Dr. Alan Beitler, MD Associate Professor Pre-Medical Advisor Chemistry & Life Science alan.beitler [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Dr. Alan Beitler is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Life Science, Keller Army Community Hospital (KACH) surgeon and cadet pre-medical advisor in the Office of the Dean. He is a general surgeon and surgical oncologist with over 30 years of service in the military and VA healthcare systems. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1977 and served as an infantry officer in the United States and Italy. He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine, completed an internship and residency in general surgery at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Colorado, and did a fellowship in surgical oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. COL (Ret) Beitler was stationed at Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, Washington and West Point’s Keller Army Community Hospital (KACH) as a surgeon, service chief and surgery department chief. He worked in Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs), Combat Support Hospitals (CSHs) and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), deploying to Honduras, Nicaragua and Haiti. He served two tours in Afghanistan, with an FST and as commander of the 48th CSH. Following his retirement from the Army, Dr. Beitler worked in the Veterans Administration – New Jersey Healthcare System as the chief of general surgery, chief of the department of surgery and associate professor of surgery at Rutgers University. In September 2017, he returned to West Point, where he currently serves. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology. In addition to his military service, he has participated in humanitarian medical missions in East and West Africa, South and Central America and Haiti. He is married to Ruth Margolies Beitler, a professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the U.S. Military Academy. They have two daughters, Eliyana and Hannah. Fellowship: Surgical Oncology - Roswell Park Cancer InstituteResidency: General Surgery - Fitzsimons Army Medical CenterM.D., Medicine - State University of New York at BuffaloB.S. - United States Military Academy Research Interests Military medicine, oncology Current Research Dr. Beitler’s research interests have focused on military medicine and clinical aspects of cancer care. Selected Publications Causey MW, Steele SR, Farris Z, Lyle DS, Beitler AL. An assessment of different scoring systems in cirrhotic patients undergoing nontransplant surgery. Am J Surg 2012; 203:589-593.Beitler AL*, Jeanette JP, McGraw AL, Butera JR, Vanfosson CA, Seery JM. Emergency canine surgery in a deployed forward surgical team: A case report. Milit Med 2011; 176:477-80.Johnson FE, Sakata K, Sarkar S, Audisio RA, Kraybill WG, Gibbs JF, Beitler AL, Virgo KS. Patient surveillance after treatment for soft-tissue sarcoma. Int J Oncol 2011; 38:233-9.Beitler AL*, Junnila JL, Meyer JH. Humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan: a prospective evaluation of clinical effectiveness. Milit Med 2006; 171:889-893.Beitler AL*, MC, Wortmann GW, RenomDeLaBaume H, Hofmann LJ, Goff JM. Endoscopy in a deployed combat support hospital: maintaining military end-strength. Milit Med 2006; 171:530-533.Beitler AL*, MC, Wortmann GW, Hofmann LJ, Goff JM. Operation Enduring Freedom: The 48th Combat Support Hospital in Afghanistan. Milit Med 2006; 171:189-193.Johnson FE; Sakata K; Kraybill WG; Gibbs JF; Beitler AL; Sarkar S; Audisio RA; Virgo KS. Long-term management of patients after potentially curative treatment of extremity soft tissue sarcoma: practice patterns of members of the Society of Surgical Oncology. Surgical Oncology 2005; 14:33-40.Mullenix PS, Cuadrado DG, Steele SR, Martin MJ, See CS, Beitler AL, Carter PL. Secondary operations are frequently required to complete the surgical phase of therapy in the era of breast conservation and sentinel node biopsy. Am J Surg 2004; 187:643-646.Mullenix PS, Carter PL, Martin MJ, Steele SR, Scott CL, Walts MJ, Beitler AL*. Predictive value of intraoperative touch prep analysis of sentinel lymph nodes for axillary metastasis in breast cancer. Am J Surg 2003; 185:420-424.Sakata K, Johnson FE, Beitler AL, Kraybill WG, Virgo KS. Extremity soft tissue sarcoma patient follow-up: tumor grade and size affect surveillance strategies after potentially curative surgery. Int J Oncol 2003;22:1335-43.