# Peter W. T. Pisters

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## TL;DR

Peter Pisters is the surgeon who has run the world's largest cancer centre since 2017.

## Summary

Peter Pisters is President of MD Anderson Cancer Center, a role he has held since 2017, and was previously CEO of University Health Network in Toronto. A surgical oncologist specialising in soft-tissue sarcoma and pancreatic cancer, he now runs the world's largest cancer centre and leads its Moon Shots programme and its clinical and research enterprise. His papers include a Journal of Clinical Oncology report on rapid-fractionation preoperative chemoradiation, pancreaticoduodenectomy and intraoperative radiation therapy for resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma and the long-term results of a prospective randomised trial of adjuvant brachytherapy in soft tissue sarcoma. His record links to sarcomas including GIST, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and robotic and minimally invasive surgery.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: President, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Specialisms: Surgical oncology; Sarcoma; Health system leadership

## Sources

- MD Anderson faculty: https://faculty.mdanderson.org/search?q=Peter%20W.%20T.%20Pisters
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Pisters%20PWT%5BAuthor%5D
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Peter%20W.%20T.%20Pisters

## Connected records

- cancers: [Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/pancreatic/), [Sarcomas (soft tissue, bone, GIST)](https://onco.cc/cancers/sarcoma/)
- technologies: [Robotic & minimally invasive surgery](https://onco.cc/technologies/robotic-surgery/)
- institutions: [MD Anderson Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/md-anderson/)

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