Kellie M. McFarlin, MD, FACS, is a senior staff member of the Henry Ford Hospital’s Department of Surgery and a clinical assistant professor of surgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. McFarlin serves on the ARC/STSA board of directors representing the American College of Surgeons and is the Immediate Past President of the Michigan Chapter of American College of Surgeons.

McFarlin completed an NIH Research Fellowship as a NASA Medical Branch Researcher in Houston, Texas, and an Advanced GI and Minimally Invasive Surgical Fellowship with the University of South Florida’s Department of Surgery in Tampa, Florida. Her surgery residency training was performed at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

As a principle investigator, McFarlin has advanced research in the fields of Surgical Oncology, Pancreatic Cancer and Immunotherapy. She has been recognized for her outstanding service in the field with numerous awards including the John D. Dingall Veteran’s Administration Medical Center Excellence in Surgical Service Award.