Last Updated: 3/7/2010
Dr. Wascher is a Surgical Oncologist, professor of surgery, and a widely published author.
Dr. Wascher graduated from the University of California at Irvine with a B.S. degree in the Biological Sciences (Honors in Research), with an emphasis in Neuroscience. Subsequently, Dr. Wascher received his M.D. degree (magna cum laude) from the Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. After completing medical school on a U.S. Army scholarship, Dr. Wascher performed his internship, in Surgery, at Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco. Following his internship, Dr. Wascher spent a year at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where he performed a clinical fellowship in Neurosurgery.
Dr. Wascher completed residency training in Surgery at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, and was then assigned to Darnall Army Hospital at Fort Hood, Texas. While assigned to Fort Hood, Dr. Wascher served as the Chairman of the Cancer Program at Darnall Army Hospital, as well as the Chief of General Surgery. Subsequently, Dr. Wascher completed a 3-year research and clinical fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, in Santa Monica, California. After completion of his fellowship, Dr. Wascher returned to Tripler Army Medical Center as the Chief of Surgical Oncology, and as Director of Research for Tripler Army Medical Center’s General Surgery Residency Program. While stationed in Honolulu, Dr. Wascher was also appointed as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Cancer Prevention & Control Program at the University of Hawaii’s renowned Cancer Research Center, and also served on the State of Hawaii’s Life Sciences Council.
In 2006, Dr. Wascher retired from the Army at the rank of Colonel, and was appointed as the Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, and as a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.
Dr. Wascher is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology. He is also a full member of the following professional organizations and societies: the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, the Southwest Oncology Group, the Gynecologic Oncology Group, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Clinical Oncology Program. Dr. Wascher is also a registered researcher with the NIH.
Dr. Wascher is the author of numerous papers, articles, columns and book chapters on cancer research, prevention and treatment topics, as well as the editor of a weekly global online update of important new public health research findings. He has also frequently appeared on television to discuss multiple cancer and non-cancer related health topics. Dr. Wascher also serves as an online Medical Expert in Oncology and Surgical Oncology for eHealth Forum, a large global online health and wellness community.
Dr. Wascher is currently writing a comprehensive book on evidence-based cancer prevention lifestyle strategies for the general public, titled “A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race.” Publication of this book is anticipated in 2010. (Dr. Wascher is represented by Richard Curtis & Associates, New York.)
Dr. Wascher is currently the Physician-in-Charge for Surgical Oncology at the Kaiser Permanente healthcare system in Orange County, California, as well as an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of California at Irvine. Dr. Wascher also remains an Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences School of Medicine.
