Dr. Travis E. Grotz is a surgical oncologist with a focus on minimally invasive approaches to treating gastrointestinal malignancies and complex multidisciplinary and extended resection of advanced soft tissue sarcomas, gastrointestinal cancers, and peritoneal metastasis.

His clinical research aims to optimize outcomes for cancer patients through retrospective and prospective studies, specifically evaluating novel and minimally invasive treatment strategies for sarcoma, peritoneal and gastrointestinal surgeries. He is also interested in incorporating immunotherapy into the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with advanced gastrointestinal malignancies, utilizing the patient's own immune system to reduce tumor burden, treat residual cancer cells and prevent recurrences.

Some of the conditions Dr. Grotz specializes in treating include appendix cancer, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, retroperitoneal sarcoma, and peritoneal mesothelioma, among others. His research has the potential to assist in the development of novel or improved regional therapeutic treatments and ideal treatment sequencing for various types of cancers, as well as prevent and minimize postoperative complications in patients undergoing complex sarcoma, peritoneal or gastrointestinal cancer surgery.