Christina Roland MD

Dr. Christina Roland is an Associate Professor of Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center, specializing in the treatment of sarcomas. She serves in the roles of Section Chief for Sarcoma Surgery, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Surgical Oncology, and Associate Medical Director for the Sarcoma Center. She is also the Executive Director for Surgery for the MD Anderson Cancer Network.

She received her medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed her surgical training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Roland completed a fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center and a T32 Research Fellowship. She also completed advanced training in clinical research and obtained a master’s degree in Clinical Research from the University of Texas Health Science Center McGovern School of Medicine.

Dr. Roland’s research focuses on improving multimodality care for patients with soft tissue sarcoma including novel clinical trial design. She serves as Principal Investigator for multiple clinical trials, including an investigator-initiated phase 2 trial evaluating neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade in sarcoma. Dr. Roland is an active member of the Association for Academic Surgery, Society of Surgical Oncology, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology and is the previous Chair of the Cancer Care Standards Development Committee in the American College of Surgeons Cancer Research Program.