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Elliot A. Asare, MD, MS, CMQ, FACS

Languages spoken: English

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  • Elliot Asare, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Surgical Oncology within the Division of General Surgery at the University of Utah. Dr. Asare specializes in cutaneous malignancies and sarcomas of the retroperitoneum and other soft tissues.

    Dr. Asare is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia where he was a double major in Chemistry and Biology. He subsequently received his medical education at Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society. He had his General Surgery residency training at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals in Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Asare served as a clinical scholar-in-residence with the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) during residency. He has a masters degree in health services and outcomes research from Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Following residency, he trained in Complex General Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.


    Dr. Asare’s research interests include improving cancer data quality, cancer staging, prognostication, surveillance, clinical trials and outcomes research. He practices both at the Huntsman Cancer Institute and Intermountain Healthcare Center in Murray.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery - Primary
    Academic Divisions General Surgery

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    October 25, 2022

    Jacob and Dr Asare were polite knowledgeable respectful and very kind !

    September 19, 2022

    Dr Asare gave me great detail on my options.

    August 09, 2022

    Dr.Asare is a very caring person.He is thorough in his explanation

  • Elliot Asare, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Surgical Oncology within the Division of General Surgery at the University of Utah. Dr. Asare specializes in cutaneous malignancies and sarcomas of the retroperitoneum and other soft tissues.

    Dr. Asare is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia where he was a double major in Chemistry and Biology. He subsequently received his medical education at Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society. He had his General Surgery residency training at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals in Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Asare served as a clinical scholar-in-residence with the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) during residency. He has a masters degree in health services and outcomes research from Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Following residency, he trained in Complex General Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.


    Dr. Asare’s research interests include improving cancer data quality, cancer staging, prognostication, surveillance, clinical trials and outcomes research. He practices both at the Huntsman Cancer Institute and Intermountain Healthcare Center in Murray.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Academic Divisions General Surgery

    Education history

    Fellowship Complex General Surgical Oncology - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Fellow
    General Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Resident
    Graduate Training Health Services and Outcomes Research - Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine M.S.
    General Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Resident
    Internship General Surgery - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Intern
    Medicine - Howard University College of Medicine M.D.
    Undergraduate Biology and Chemistry (double major) - Randolph-Macon College B.S.