Dr. Nipun B.Merchant

Dr. Nipun B. Merchant, MD, is a highly accomplished surgical oncologist specializing in gastrointestinal malignancies, particularly pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers. He serves as Director of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and holds the position of Professor and Chair of the DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Merchant earned his medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed his general surgery residency and surgical oncology fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he subsequently served on faculty for nearly two decades prior to joining the University of Miami.