Madhu Prasad, MD, a General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist with Far North Surgery
Get to know General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist Dr. Madhu Prasad, who serves patients in Anchorage, Alaska.
Recognized as one of the finest general surgeons and surgical oncologists in Anchorage, Alaska, Dr. Prasad has more than 30 years of experience providing state-of-the-art surgical care to his patients. He works alongside Dr. Sherry Johnson at Far North Surgery.
Far North Surgery is a fully licensed and certified general surgery practice in Anchorage, with a special focus on surgical oncology, endocrine surgery, and general surgery. The doctors are committed to providing safe and successful surgical procedures by combining best-in-class patient care with state-of-the-art equipment.
Educated in the United States, Dr. Prasad received his Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology/Chemistry from the University of Michigan. He then went on to earn his medical degree from the Wayne State University School of Medicine, after which he completed his fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.
A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Prasad is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.
Among his various achievements, Dr. Prasad was Chief of Surgery at Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit; Chief of Gastrointestinal and Cancer Surgery at Henry Ford Health Systems in Detroit; Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School; Founder & Executive Director of Henry Ford Innovation Institute in Detroit; Chief of Surgical Oncology at Wayne State University; Associate Surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston; and Co-founder of iSurgitec in Detroit.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.
Surgical oncology is the branch of surgery applied to oncology. It focuses on the surgical management of tumors, especially cancerous tumors. A surgical oncologist removes the tumor and nearby tissue during surgery. He or she also performs certain types of biopsies to help diagnose cancer.
Due to his world-class skills and medical expertise, Dr. Prasad is recognized for providing the best surgery and patient care delivery in Alaska at Far North Surgery. He has been selected for the Best of Anchorage Award in the Cancer Treatment category by the Anchorage Award Program in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, qualifying for the Anchorage Business Hall of Fame.
Learn more about Dr. Madhu Prasad:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1845372-Madhu-Prasad-Surgeon or through Far North Surgery, https://www.farnorthsurgery.com/dr-madhu-prasad-alaska
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