Nathaniel Soper, M.D., Named Chair of Surgery at University of Arizona College of Medicine
Nathaniel Soper, M.D., has been appointed University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix chair of the Department of Surgery. He will also hold the title...
Nathaniel Soper, M.D., has been appointed University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix chair of the Department of Surgery. He will also hold the title of physician executive director of the General Surgery Service Line at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix.
“I am excited to welcome Dr. Soper to lead the Department of Surgery. The collaboration between the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix will continue to raise the bar on surgical practices that improve patient outcomes and advance medical education across the field of surgery,” said Guy Reed, MD, MS, dean of the College of Medicine – Phoenix.
Dr. Soper is a trailblazer in the field of minimally invasive surgery, foregut surgery and surgical education. He was one of the first academic surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery, which has defined his subsequent career. He has published more than 200 manuscripts, edited 17 textbooks and authored more than 100 book chapters.
Dr. Soper is the program director for the general surgery residency at Northwestern. He was previously the chair of the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University and surgeon-in-chief at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
WittKieffer’s Jeff Schroetlin and Megan Welch led this search.