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Mark Ott

Inaugural Dean
School of Medicine

Clinical Specialty

Surgical Oncology

Academic Information

DegreeInstitution
BA, ChemistryUniversity of Utah
MDUniversity of Utah
Internship, General SurgeryJohns Hopkins Hospital
Residency, General SurgeryJohns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship, Surgical OncologyJohns Hopkins Hospital

Why BYU?

I was called by a prophet of God, Russell M. Nelson, to be the Dean of the BYU School of Medicine. This was a wonderful and humbling moment and everything since then has reaffirmed to me that this is Lord's work with miracles that never cease.

Languages Spoken

English, German