Dr. Beck was a Distinguished Graduate of the USAF Academy and attended Medical School at the University of Miami. He completed his residency in general surgery at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas and completed a fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. He is board certified in General and Colon and Rectal Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. After retiring from the Air Force, where he was Chairman and Residency Program Director of the Department of General Surgery an Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center and the Military Consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Dr. Beck joined Ochsner in 1993. Dr. Beck conducts research into colorectal diseases, has authored and edited seven medical textbooks, written numerous scientific publications. He is a member of the editorial board of several prestigious medical journals and Editor-in-Chief of Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. In addition to being Chairman of the Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, he is on the clinical faculty at the Louisiana State University and Uniformed Services University Schools of Medicine. Dr. Beck is listed in Who's Who, Best Doctors in America and Good Housekeeping's Top Cancer Doctors for Women. Dr. Beck is a nationally recognized expert in inflammatory bowel disease, anal cancer, adhesions, sphincter saving surgery for cancer, and laparoscopic surgery.
Titles Held
Chairman, Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery
Editor-in-Chief of the Ochsner Journal
Clinical Interests
Inflammatory bowel disease, anal cancer, adhesions, sphincter saving surgery for cancer, and laparoscopic surgery
Languages Spoken
English
Certifications Held
American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery
- Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine
- Internship: Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center
- Residency: Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
