Robert "Bob" L. Ferris, MD,PhD
Director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Professor of Oncology
Associate Vice Chancellor for Cancer Research
Co-Director, Tumor Microenvironment Center
Professor of Otolaryngology
Professor of Immunology
Professor of Radiation Oncology
About Dr. Ferris
Dr. Bob Ferris is a professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology, Immunology, and Radiation, and is the director of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Ferris received medical and graduate (PhD) training in immunology in the MD/PhD program at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. He underwent residency training in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, with subspecialty training in head and neck oncology. He moved to the University of Pittsburgh to join the faculty in the Departments of Otolaryngology and Immunology.
Dr. Ferris has received research awards from the American College of Surgeons, American Head and Neck Society, the American Academy of Otolaryngology, and the National Institute of Health. His clinical practice is focused on head and neck cancers with a special emphasis on thyroid and parathyroid tumors, salivary gland neoplasms, endoscopic and partial laryngeal surgery, and stereotactic radiosurgery.