Professor of Surgery
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Badgwell has a cancer-directed practice in gastric and gastroesophageal cancer at MD Anderson that incorporates recent progress in advanced minimally invasive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy. He was the principal investigator for the first three completed trials of HIPEC for gastric cancer in the United States, and performed all surgeries for the patients on these trials. He has established a palliative surgery research program dedicated to improving the quality of life for patients with symptoms due to advanced cancer and, with funding through the American Cancer Society, has developed the first validated symptom assessment questionnaire for patients with malignant bowel obstruction