Timothy J. Eberlein, MD

Timothy J. Eberlein, MD


Director, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
Senior Associate Dean for Cancer Programs

Expertise


Specialty Areas


  • Breast cancer
  • Breast surgery
Education


Board Certifications


General Surgery

Degrees


Medical School: University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, PA, 1977

Honorary Master of Arts Degree: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1996

Residency


Surgical Residency, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 1984

Fellowship


Surgery, National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Professional Memberships


Awards and Honors


  • 2011, Honorary Member, French Academy of Surgery
  • 2011, President, American Surgical Association
  • 2008, Honorary Fellow, Swiss Surgical Society
  • 2006, Sheen Award, American College of Surgeons
  • 2004, Election to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science
  • 2004, Longmire Lecturer – Young Surgical Investigator’s Conference, American College of Surgeons
  • 2003, Philip S. Hench Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • 1996, Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons (Glasgow)
Research


Areas of Research Interest


  • Tumor immunology and immune therapies using T-cells and T-cell subpopulations
  • Tumor/lymphocyte interactions and their role in tumor rejection
  • Identification of tumor associated antigens
  • Identification of the co-stimulatory molecules and pathways in human solid tumors
  • Clinical aspects of therapy for sarcomas, melanoma, breast cancer, and malignancies of the GI tract

Publications


Locations


Hospital Affiliations


Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St. Louis Children’s Hospital

VA Medical Center – St. Louis