KMarie King

Dr. KMarie King serves as the first Black female Chair of Surgery at Albany Medical Center, an academic health science center, with clinical expertise in General Surgery, Pancreas Surgery, Liver Conditions, and Hepatobiliary specialties. Board-certified by the American Board of Surgery since 2006, she is a fellowship-trained hepatobiliary and pancreas surgeon fluent in English and Spanish.

Her educational background includes:

• MD from Washington University School of Medicine (1998)
• General Surgery Residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2005)
• Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Fellowship at Mayo Clinic (2007)
• MS in Biomedical Science from Mayo Clinic (2012)
• MBA from Brandeis University (2017)

As a prolific researcher with over 100 peer-reviewed publications, her work focuses on liver and pancreatic cancer mechanisms and surgical innovations. Her clinical research bridges hepatobiliary disease pathology with translational surgical applications, emphasizing outcomes in complex pancreatic resections.

Key recognitions include:

• ELAM Fellowship for Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
• Hudson Valley Magazine's Top Doctors
• Business Review’s Women Who Mean Business award

Dr. King serves as oral examiner for the American Board of Surgery and program chair for both the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and Society of Black Academic Surgeons. No details regarding student advising or specific research grants were provided in source materials. As an Operation Desert Storm veteran, she integrates military discipline into academic surgical leadership.