David Gangwish, M.D.

Meet David Gangwish, M.D.
David Gangwish, MD, is a highly educated physician with extensive post-graduate training. After graduating with honors from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, he served a urologic surgery residency and a general surgery internship at Corewell Health Oakland University at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Fulfilling his desire to specialize in urologic cancer, he chose to serve a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Center in Salt Lake City. The Huntsman Cancer Cener is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Intermountain West. Dr. Gangwish is pleased to return to Colorado, (he earned his bachelor’s degree at Colorado State University in Fort Collins), and cares for patients at our Union office.
In addition to his extensive research which has been published in significant scholarly journals, Dr. Gangwish has presented his work at urology symposiums and annual meetings throughout the country. During his years of training, he worked for the New Mexico Department of Health and Indian Health Services and was a founding member of the ECHO Tuberculosis Clinic in New Delhi, India.
Dr. Gangwish has generously volunteered his time and talent during a two-week surgical mission trip in Zambia, and founded a program for volunteers to provide childcare for frontline healthcare workers in Albuquerque.
Although English is Dr. Gangwish’s native language, he also is fluent in conversational Spanish.
Specialties
- Adrenal cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Complex kidney cancer
- Complex prostate cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Urologic oncology
Education and Training
- University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Center – Fellowship in urologic oncology
- Corewell Health Oakland University at Beaumont Hospital - Residency, urologic surgery & Internship, general surgery
- University of New Mexico School of Medicine – Medical degree and public health certificate, receiving Phase 1 Honors
- Colorado State University, bachelor’s degree, Economics, graduating Summa Cum Laude
- Central New Medico Community College – Associate degree, Emergency medical services
During his training Dr. Gangwish was Co-Primary Investigator for Metastatic Bladder Cancer ECHO, via Pfizer and EMD Serono grant.
Certifications, Affiliations, and Awards
- Member of American Urologic Association and the American Medical Association

