Dr. Sam Chang

Dr. Sam Chang is the Chief Surgical Officer at the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center and the Urologic Oncology Division Chief. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt and also completed his residency at Vanderbilt. After this continued his medical training with a fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Chang formerly chaired the American Joint Committee on GU Cancer Staging and the AUA/ASCO Guidelines on Bladder Cancer and was a member of the AUA Guidelines on Renal Cancer and the SUO Guidelines on Advanced Prostate Cancer. He is the past Chair of the American Board of Urology Examination Committee responsible for U.S. board certification and has been selected to serve as a Trustee of the American Board of Urology. His research in urologic oncology and clinical efforts have been recognized with national awards include the Distinguished Service Award of the SUO and the Gold Cystoscope Award and Hugh Hampton Young Award from the AUA.