Katharine Caldwell, M.D., MSCI
Assistant Professor
Surgery
Cancer Focus
I am a surgeon-scientist specializing in Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery with a primary research interest in the metabolic cross-talk between whole body metabolic states and difficult to treat biliary and pancreatic malignancies.
Research Program
Research Interest
My research program focuses on targetable metabolic circuits in pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma.
Positions and Scientific Appointments
2026-Present: Assistant Professor, Dept of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina
2024-2026: Fellow, HPB-GI Surgery, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO
2023-2024: Walter Ballinger II Administrative Chief Resident, Washington University in St. Louis
2018-2021: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (T32), Lab of Dr. William Hawkins, Washington University
2016-2024: Resident Physician, Department of Surgery, Washington University in Saint Louis
Education
Fellowship
July 2026
HPB-GI Surgery
Washington University in Saint Louis, MO
Residency
June 2024
General Surgery
Washington University in Saint Louis, MO
Other_MSCI
June 2020
Clinical Investigation
Washington University in Saint Louis, MO
MD
May 2016
Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, NM
BS
May 2012
Cognitive Science
University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA