Luke Vail Selby MD MS FACS (He/Him)

Melanoma, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center

4000 Cambridge StKansas City, KS 66160
Phone+1 913-588-1227

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Education & Training

Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2019 - 2021
University of ColoradoResidency, Surgery, 2016 - 2019
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeMS, Health Policy and Economics, 2015 - 2016
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2013 - 2016
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Surgery, 2011 - 2013

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Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 2016 - Present
KS State Medical License 2021 - 2027
MO State Medical License 2022 - 2027
OH State Medical License 2019 - 2022
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2016
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Department of Surgery Fellow Teaching Award The Ohio State University Department of Surgery, 2021
Courage to Teach The Ohio State University School of Medicine, 2021
Golden Apple Resident Teaching Award University of Colorado Department of Surgery, 2019

Clinical Trials

Melanoma Margins Trial-II: 1cm v 2cm Wide Surgical Excision Margins for AJCC Stage II Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2019 Dec 17
RECRUITING
NA
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Inhalational or Intravenous Anesthesia During Surgery for Patients With Colon Cancer, VIVA Study Start of enrollment: 2023 May 22
UNKNOWN
PHASE2
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Surgery With or Without Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in High Risk RetroPeritoneal Sarcoma Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 20
RECRUITING
PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A National Survey of Contracts, Compensation, and Workplace Culture Among Junior Surgical Oncologists.
Christopher P Childers, Hideo Takahashi, Kelly L Koch, Natalie M Bath, Julia Selfridge
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-07-13
Complete Response of Merkel Cell Carcinoma to Immunotherapy and Single-Fraction Radiotherapy Following Severe COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Review of Immune Me...
Aubrey C Swilling, Jessica Caraway, Thomas M Irwin 3rd, Trevor J McCracken, W Spence Bodenhamer
The American Surgeon. 2026-07-02
ASO Visual Abstract: Volume-Outcome Relationships in Total Mesorectal Excision Quality and Grading: A National Cancer Database Study.
Aubrey C Swilling, Prabhakar Chalise, Mazin Al-Kasspooles, Benjamin Martin, Samuel Luka
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-05-01

Books/Book Chapters

Gastric Cancer: Principles & Practice
Chapter: Pathology of Gastric Cancer.
Tang L, Selby LEditors: Strong Ve.Springer2015

Abstracts/Posters

Resource Utilization following Total Gastrectomy: The effect of Post-Operative Adverse events in 238 Patients.
Pathology of Gastric Cancer, Society of Surgical Oncology 2015 Annual Cancer Symposium, Houston, TX, 1/1/2015
Categorization of Wound Infections: A Comparison between ACS-NSQIP and an Institutional Surgical Secondary events Database.
Selby L, Sjoberg D, Cassella D, Sovel M, Jones D, Strong, 2014 ACS-NSQIP National Conference, New York, NY, 1/26/2014

Press Mentions

Medical Residents Need Better Working Conditions, AMA Delegates SayJune 14th, 2021
AMA Delegates: No GME Funds for Non-PhysiciansNovember 16th, 2020
Dedicated Research for Surgical Residents: A National SurveyMarch 6th, 2016

Committees

Resident Member, Board of Directors, Surgical Outcomes Club 2015 - 2017
Councilor, American Medical Association Council on Medical Education 2014 - 2020