry-sponsored clinical trials for liver cancer.