Asama Khan, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of surgery at Upstate Medical University.
 
He has most recently served as a surgical oncology clinical research Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York (2021-2022) and a general surgery resident at Upstate.
 
He has contributed to numerous medical journals, such as Journal of Surgical Oncology, Annals of Surgical Oncology, on research related to colon cancer and colon and rectal surgery.
 
Among his honors from Upstate are the 2023 Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, Chief Resident Teaching Award and Excellence in Trauma award.
 
Khan earned his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Case Western Reserve University and his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
 
Khan will see patients at the Physician’s Office Building on Upstate Community Campus.