Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division Surgical Oncology
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Public Health
Global Health
Surgery
Cancer Surgery
Gastrointestinal Cancers
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Pancreas Surgery
Colorectal (Colon)
Melanoma
Liver
Pancreas
Stomach
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
2279 45th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-5959
Dr. Cameron Gaskill, MD MPH believes in a compassionate and personalized approach to cancer care. He provides data-driven and innovative treatments through a multi-disciplinary team, to achieve the highest quality of cancer care for his patients and their families.
Dr. Gaskill is fellowship trained and board-certified in complex general surgical oncology. He specializes in the treatment of patients with cancers of the liver, bile duct, pancreas, stomach and skin. He has a special clinical interest and expertise in complex surgical care, surgical innovation, and robotic techniques. Dr. Gaskill is passionate about public health and increasing access to cancer care both locally and abroad.
Outside of the hospital, Dr. Gaskill enjoys sailing and skiing with his wife and daughters.
Dr. Gaskill's research focus is on improving the quality of surgical and cancer care globally. He has extensive experience in global and public health, building programs to increase capacity in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cancers through cancer registries, training programs, and international advocacy.
He is the Director of the UC Davis Center for Global Surgery. His mission is to improve and promote collaboration and innovation in providing care to surgery patients in under-resourced environments.
Surgical Oncology
B.S., University of Washington, Seattle WA 2008
M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA 2012
M.P.H., University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA 2016
General Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle WA 2012-2013
General Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle WA 2013-2019
Complex General Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX 2019-2021
Global Health Research, NIH Fogarty International Center, Kumasi, Ghana 2016-2017
Alpha Omega Alpha, 2012
Henry N. Harkins Award for Excellence in Surgery, 2012
COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. Br J Surg. 2021 Sep 27;108(9):1056-1063. doi:10.1093/bjs/znab101. PMID:33761533.
Gaskill CE, Gyedu A, Stewart B, Quansah R, Donkor P, Mock C. Improving Global Surgical Oncology Benchmarks: Defining the Unmet Need for Cancer Surgery in Ghana. World J Surg. 2021 Sep;45(9):2661-2669.
Gaskill CE, Maxwell J, Ikoma N, Kim MP, Tzeng CW, Lee JE, Katz MHG. History of preoperative therapy for pancreatic cancer and the MD Anderson experience. J Surg Oncol. 2021 May;123(6):1414-1422. doi:10.1002/jso.26394. PMID:33831256.
Stewart BT, Gyedu A, Gaskill C, Boakye G, Quansah R, Donkor P, Volmink J, Mock C. Exploring the Relationship Between Surgical Capacity and Output in Ghana: Current Capacity Assessments May Not Tell the Whole Story. World J Surg. 2018 Oct;42(10):3065-3074. doi:10.1007/s00268-018-4589-7. PMID:29536141.
Gyedu A, Gaskill CE, Agbedinu K, Salazar DR, Kingham TP. Surgical oncology at a major referral center in Ghana: Burden, staging, and outcomes. J Surg Oncol. 2018 Sep;118(3):581-587. doi:10.1002/jso.25168. Epub 2018 Aug 10. PMID:30095201.
Gyedu A, Gaskill CE, Boakye G, Abdulai AR, Anderson BO, Stewart B. Differences in Perception of Breast Cancer Among Muslim and Christian Women in Ghana. J Glob Oncol. 2018 Sep;4:1-9. doi:10.1200/JGO.2017.009910. Epub 2017 Sep 29. PMID:30241158.
Gyedu A, Stewart B, Gaskill C, Boakye G, Appiah-Denkyira E, Donkor P, Maier R, Quansah R, Mock C. Improving Benchmarks for Global Surgery: Nationwide Enumeration of Operations Performed in Ghana. Ann Surg. 2018 Aug;268(2):282-288. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000002457. PMID:28806300.
Gyedu A, Gaskill C, Boakye G, Abantanga F. Cost-Effectiveness of a Locally Organized Surgical Outreach Mission: Making a Case for Strengthening Local Non-Governmental Organizations. World J Surg. 2017 Dec;41(12):3074-3082. doi:10.1007/s00268-017-4131-3. PMID:28741201.
Gaskill CE, Kling CE, Varghese TK Jr, Veenstra DL, Thirlby RC, Flum DR, Alfonso-Cristancho R. Financial benefit of a smoking cessation program prior to elective colorectal surgery. J Surg Res. 2017 Jul;215:183-189. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2017.03.067. Epub 2017 Apr 7. PMID:28688645.