Ibrahim Nassour, M.D., MSCS, FSSO, FACS, has been named vice chair of NRG Oncology’s Surgical Oncology Committee, which is focused on providing expertise on NRG trials that require surgical components in treatment.
Nassour, an assistant professor in the UF Division of Surgical Oncology, has served as a member of the Surgical Oncology Committee since 2023. The committee is led by Stephen Lai, M.D., of MD Anderson Cancer Center.
NRG Oncology is a research organization whose mission is to improve the lives of patients with cancer by conducting practice-changing, multi-institutional clinical and translational research. It’s a leading organization within the National Cancer Institute’s National Clinical Trials Network, which coordinates and supports cancer clinical trials at more than 2,200 sites across the United States, Canada and internationally.
Nassour specializes in surgeries for cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver and bile duct. He has a special interest in robotic pancreato-biliary surgery, including robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy (the Whipple procedure) and regional therapies for metastatic disease.
Nassour is at the forefront of leading-edge technology, advancing UF Health’s robotic surgical oncology program. Last spring, the program added the da Vinci 5 surgical robot, which makes procedures like the Whipple more precise.
Nassour performed the first robotic Whipple at UF Health in 2022 and recently performed the first da Vinci 5 robotic Whipple.
Nassour has an interest in treating patients with gastric cancer. In addition to performing robotic surgeries for gastric cancers, he recently signed an agreement for a $1.4 million grant in cooperation with Mount Sinai aimed at improving gastric cancer treatment and outcomes.
At the UF Health Cancer Institute, he is a member of the Cancer Targeting and Therapeutics research program, director of robotic surgery and regional cancer therapies, liaison physician for the Commission on Cancer, co-chair of the Robotic Steering Committee and a member of the Scientific Review and Monitoring Committee.
Leading-Edge Technology To Improve Patient Outcomes
UF Health implements Da Vinci 5 advanced surgical system
The Da Vinci 5 helps surgeons improve their view and precision when performing deep reconstruction in the body. It uses 3D vision, a magnified view, and robotic and computer assistance to streamline operations.
