Dr. Debra Koivunen specializes in the surgical treatment of breast cancer. She is medical director of the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center Breast Cancer Clinic as well as the Ellis Fischel Cancer Screening Clinic. She enjoys working with patients to understand their situation and help them navigate a breast cancer diagnosis. In addition to her clinical duties, she was senior associate dean of graduate medical education for 11 years. In 2017, she was presented a Distinguished Service Award by the Medical Alumni Organization of the University of Missouri. Dr. Koivunen has served as president of the University of Missouri Surgical Society, the Missouri State Surgical Society, the Missouri Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, and the Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society (a national surgical organization founded in 1947 at the University of Michigan).