Genevieve Boland, MD

Genevieve M. Boland, MD, PhD, is professor of surgery and chair of the Department of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Surgeon-in-Chief at Froedtert Hospital. She is a board-certified surgical oncologist with expertise in cutaneous oncology, particularly melanoma and other complex skin cancers. Her clinical practice includes melanoma surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy, lymph node surgery, and tumor-directed and intralesional approaches. She has helped develop multidisciplinary programs for intralesional therapies and tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy. Dr. Boland completed general surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and fellowship training in Complex General Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her translational research focuses on immunotherapy response and resistance, patient-derived cancer models, biomarkers, and precision approaches that connect laboratory discovery to patient care. She is active in national surgical oncology and melanoma organizations and previously served on the NCCN Melanoma panel.