David P. Winchester, MD, FACS, FACR

Dr. Winchester graduated from Northwestern University and received his general surgical training at Northwestern. He completed his surgical oncology fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He is currently Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine and the immediate past Chairman of the Department of Surgery of NorthShore University HealthSystem (formerly Evanston Northwestern Healthcare). He is the Medical Director of Cancer Programs at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Principal Invesitgator of the National Cancer Database (NCDB) with a focus on tracking outcomes in cancer patients and promoting continuous quality improvement of cancer care. Dr. Winchester has authored 212 peer-reviewed journal articles, serves on 10 editorial boards, and has edited/co-edited 5 books. He is a past-president of the Society of Surgical Oncology and currently serves as the Executive Director of the American Joint Committee on Cancer. He is the past Chairman of the National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers (NAPC) for the ACS. He is an honorary member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and an honorary fellow of the American College of Radiology. He is the recipient of the first annual Society of Surgical Oncology Distinguished Service Award.