Dr. Stuart Marcus, Chairman of Oncology and Vice President for Cancer Services at St. Vincent's and a specialist in gastrointestinal cancer surgery, is leading the development of the new cancer center at St. Vincent's, which will bring together all the components of cancer care under one roof, allowing immediately accessible, coordinated care of the highest quality, including access to clinical research trials.

After receiving a B.A. degree from Rutgers University, Dr. Marcus earned his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 1987. He completed his internship and surgical residency at NYU School of Medicine, where he also served as Chief Resident. He also completed a three-year surgical oncology research fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Following his training, he joined the surgical faculty at NYU where he has served as Chief of Surgery at Bellevue Hospital Center, and most recently as Program Director of the General Surgery Training Program at NYU. Throughout this time, he coordinated the integration of cancer services at Bellevue Hospital Center, creating a multi-disciplinary cancer center there.

Dr. Marcus is a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the NYU School of Medicine.

A member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Dr. Marcus also won the Public Service Award from Rutgers College, the James Ewing Student Research Fellowship from the Society of Surgical Oncology, the 2002 Attending of the Year Award from the NYU Department of Surgery, and was an honoree at the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic held in 2003 at Madison Square Garden, sponsored by the Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities.

Dr. Marcus holds many professional memberships including the American College of Surgeons, American Association of Cancer Research, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Society of Surgical Oncology, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. He is involved with multiple basic science and clinical research studies, has published extensively in his field, and is a speaker and presenter at conferences across the country.