George J. Chang MD MS, FACS, FASCRS, FSSO, FASCO
Associate Vice President for Regional Surgery Strategy Professor Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery Sue and Radcliffe Killam Chair The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
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1515 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 77030
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Summary
- Dr. George Chang specializes in Colon & Rectal Surgery based in Houston, Texas. He completed his medical education at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and surgical residencies at the University of California and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, with further research and management studies from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center and Harvard University, respectively. He is currently working at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center as a Professor of the Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, and as Associate Vice President for Regional Surgery Strategy, where he employs his expertise in procedures such as pelvic exenteration and robotic sphincter-sparing rectal surgery. He is involved in multiple clinical trials, has an impressive list of publications, and is recognized as a Fellow of several esteemed surgical organizations.
Education & Training
Harvard University TH Chan School of Public HealthMHCM, Health Care Management, 2021 - 2023- University of Texas Health Sciences CenterMS, Clinical Research, 2004 - 2007
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2003 - 2004
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1995 - 2003
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2028
TN State Medical License 2023 - 2027
AL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
LA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery- Join now to see all
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FASCRS) American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- Fellow (FSSO) Society of Surgical Oncology
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ClinicStation, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013-2015
Clinical Trials
- A Prospective Study for the Assessment of Recurrence Risk in Stage II Colon Cancer Patients Using ColoPrint Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
- Evaluation of Quality of Life and Utilities Following Surgical Treatment of Stage I-IV Rectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 May 16
- Patient-Centered Risk Adjusted Surveillance After Curative Resection of Colorectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 16
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparison of surgical outcomes of robotic complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer in obese versus non-obese patients.Teppei Miyakawa, Kentaro Ochiai, Montserrat Guraieb-Trueba, Jaganmurugan Ramamurthy, Ramy Behman
Surgical Endoscopy. 2026-02-25 - Tumor Deposits in Colorectal Cancer: Definitions for Ninth Edition of the Tumor Node Metastasis Staging System.Iris D Nagtegaal, Kay Washington, James D Brierley, George J Chang, Richard M Goldberg
Modern Pathology. 2026-01-01 - 1 citationsSurgical Procedure of Lateral Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Lower Rectal Cancer.Mamoru Uemura, Jun Watanabe, Akio Shiomi, Takashi Akiyoshi, George J Chang
Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery. 2025-11-01
Press Mentions
Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery: Colon CancerOctober 20th, 2025
What Is a Total Pelvic Exenteration?July 25th, 2025- What People Born in the 90s Should Know About Colon Cancer RiskMarch 8th, 2023
Grant Support
- Patient Centered Risk Stratified Surveillance After Curative Resection of Colorectal CancerPatient Centered Outcomes Research Institute2014–2018
- Optimizing Treatment Of Rectal Cancer Using A Markov Decision ModelNational Cancer Institute2009–2011
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External Links
- MD Anderson Faculty Profilehttps://faculty.mdanderson.org/profiles/george_chang.html
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