Oncology
Ryan Merkow, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery; Associate Director, Surgical Implementation and Health Services Research (SIHSR) Center; Director of Surgical Cancer Quality
Ryan Merkow, MD, MS, is a board-certified surgical oncologist at the University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in complex gastrointestinal cancers. His clinical practice focuses on treating colorectal cancer, appendix cancer, bile duct cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer including cystic neoplasms, peritoneal cancer, and stomach cancer. Dr. Merkow employs advanced techniques such as hepatic artery infusion (HAI) pump chemotherapy to deliver high-dose chemotherapy dire
19+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Complex General Surgical Oncology (American Board of Surgery)
- Surgery (American Board of Surgery)
Education & Training
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — Fellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2015-2017
- University of Chicago — Residency, Surgery, 2010-2015
- University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus — M.D., 2007
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine — M.S., Health Services and Outcomes Research
- University of Wisconsin-Madison — B.S., Biochemistry, 2003
Peer Recognition
- ACS — Fellow (FACS)
2026
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- UChicago Medicine - University of Chicago Medical Center
Languages
English
Experience
19+ years in practice