Name: Benjamin Deschner, MD
Address: 60 Livingston Street Suite 200, Asheville, NC, 28801, US
Telephone: (828) 378-5600

General Description

As a surgeon, I have been trained to help people by excising and repairing. However, as a surgical oncologist, the most important part of my job is to determine whether surgery will actually help someone. This is often a balance of risk and benefits, and is different for every person who has their own goals and risk tolerance. Surgery is often a crucial component of an attempt to cure many cancers; however, we are sometimes able to offer surgery to prolong life or improve quality of life, even in the absence of cure. \n I have wanted to be a surgeon for as long as I can remember. My father is a surgeon, which certainly helped inspire and guide my career as a surgical oncologist. I love surgical oncology because I get to build a long-term relationship with a patient. Each patient also may present his or her own unique presentation for which I can work with other oncologic specialties and the most recently published data to come up with a specific treatment plan. \n I have training in complex malignancies, offer minimally invasive/robotic surgery, and value open communication and joint decision-making with my patients. I attend multiple regional tumor boards each week and national conferences yearly. \n I graduated magna cum laude from Purdue University's honors program with Phi Beta Kappa honors. I moved on to Northwestern University in Chicago where I served as administrative chief general surgery resident during my general surgery training there. After completing specialty fellowship training at University of Tennessee, I traveled to Asheville with my wife and three children, where we can hike, and I can fly-fish.

Business Hours

Sunday	closed
Monday	08:30 AM	05:00 PM
Tuesday	08:30 AM	05:00 PM
Wednesday	08:30 AM	05:00 PM
Thursday	08:30 AM	05:00 PM
Friday	08:30 AM	05:00 PM
Saturday	closed

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Benjamin Deschner, MD

60 Livingston Street Suite 200
Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 378-5600

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Benjamin Deschner, MD

Surgeon in Asheville

60 Livingston Street Suite 200 Asheville NC, 28801

(828) 378-5600

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