Biography

Dr. Casey Duncan hails from Ohio originally but has been in Texas since 2008. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois where she was a four-year member of the Varsity Women’s Swim Team. During that time, she was a team captain, a two-time Illini Spirit Award winner, and was awarded the Outstanding Female Student-Athlete Award her senior year, given to the senior athlete with the highest GPA. She then attended medical school at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, where she was involved Christian Medical and Dental Association, InterProfessional Council, and Honor and Professionalism Council. Dr. Duncan moved to Texas in 2008, where she completed her general surgery residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch, including two years of dedicated research, and also obtained her Masters in Clinical Research. In addition, Dr. Duncan was awarded the Outstanding Surgical Resident Award during her chief year of residency at UTMB. Dr. Duncan then completed a two-year fellowship in Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Duncan is passionate about surgical education, quality of life, and empowering patients to make their own treatment decisions to maximize their quality and quantity of life. During her free time, Dr. Duncan enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, teaching them how to swim, and doing cooking projects.

Education

Undergrad
BS,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate
MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2008
Graduate
MS, The University of Texas-Medical Branch, 2011
Residency
General Surgery, The University of Texas-Medical Branch, 2015
Fellowship
Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

Sarcoma, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer; quality of life