Tina J Hieken MD, FACS is a fellowship-trained surgical oncologist and Professor of Surgery at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA where she is Medical Director for Quality and Accreditation for the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center.
She serves as Vice Chair for the American College of Surgeons Cancer Surgery Standards Program and on several national committees and editorial boards. Her research interests are translational and include applications of molecular signatures in cancer and cancer-risk prediction and prevention, functional characterization of the endogenous microbiomes in health and disease, neoadjuvant immunotherapy and drivers of immune response, and application of technological advances and minimally invasive techniques to deliver patient-focused surgical oncology care. Her research funding includes awards from the Stand Up to Cancer/American Association for Cancer Research Catalyst Program, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and National Cancer Institute as well as industry for investigator- initiated clinical trials