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Michael F. McGee, MD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor of Surgery and Division Chief of Colorectal Surgery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Dr. Michael McGee is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Michigan. Prior to obtaining his medical degree from Drexel University, he was trained as a mechanical engineer. After completing his general surgery training at Case Western Reserve University, Dr. McGee pursued a colorectal surgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. While at Case Western, Dr. McGee was the recipient of the Dudley P. Allen Scholarship, dedicated to clinical research in minimally invasive surgery and surgical endoscopy. Dr. McGee was recruited to Northwestern University, where he practiced for 11 years and held several system-wide administrative roles for Northwestern Medicine before joining the University of Michigan in 2022. Dr. McGee's clinical interests include complex re-operative abdominal surgery, minimally invasive colorectal surgery, surgical endoscopy, and anorectal surgery for cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. He served as co-director of the 50+ hospital Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative (ISQIC), where he led statewide quality improvement projects to reduce surgical site infections and developed a prehabilitation program for surgical patients. In 2023, he joined the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC) as co-director of the 60+ hospital organization. His research interests include surgical quality improvement, implementation science, and patient education. He is an active member of several national surgical organizations, serves on multiple editorial boards, and has authored over 60 publications, 10 textbook chapters, and delivered 50 scientific presentations. Dr. McGee has received multiple grants and awards for research, teaching, and humanism.

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