Michel Rivoire, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medicine in Surgical Oncology at the University Claude Bernard in Lyon, France, and Head of the Surgical Oncology Department at the Léon BÉRARD Cancer Center.
He was trained in Lyon and Paris University hospitals, and spent one year as a Research fellow in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer in New York.
Dr. Rivoire obtained his medical degree in 1989 specializing in surgery from the University Claude Bernard in Lyon, France, and in 1995, he received his PhD, also from the University Claude Bernard, for his research on the use of radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies for diagnosis and treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer. He also holds a Master in Surgical Sciences “Cancérologie”, 1989, Paris XI.
Dr. Rivoire is an active member of a number of professional groups including the Society of Surgical Oncology, the European Society of Surgical Oncology, the Société Française de Chirurgie Oncologique, and the FondationFrançaise de Cancérologie Digestive.
Dr. Rivoire has co-authored more than 162 peer-reviewed articles and over 105 abstracts and book chapters.