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Professor
Executive Director, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
System Chief of Oncology Services, UNC Health

Specialty:

Head and Neck Oncology

Contact Information:

  • Appointments: (984) 974-6484
  • Surgery Scheduler: Marsela Cuellar 984-974-6337

Education:

  • BA in Chemistry- 1986 – 1990 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (with honors and distinction)

  • MD- 1990 – 1995 Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD

  • PhD in Immunology- 1993 – 1998 Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD

  • Residency in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital – 7/96-6/00

  • Chief Residency in Otolaryngology Subspecialty training in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery – 7/00-12/01

Professional Experience:

  • 2002 – 2006

Department of Otolaryngology Division of Head and Neck Surgery

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Assistant Professor (Tenure stream)

  • 2002 – 2006

Department of Immunology

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Assistant Professor (secondary appointment)

  • 2004 – Present

University of Pittsburgh Graduate Faculty Immunology Graduate Program

Member

  • 2005 – 2017

Department of Otolaryngology

Division of Head and Neck Surgery

Division Chief

  • 2005 – 2017

Advanced Training Fellowship Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery

Director

  • 2006 – 2010

Department of Otolaryngology Division of Head and Neck Surgery

Associate Professor (with Tenure)

  • 2006 – 2010

Department of Immunology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Associate Professor (secondary appointment)

  • 2007 – 2017

Cancer Immunology Program University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

Co-Leader

  • 2008 – 2017

Department of Otolaryngology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Vice-Chair for Clinical Operations

  • 2010 – 2024

Department of Otolaryngology Division of Head and Neck Surgery

Professor (with Tenure)

  • 2010 – 2024

Department of Immunology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Professor

(secondary appointment)

  • 2010 – 2024

Department of Radiation Oncology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Professor

(secondary appointment)

Recent Publications

For a complete list of recent publications, please visit Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD

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