Carmen Solórzano, MD, Professor of Surgery and Director of the Endocrine Surgery Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), has been named Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery in the Department of Surgery.
Dr. Solórzano joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2010 and specializes in endocrine surgery, including neoplasms and cancers of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands; the pancreas and digestive system; and neuroendocrine tumors.
Dr. Solórzano received her medical degree from the University of Florida. She completed a residency and postdoctoral fellowship in Florida before moving to Texas as a postdoctoral research fellow and clinical fellow in surgical oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. ■
