William Chapman, MD, FACS

Surgical Oncologist, Transplant Surgeon

William Chapman

Appointment Options

Whether you’re seeking a new patient appointment or exploring treatment options and looking for a second opinion, our Siteman care coordinators are ready to assist you.

My Locations

Center for Advanced Medicine

Center for Advanced Medicine

On WashU Medicine Campus
4921 Parkview Place, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

On WashU Medicine Campus
4500 Forest Park Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108

Expertise & Training

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Washington University surgeon William Chapman, MD, FACS, discusses what liver cancer patients can expect from their extended care team at Siteman Cancer Center.

Clinical Expertise

  • As chief of the Section of Transplant Surgery and chief of the Division of General Surgery, Dr. Chapman is committed to providing patients with exceptional liver cancer care. Learn more about how Dr. Chapman and our liver cancer specialist team approach diagnosis and staging, treatment and recovery.

Primary Academic Title

Eugene M. Bricker Chair of Surgery and Chief, Division of General Surgery and Section of Transplant Surgery, WashU Medicine

Board Certification

  • 2001: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
  • 2001: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Training

  • 1984 - 1987: Resident, Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • 1987 - 1989: Research Fellow, Hepatobiliary Disease, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • 1990 - 1991: Chief Resident, General Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • 1991 - 1992: Fellow, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Kings College Hospital, London, England

Education

  • 1984: MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

1) Image-guided liver surgery: Development and application of techniques for image guidance in resectional ablative liver surgery. 2) Multisystem inflammation following hapatic injury: This project investigates consequences of hepatic injury and response to direct liver injury. 3) Enhanced treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Research Publications

Liver Transplant for Upfront Unresectable Colorectal Metastases
Authors:

Byrne MM, Baker TB, Chapman WC, Ruffolo LI , Hernandez-Alejandro R

Journal & Year:

JAMA Surg | 2025

Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Authors:

Hill A, Olumba F, Chapman W

Journal & Year:

Surg Clin North Am | 2024