Peter Angelos, MD, PhD, FACS, MAMSE, HEC-C is the Linda Kohler Anderson Professor of Surgery and Surgical Ethics; Director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics; and Chief of Endocrine Surgery at the University of Chicago. A native of Plattsburgh, NY, where his father was a community general surgeon, Dr. Angelos completed his undergraduate degree, medical school, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Boston University.  He completed his residency in General Surgery at Northwestern University and went on to complete fellowships in Clinical Medical Ethics at the MacLean Center of the University of Chicago and in Endocrine Surgery at the University of Michigan.  

Dr. Angelos is a busy endocrine surgeon who has written widely on improving outcomes of patients having thyroid and parathyroid surgery, minimally invasive endocrine surgery, and ethical aspects in surgical innovation. He has also played a major role in the national and international recognition of the importance of surgical ethics to the practice of surgery. He has been heavily involved in training more than 100 surgeons in clinical medical ethics.

Dr. Angelos has over 310 peer-reviewed publications and has authored or co-authored over 50 book chapters. He co-edited the book, Difficult Decisions in Endocrine Surgery, as well as editing two editions of the book, Ethical Issues in Cancer Patient Care. He is also co-editor of the American College of Surgeons textbook, Ethical Issues in Surgical Care and co-editor of the recently published book, Difficult Decisions in Surgical Ethics. Dr. Angelos was also a regular contributor to the ACS Surgery News where he wrote a column on surgical ethics entitled, “The Right Choice?” from 2011 through 2019. Dr. Angelos has held leadership roles in numerous medical and surgical organizations. He is a Councilor of the American Board of Surgery, Vice-Chair of the Complex General Surgical Oncology Board, former member of the American College of Surgeons Board of Governors, member of the American Thyroid Association Board of Directors, and a past-president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons.