A graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine, Dr. Odell received general surgical training at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston where he also earned a Masters of Medical Science in Clinical Investigation from Harvard Medical School. Following this, he completed thoracic surgery training at the University of Minnesota and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Odell has a strong interest in health services research. He is collaborating with Dr. Karl Bilimoria and colleagues in the Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC) within IPHAM. Dr. Odell’s clinical interests include the surgical treatment of malignant and benign chest and foregut diseases with emphasis on the use of minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques.