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Office
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000Fax+1 615-936-6535
Summary
- I am a board-certified surgical oncologist, with a particular interest and expertise in upper abdominal cancers (pancreas, stomach, liver, biliary) and retroperitoneal tumors.
My research interest is in pancreatic tumors, especially IPMN.
Education & Training
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2011 - 2013
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2011
- University of New South Wales Faculty of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- AL State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- KY State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- TN State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2011 - 2014
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Excellence in Patient Experience Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2019, 2021-2022
- Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2020
- Mobile Bay “40 Under Forty” – Leadership, Professional Excellence and Community Service to the Mobile Bay Area Mobile Bay Magazine, 2016
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Clinical Trials
- Chemoembolization With or Without Sorafenib Tosylate in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 28
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Technical Considerations in Laparoscopic-Assisted Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiography.Eric H Mace, Patrick S Yachimski, Marcus C Tan, Michael C Smith
The American Surgeon. 2024-09-01 - Transcriptome-wide association study and Mendelian randomization in pancreatic cancer identifies susceptibility genes and causal relationships with type 2 diabetes and...Marcus C B Tan, Chelsea A Isom, Yangzi Liu, David-Alexandre Trégouët,
Ebiomedicine. 2024-08-01 - 1 citationsOncogenic Fatty Acid Metabolism Rewires Energy Supply Chain in Gastric Carcinogenesis.Yoonkyung Won, Bogun Jang, Su-Hyung Lee, Michelle L Reyzer, Kimberly S Presentation
Gastroenterology. 2024-05-01
Grant Support
- Neurotropism in IPMNBurroughs Wellcome / Vanderbilt Supporting Careers in Research for Interventional Physicians and Surgeons (SCRIPS) Faculty Research Award2021–2023
- Neurotropism in IPMN10. Nikki Mitchell Foundation and Pancreas Club2020–2021
- Nerve Growth Factor Signaling in IPMNVUMC DDRC2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA)Member
- Member
- Member
- Pancreas ClubMember
- American Association for Cancer ResearchMember
- Society of Asian Academic SurgeonsMember
External Links
- Vanderbilt University Medical Centerhttps://www.vumc.org/surgical-sciences/person/marcus-c-tan-mbbs-facs
- Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Centerhttp://vicc.org
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