Aeryn Kangas-Dick, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences

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West Michigan Cancer Center
200 North Park Street
Kalamazoo, MI, United States 49007

Biography

Aeryn Kangas-Dick, MD, is a surgical oncologist at the West Michigan Cancer Center. She completed her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Anthropology at the University of Connecticut. She received her MD from St. George's University. She completed a General Surgery residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, and a fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY. Her clinical interests include hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, and upper gastrointestinal surgery with a focus on esophageal and gastroesophageal malignancies, as well as minimally invasive approaches to complex oncologic operations. Her research interests include access to care for cancer patients, surgical education, outcomes based research in esophageal and pancreas surgery, and the prognostic and therapeutic implications of gene alterations in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Education

Fellowship 2025, Complex General Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chief Resident 2023, General Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center
Residency 2022, General Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center
Clinical/Research Fellowship 2020, Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
MD 2017, St George's University
MD 2017, St George's University
BS 2013, Biological Sciences , University of Connecticut
BA 2013, Anthropology, University of Connecticut
BS 2013, Biological Sciences , University of Connecticut
BA 2013, Anthropology, University of Connecticut