Dr. Callisia Clarke completed her medical degree at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. She completed a general surgery residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2013 and a fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2016. She then joined the faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and is now an Associate Professor of Surgery, the Douglas B. Evans Endowed Chair of Surgical Research, Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Associate Director of Clinical Research at the MCW Cancer Center.

 

Her research efforts are centered on epigenetic regulation of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in academic surgery.  

 

Dr. Clarke holds several leadership positions in national organizations. She was appointed by President Biden to the National Cancer Advisory Board in 2024. She is the current President of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), Secretary of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) and on the Board of Directors of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO).