Deshka Foster

Assistant Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)

Bio

Assistant Professor, Surgery

Clinical Focus

General Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Surgery

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor - University Medical Line, Surgery - General Surgery

Honors & Awards

Best Basic/Translational Oral Presentation, Holman Research Day, Stanford University Department of Surgery (2023)
The Resident Research Award, Stanford Department of Surgery (2023)
Dr. Hilary Sanfey Outstanding Resident Award, Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) Foundation (2022)
The Resident Research Award, Stanford Department of Surgery (2021)
Best Basic/Translational Abstract, Holman Research Day, Stanford University Department of Surgery (2020)
The Resident Research Award, Stanford Department of Surgery (2020)
NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) - Renewal, National Institutes of Health (2019-2020)
NIH NCI F32, National Institutes of Health (2019 - present)
Best Basic/Translational Oral Presentation, Holman Research Day, Stanford University Department of Surgery (2019)
Excellence in Research Award, Surgical Oncology, American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress (2019)
The Resident Research Award, Stanford Department of Surgery (2019)
Best Basic/Translational Oral Presentation, Holman Research Day, Stanford University Department of Surgery (2018)
Excellence in Research Award, Surgical Oncology, American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress (2018)
Advanced Residency Training at Stanford (ARTS) Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2017 - present)
NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP), National Institutes of Health (2017 - 2019)
Resident Research Award, American College of Surgeons (ACS) (2017 - 2019)
Fall Courses Travel Award, Association of Academic Surgery (AAS) (2017)
The Donald R. Cooper, M.D. Award for Excellence in Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine (2015)
Women’s Health Scholar, Drexel University College of Medicine (2015)
Fulbright Research Scholarship, U.S. Department of State (2010)
FLAS Graduate Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education (2009)
Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Stanford University (2008)
Honors, Human Biology, Stanford University (2008)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Member, The Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA) (2022 - Present)
Member, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) (2022 - Present)
Associate Member, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (2018 - Present)
Member, Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) (2018 - Present)
Candidate Member, Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) (2016 - Present)
Resident Member, Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) (2015 - Present)
Member, American College of Surgeons (ACS) (2013 - Present)

Professional Education

Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYC, Complex General Surgical Oncology (2025)
Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYC, Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Surgery (2025)
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (2024)
Residency: Stanford University Dept of General Surgery (2023) CA
PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Cancer Biology (2020)
MD, Drexel University College of Medicine, Medicine (2015)
MA, Stanford University, African Studies (2011)
BA with honors, Stanford University, Human Biology (2008)

Contact

Academic dsfoster@stanford.edu

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Surgical Oncology 875 Blake Wilbur Dr Clinic F MC 6560 Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 498-6000 Fax: (650) 736-4167

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Health Care

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Cancer associated fibroblasts in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) malignancies, tumor microenvironment, abdominal adhesion biology and fibrosis

Stanford Advisees

Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
Chia-Hsin Hsu

Graduate and Fellowship Programs

Cancer Biology (Phd Program)

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