Surgical Oncology Division
Stephen W. Behrman, M.D., FACS
Contact Person:
Linda Gray, 901-448-3234, lagray@uthsc.edu.edu
Dr. Behrman is a Massachusetts native. He attended college and medical school at Boston University. His surgical residency was completed at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He attended The Ohio State University to complete his fellowship in Gastrointestinal Surgery. He served as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve from 1988-2005. Dr. Behrman joined the surgery faculty at UT in 1997. His academic interests include cancer of the foregut, peptic ulcer disease, inflammatory bowel disease and hernias.
Dr. Behrman established the Herb Kosten Pancreatic Cancer Research Endowment Fund at the University of Tennessee-Memphis that includes an annual Symposium and a local support group for patients and families. He collaborates with Dr. Ram I. Mahato, Ph.D. in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Their research includes blocking signaling pathways to pancreatic cancer while utilizing nanotechnology for drug delivery. He serves on the NCCN panel for Pancreatic Cancer and the Program Committee for the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. He currently serves as President of the Medical Staff at Baptist Memorial Hospital and is incoming Chairman of the Medical Executive Committee.
He is married to Robyn Behrman and they have one daughter, Caroline, a sophomore at the University of Memphis. He remains a hardcore New Englander at heart and is an avid fan (as everyone should be) of the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics.
Research Interests
- Pancreatic diseases, peptic ulcer disease, hernia surgery , esophageal and biliary surgery and management of intra-abdominal abscess.
University Appointments
- Professor of Surgery
Medical School
- Boston University
Post Doctoral Education
- University of Tennessee – Surgical Residency
- Ohio State University and Grant Medical Center – Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Surgery
Board Certifications and Certificates
- Certified 1994; Recertified 2001
Hospital Affiliations
- Baptist Memorial Hospital
- Methodist Hospital System
- Veteran's Memorial Hospital
