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David E. Beck | |
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| Born | Geneva, Illinois, US |
| Occupation | Colorectal surgeon |
| Employer | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
David E. Beck is an American colorectal surgeon and academic. He is a professor of Clinical Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a former president of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS).[1][2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Beck previously served in the United States Air Force, where he became Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery and Chairman of the Department of General Surgery at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. He later chaired the Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans.[2] At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, he specializes in inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, and minimally invasive colorectal surgery.[3]
Selected publications
[edit]Beck has authored or edited textbooks including the Handbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery and has published more than 150 peer-reviewed articles.[5][2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Development, PodBean. "2022 ACS Herand Abcarian Lecture | The House of Surgery". houseofsurgery.podbean.com. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Beck, David E. (June 2011). "David E. Beck, M.D." Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 24 (2): 81–82. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1278400. ISSN 1531-0043. PMC 3140316. PMID 22654564.
- 1 2 "David Beck, MD | Vanderbilt Colorectal Research Center". www.vumc.org. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ↑ "David Beck | ASCRS". staging.fascrs.org. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ↑ Beck, David; Beck, David E. (September 10, 2012). Handbook of Colorectal Surgery: Third Edition. JP Medical Ltd. ISBN 978-1-907816-20-8.
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