Timothy M. Pawlik
Timothy Michael Pawlik is an American oncologist. He is the Chair of Surgery at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the Urban Meyer III and Shelley Meyer Chair for Cancer Research. Early life and education. Pawlik was born in Methuen, Massachusetts to parents Michael and Carmen. While growing up in Lawrence, Massachusetts, he attended St. John's Preparatory School. Following high school, Pawlik received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. Career. Upon completing his surgical training and fellowship, Pawlik joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University . While overseeing the Johns Hopkins Liver Tumor Center, he was appointed the new director of surgical oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He later served as the John L. Cameron, M.D., Professor of Alimentary Tract Diseases and was awarded an honorary fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Prior to leaving Johns Hopkins, Pawlik was named deputy editor of the journal "JAMA Surgery" and co-editor-in-chief of the "Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery." Pawlick eventually left Johns Hopkins in 2016 to join the faculty at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's Department of Surgery , as well as serve as the Urban Meyer III and Shelley Meyer Chair for Cancer Research. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pawlik published "COVID-19 Pandemic and Surgical Oncology: Preserving the Academic Mission." Personal life. Pawlik and his wife, Megan, have four children together.