Douglas Fraker, an endocrine and oncologic surgeon, has joined Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as chair of the Department of Surgery.
Fraker, who led the Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, began his duties as department chair on Jan. 1. He leads the department in each of its mission areas, including the clinical arm, which is a component of Rutgers Health.
He also serves as surgeon-in-chief at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and as chief of the surgical service at RWJBarnabas Health’s Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital—New Brunswick.
“One of the most attractive aspects of this job is the quality and dedication of the leadership across all divisions,” Fraker said in a statement. “As chair of surgery, I intend to work for them to allow each division to grow into a nationally recognized clinical enterprise.”
Fraker received his bachelor of arts degree in molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Medical School, and completed his residency training in general surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.
