Hans Schoellhammer,

Surgical oncologist Hans Schoellhammer, M.D., F.A.C.S., says his work as a surgeon gives him special satisfaction. “By working with one’s hands,” he says, “one can treat patients and have an immediate and dramatic impact on their health.”

Dr. Schoellhammer is a double board-certified surgical oncologist. He is board-certified in surgery and complex general surgical oncology.

He graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in molecular and cell biology, with emphasis in immunology and pathogenesis, received his M.D. from Drexel University College of Medicine, completed his general surgery residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and completed a postdoctoral melanoma research fellowship at the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, CA, where he was mentored by Donald L.
Morton, M.D.

Dr. Schoellhammer joined City of Hope’s faculty after completing the Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship at City of Hope, where he served as the Chief Administrative Fellow.

He has received numerous professional accolades and awards during his career, including awards for providing top patient experience at City of Hope. He is an active member of professional associations and committees, and his academic work on new treatments for melanoma and other cancers have been published in multiple textbooks and peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals.

Dr. Schoellhammer works out of our Mission Hills and Antelope Valley practices, as well as at the City of Hope main campus in Duarte, California.