Kevin King Roggin MD FACS FSSO

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Division Chief, Surgical Oncology; Clinical Director, Surgical Oncology; Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina at Charleston

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30 COURTENAY DRIVE, STE. 246/MSC 295Charleston, SC 29425
Phone+1 843-876-4268
Fax+1 843-876-3046

Summary

Dr. Kevin Roggin is a distinguished surgical oncologist, scholar, and educator. He specializes in the surgical treatment of complex upper gastrointestinal tract and hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) cancers. He is an innovator and expert in robotic surgery. He has introduced robotic approaches to many complex surgical oncology procedures: robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure) and distal pancreatectomy, robotic radical cholecystectomy, robotic liver surgery, robotic duodenal and small bowel resection, and robotic gastric surgery. He helped develop a robust multidisciplinary program for the management of CDH1 gene mutations carriers and has performed over 25 minimally invasive risk-reducing total gastrectomy operations over the last four years.

As the Division Chief of Surgical Oncology at MUSC, Dr. Roggin will enhance the division’s clinical programs, creating collaborative, multidisciplinary approaches to liver, pancreas, and biliary disease and expanding the HIPEC, endocrine, and breast programs. He will also serve as Clinical Director for Surgical Oncology at the Hollings Cancer Center, working closely with the Hollings ICCE leadership to grow these key clinical areas.

A nationally recognized leader in surgical oncology, Dr. Roggin has served two three-year terms on the Executive Council of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) and as Chair of the SSO Training Committee. He has over 18 years of experience as a surgical educator at the University of Chicago Medicine, including 12 years as the General Surgery Program Director. In 2019, he was honored with the inaugural Program Director of the Year Award. He is a Master Educator in the Academy of Medical Educators at the Pritzker School of Medicine, a member of the Gold Humanism and Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Societies, was named as a Senior Faculty Scholar in the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, and won the UC Biological Sciences Division Distinguished Educator Award in 2015.

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2003 - 2005
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2003
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2000
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1996
University of Michigan-Ann ArborB.A., Political Science, With Distinction, 1988 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 2023 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2005 - 2023
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2006
AL State Medical License 2000 - 2003
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Program Director of the Year University of Chicago Medicine, 2018-2019
Senior Distinguished Educator Award University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, 2015
Gold Humanism Honors Society 2008
Bucksbaum Institute Senior Faculty Scholar University of Chicago Medicine, 2014
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Best Poster 17th Annual Huggins Research Conference, University of Chicago, 2010
Best Poster, Senior Scientific Session Pritzker School of Medicine, 2009
Top Tier MD Northshore Magazine, 2009, 2011
Patient’s Choice Award MDx Medical, 2008
Alpha Omega Alpha 2007
America’s Top Surgeons CRCA, 2007
Golden Apple Award University of Chicago, Department of Surgery, 2006
Academic Achievement Award University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospitals, Department of Suregery
Excellence in Teaching Award University of Chicago, Department of Surgery
Fellow, Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Outstanding Faculty (voted by students) University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Executive Council Society of Surgical Oncology
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Member Society of University Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Effectiveness of the uChicago Health Inequity Classification System on surgical morbidity and mortality conference: A pilot study.
Janani Vigneswaran, Simi Ogunnowo, J Michael Millis, Kevin K Roggin, Mitchell C Posner
American Journal of Surgery. 2024-10-01
LABS: linear amplification-based bisulfite sequencing for ultrasensitive cancer detection from cell-free DNA.
Xiao-Long Cui, Ji Nie, Houxiang Zhu, Krissana Kowitwanich, Alana V Beadell
Genome Biology. 2024-06-14
2 citations
Decision-Making in Surgery.
Peter Angelos, Lauren J Taylor, Kevin Roggin, Margaret L Schwarze, Leigh M Vaughan
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-06-01

Books/Book Chapters

Shakelford’s Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Chapter: Chapter 130: Management of Secondary Hepatic Neoplasms
Page 1585 - 1592Andrade-Barreto JC, MC Posner, and KK RogginEditors: C.J. Yeo, J.B. Matthews, D. McFadden, J. Pemberton, and J. Peters.Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA2013

Abstracts/Posters

Implementing an Excellence in Teaching Recognition System: Needs Analysis and Recommendations (Poster Presentation)
Miller M, Roggin KK, Schindler N, Posner M, Medical Education Day, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2013
Characteristics of Highly Ranked Applicants to General Surgery Residency Programs (Oral Presentation)
SC Stain, JR Hiatt, KE Deveney, LD Britt, SW Ashley, A Ata, JM Galante, KK Roggin, RA Moore, EC Ellison, New England Surgical Meeting, 1/1/2013
Predicting Unfavorable Outcome in Non-Functional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Oral Presentation)
J Cherenfant, S Stock, M Gage, H Du, T Thurow, M Odeleye, S Schimpke, K Kaul, C Hall, I Lamzabi, P Gattuso, D Winchester, R Marsh, K Roggin, D Bentrem, M Baker, R Prin..., Central Surgical Annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
Tumor grade, not extent of resection, is associated with survival in patients with duodenal neuroendocrine tumors (Plenary Session Oral Presentation)
B Untch, L Tang, K Bonner, K Roggin, Y Fong, P Allen, M D’Angelica, R DeMatteo, W Jarnigan, P Kingham, SSAT Annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
SMAD4 Expression in Mucin-Producing Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas and Associated Carcinomas (Oral Presentation)
Stashek KM, Mezhir JJ, Roggin KK, Bellizzi AM, USCAP Annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
Sarcopenia assessment by computed tomography scans is a proxy for the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) test in older patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy
JP Namm, A Palakodeti, KK Roggin, J Hemmerich, R Rothman, W Dale, Presidential Poster Session, American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
Sarcopenia assessment by computed tomography scans is a proxy for the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) test in older patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenecto...
JP Namm, A Palakodeti, KK Roggin, J Hemmerich, R Rothman, W Dale, 20th Charles Huggins Research Conference, University of Chicago Department of Surgery, 1/1/2013
Differential cytokine and protein profiles of fail and non-frail older pancreatic cancer patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (Poster Presentation)
A Palakodeti, W Dale, R Rothman, J Hemmerich, KK Roggin, American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
Utilizing SAPO as a clinically relevant quality measure after pancreaticoduodenectomy (Poster Presentation)
E Poli, JP Namm, A Palakodeti, R Rothman, J Hemmerich, W Dale, MS Baker, MS Talamonti, KK Roggin, 20th Charles Huggins Research Conference, University of Chicago Department of Surgery, 1/1/2013
Geriatric Assessment Improves Prediction of Surgical Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study (Poster Presentation)
Dale W, Hemmerich J, Kamm A, Posner MC, Matthews JB, Rothman R, Palakodeti A, Roggin KK, Society of University Surgeons New Member Session, 1/1/2013
Geriatric Assessment Improves Prediction of Surgical Outcomes in Older Adults Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Prospective Cohort Study (Poster Presentation)
Dale W, Hemmerich J, Kamm A, Posner MC, Matthews JB, Rothman R, Palakodeti A, Roggin KK, 20th Charles Huggins Research Conference, University of Chicago Department of Surgery, 1/1/2013
A Multi-Institutional Series of Pure Myxoid Liposarcomas of the Extremities and Torso (Oral Presentation)
KJ Baxter, SB Fisher, SJ Zager, N Govsyeyev, JP Namm, T Krausz, SW Weiss, DK Monson, RJ Gonzalez, D Cheong, GD Letson, MM Bui, KK Roggin, KA Delman, K Cardona, CTOS Annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
Development and Evaluation of a Systems Based Practice Curriculum for Surgery Residents (Poster Presentation)
Miller M, Roggin KK, Schindler N, Medical Education Day, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2013
Surgical Management of Pancreaticobiliary Disease associated with Juxtapapillary Duodenal Diverticula: Case Series and Review of the Literature
Teven CM E Grossman, KK Roggin, and JB Matthews, J Gastrointest Surg, 1/1/2012
Outcomes of multivisceral resection of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (Poster Presentation)
S Ganai, M Posner, VN Prachand, JC Alverdy, EA Choi, I Waxman, MG Patti, KK Roggin, GI ASCO Meeting, 1/1/2012
Outcomes of multivisceral resection of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (Poster Presentation)
S Ganai, M Posner, VN Prachand, JC Alverdy, EA Choi, I Waxman, MG Patti, KK Roggin, ASCO Meeting, 1/1/2012
Age and Preoperative Geriatric Assessments in Predicting Surgical Outcomes in a Prospective Study of Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy
KK Roggin, J Hemmerich, A Kamm, E Melstrom, S Wilson, W Dale, Presidential Poster Session, American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
Predictors of Unsuccessful Laparoscopic Resection of Gastric Submucosal Neoplasms (Plenary Session Oral Presentation)
S Ganai, VN Prachand, M Posner, JC Alverdy, EA Choi, I Waxman, MG Patti, KK Roggin, SSAT Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
Modern approach to gastric GIST
Roggin KK and MC Posner, World J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2012
Innovative Pediatric Surgery: Do We Need Institutional Review Board Approval? (Oral Presentation)
Carlisle EM, Hemmerich J, Hasan R, Angelos P, Morrowitz M, Roggib KK, APSA Annual Meeting, 1/1/2011
MicroRNA Expression Alterations in Duodenal Mucosa of Patients with IPMNs: Potential Diagnostic/Prognostic Biomarker (Poster Presentation)
D Kunte, R Wali, K Roggin, H Roy, DDW/SSAT Annual Meeting, 1/1/2011
Comprehensive perioperative geriatrics assessments may predict surgical outcomes in a prospective study of older patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (Oral Pres...
Roggin KK, Hemmerich J, Wallace J, Melstrom E, Wilson S, Kamm A, Matthews JB, Posner MC, Dale W, DDW/SSAT Annual Meeting, 1/1/2011
Prospective Trial of Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage to Detect Positive Peritoneal Cytology in Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer (Poster Presentation)
Roggin KK, McKee MC, Mezhir JJ, Galka E, Posner MC, Society of Surgical Oncology Meeting, Ann Surg Oncol, 1/1/2010
Comprehensive perioperative geriatrics assessments may predict surgical outcomes in a prospective study of older patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (Oral Pres...
Roggin KK, Hemmerich J, Wallace J, Melstrom E, Wilson S, Kamm A, Matthews JB, Posner MC, Dale W, Chicago Surgical Society Meeting, 2011. Oral presentation at the Pancreas Club Meeting, 1/1/2010
Fried’s exhaustion, weak grip strength, and age predict in-hospital vulnerability in older patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple): A Pilot Study (Poster...
Roggin KK, Hemmerich J, Dale W, Wallace J, American Geriatrics Society Meeting, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

Surgical Sub-Specialties
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
Fellows Institute (Invited Speaker and Panelist)
Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2014
Overcoming ageism in pancreatic cancer surgery: Can the prospective use of comprehensive geriatric assessments help us predict outcomes after major pancreatic operations?
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
UME-GME Transition (Invited Panelist)
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
Mentoring Medical Students Towards Appropriate Careers and Residency Training (Invited Speaker and Panelist)
Rockford, IL - 1/1/2013
The Transition from Medical School to Residency (Invited Panelist, Small Group Facilitator, and Planning Committee)
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
Luminal Interventions (Lecture Moderator and Panelist)
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
A Simulator-Based Resident Curriculum for Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration (Invited discussant)
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
Residency Training Program at the University of Chicago (Invited Speaker and Panelist)
Wuhan, China - 1/1/2013
Surgery Residency Training at the University of Chicago (Invited Speaker and Panelist)
Beijing, China - 1/1/2013
Interviewing for Residency
Chicago, IL, 2008-2012 - 1/1/2013
Do we really need preliminary interns in academic surgery? (Invited discussant)
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
Update on Management of GI Cancer Patients
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
Improving Outcomes for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
Is Surgical Therapy Appropriate for Octogenerians with Pancreatic Cancer?
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
Attrition in Surgical Residency Programs
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
Frailty as a Risk Factor for Poor Outcome in Coronary Bypass Surgery: Exploring the NSQIP Data (Invited discussant)
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
GI Cancer (Session Leader)
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
Success of Reminder Systems in reducing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract infections (CAUTI)
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
Training at the Frontiers of Science and Medicine (Invited Panelist)
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2012
Controversies in the Management of Complex GI Cancer Patients
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2011
Surgical Management of PCN and Outcomes in Geriatric Patients
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2011
Multidisciplinary management of metastatic disease to the liver
1/1/2010
Pancreatic cystic neoplasm
1/1/2010
Pancreatic cystic neoplasm: Looking for a needle in a haystack
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2010
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Other

Pancreatic Cancer
Roggin KK, ABC-WLS Healthbeat segment
1/1/2008

Press Mentions

Surgical Robot Can Reduce Pain from Pancreatic Cancer SurgeryApril 3rd, 2018
Simple Tests to Make a Scary-Sounding Pancreas Surgery Go SmoothlyFebruary 10th, 2016
Validating the Electronic Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage (eCART) Score for Risk Stratification of Surgical Inpatients in the Postoperative Setting: Retrospective Cohort StudyJanuary 16th, 2018

Committees

Representative for HPB, ACS, Owen H Wangensteen Scientific Forum Committee 2016 - Present
Chair, Society of Surgical Oncology Training Committee 2014 - 2016
Councilor-at-Large, Society of Surgical Oncology Executive Council 2013 - 2016
Member, APDS Research Committee 2013 - 2016
Vice Chair, Society of Surgical Oncology Training Committee 2011 - 2013