UChicago Faculty Physician
Mecker G. Möller, MD
Mecker G. Möller, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Professor of Surgery
Director, Regional Therapies Program
Director, Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program
Specialties
- Gastrointestinal Surgery (GI Surgery)
- Surgical Oncology
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
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Mecker G. Möller, MD, FACS, is a board-certified surgeon, who is a highly skilled and experienced surgical oncologist. Dr. Moller specializes in performing surgery for cancerous tumors in the digestive tract (stomach, appendix, intestines), soft tissue sarcomas (cancer in fat, muscles, tendons and supporting tissue) and cutaneous cancer (malignant melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, squamous/basal cell cancers, desmoid tumors). She directs our highly respected Regional Cancer Therapies Program.
Dr. Möller is an expert in both traditional and minimally invasive cancer therapies, including complex cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for locally advanced and metastatic cancers of the abdomen. HIPEC delivers high-dose heated chemotherapy in the operating room after a surgical removal of visible cancer disease and is effective in a variety of cancers. She also has extensive experience in oncolytic therapies and clinical trials for unresectable and advanced melanomas.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Möller is passionate about global surgery, surgical education research and using clinical and translational research to improve care for cancer patients. She has been inducted into the Academy of Master Surgeons Educators of the American College of Surgeons, one of the highest honors given to academic surgeons. Her work has published in multiple peer-reviewed articles in journals, including American Journal of Surgery, JAMA Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Journal of Surgical Education and Journal of Cancer. She has been a renowned speaker in multiple national and international conferences.
Dr. Möller is an expert in both traditional and minimally invasive cancer therapies, including complex cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for locally advanced and metastatic cancers of the abdomen. HIPEC delivers high-dose heated chemotherapy in the operating room after a surgical removal of visible cancer disease and is effective in a variety of cancers. She also has extensive experience in oncolytic therapies and clinical trials for unresectable and advanced melanomas.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Möller is passionate about global surgery, surgical education research and using clinical and translational research to improve care for cancer patients. She has been inducted into the Academy of Master Surgeons Educators of the American College of Surgeons, one of the highest honors given to academic surgeons. Her work has published in multiple peer-reviewed articles in journals, including American Journal of Surgery, JAMA Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Journal of Surgical Education and Journal of Cancer. She has been a renowned speaker in multiple national and international conferences.
Specialties
- Gastrointestinal Surgery (GI Surgery)
- Surgical Oncology
Areas of Expertise
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Board Certifications
- Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
Medical Education
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua
Internship
- Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research Center and Michigan State University
Residency
- Grand Rapids Medical Education & Research Center and Michigan State University
Fellowship
- Moffitt Cancer Center
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
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Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.
Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.