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Electron Kebebew
BornFebruary 26, 1968
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
EducationBS in Chemical Engineering, UC Los Angeles. MD from UC San Francisco
SpouseTida Violante
Children2

Electron Kebebew, M.D., is an Ethiopian-born American surgeon, educator, scientist, academic leader, and health system administrator. Dr. Kebebew is the Harry A. Oberhelman Jr. and Mark L. Welton endowed Professor of Surgery at Stanford University[1]. Starting in 2018, he continues to serve as Chief of General Surgery for Stanford Health Care[2][3]. Kebebew is known internationally for his surgical skills and specializes in treating endocrine cancers, studying the treatment of rare and fatal endocrine tumors.

Early Life and Education

Electron Kebebew was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 26, 1968. In 1978, as a young boy, he emigrated to Los Angeles, California due to the violent revolution in Ethiopia. Kebebew graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1991 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. After graduating and working in chemical engineering, Kebebew decided to study medicine. In 1995, he graduated with a medicine degree from the University of California, San Francisco.

Career

Career at University of California, San Francisco

From 1995-2002, Kebebew was an intern, resident, research fellow, and, eventually, Chief Resident at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He received a T32 NIH Surgical Oncology Fellowship[2][4] Basic Science during 1997-1999 [5]and worked in the Endocrine Oncology laboratory[6] of Drs. Orlo H. Clark and Quan-Yang Duh. After finishing his training, in 2002, Kebebew became Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCSF. He established his research and continued to operate on hundreds of patients with endocrine tumors each year at the Endocrine Surgery and Oncology Clinic at the UCSF Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Career at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

In 2009, Kebebew became one of the handful African American tenured Senior Investigators at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)[7] within the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Under the leadership of Harold E. Varmus, Kebebew became the inaugural Chief of Endocrine Oncology Surgery Branch overseeing $10 million in research each year. During his time at the NIH, Kebebew treated complicated cancer cases in thousands of patients from all over the world.[8] [9]The Branch became an international model for educating surgeons to become excellent researchers. His research laboratory at the NIH was prolific, publishing hundreds of journal articles and producing dozens of exceptional scientists through the surgeon research training fellowship program[8]

Career at Stanford University

In 2018, Kebebew became the Chief of General Surgery[2][3] and the Harry A. Oberhelman, Jr. and Mark L. Welton Professor of Surgery at Stanford University[1][10]. He oversees the entire General Surgery Division which includes colorectal surgery, minimally invasive and bariatric surgery, trauma/critical care and acute care surgery and surgical oncology (breast, gastrointestinal, hepatopancreaticobiliary and endocrine surgery), and general surgery at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. His research laboratory includes research fellows studying endocrine tumors.

Scientific Research

Kebebew focuses on translational and clinical investigations involving tumors from the endocrine system. As of 2020, he has published over 400 scientific articles[11], dozens of textbooks and chapters, and a myriad of opinion pieces, reviews and newsletter articles[12]. His work is to develop effective therapies for fatal, rare and neglected endocrine cancers and to identify new methods, strategies and technologies for improving the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine neoplasms and the prognostication of endocrine cancers, and to develop methods for precision treatment of endocrine tumors. His published works can be found on PubMed.gov.

Thyroid Journal

In 2020, Kebebew became the Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Thyroid and has served on the editorial board and as a reviewer for 54 biomedical journals.[13]

Organizations

Kebebew is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons[14], a member of the American Thyroid Association[15], American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. Kebebew is the Goodwill Ambassador for the nonprofit Ethiopia Reads which promotes children’s literacy.[16]

Awards

Kebebew has received many awards for his work, from the American Cancer Society, American Association for Cancer Research, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons[17], International Association of Endocrine Surgeons and the American Thyroid Association’s Van Meter Award[18].

References

  1. ^ a b Hawn, Mary (September 27, 2018). "Dr Electron Kebebew installed as the Harry Oberhelman Mark Welton endowed professor". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Division of General Surgery Welcomes New Chief, Dr. Electron Kebebew". Stanford Medicine | Surgery. November 29, 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "SBAS Member News and Accomplishments" (PDF). The Society of Black Academic Surgeons Newsletter. No. 4. The Society of Black Academic Surgeons. 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-03-01.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "CLINICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM". grants.nih.gov. National Cancer Institute. January 31, 1997. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Hellman Fellows Awardees". Hellman Fellows Fund. Retrieved 2021-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Miller, Jeff (May 4, 2007). "Is There an Electron in the House? A Conversation with Electron Kebebew". UCSF. Retrieved 2021-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Hossini, Sahar (July 16, 2010). "Surgery Team". science.nichd.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b "Electron Kebebew, MD". Endocrine Society. Endocrine Society. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "A phase II study tests a new drug for patients with advanced thyroid cancer". National Cancer Institute - Center for Cancer Research. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Electron Kebebew, MD, FACS's Profile". Stanford | Profiles. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Kebebew, Electron - Search Results - PubMed". PubMed. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Electron Kebebew | Book Depository". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  13. ^ Ryan, Kathryn. "Electron Kebebew, MD, FACS Appointed Incoming Editor-in-Chief of Thyroid®". Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Fellows (U.S. and Canada)". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  15. ^ "Leadership & Staff". American Thyroid Association. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  16. ^ Clark, Mark (2020-07-21). "ER Appoints Goodwill Ambassador, Ethiopian American Surgeon: Dr. Electron Kebebew". Ethiopia Reads. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Miyauchi, Akira. "About IAES". International Association of Endocrine Surgeons. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Van Meter Award". American Thyroid Association. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
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