Dr. Steven Alberts is a professor of Oncology in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and a consultant in the Division of Medical Oncology. In addition, he is the medical director for the Clinical Research Office and the coordinator for Upper GI Malignancies, North Central Cancer Treatment Group. He also serves as the chair for the GI Cancer Disease-Oriented Group for the Cancer Center.

Dr. Alberts's research interests are focused in gastrointestinal malignancies, epidemiology, cancer prevention, and cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives. Dr. Alberts has developed an international reputation for his working in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies. He conducts a variety of clinical trials for this group of diseases. He has a variety of publications outlining this research and is the coauthor of several book chapters. Dr. Alberts also serves as a member of the NCI-sponsored Gastrointestinal Intergroup GI Steering Committee, Pancreas Cancer Task Force, and the Colon Cancer Task Force to help coordinate clinical trials through the national cooperative groups.

Dr. Alberts has a long-standing research career predating his appointment in medical oncology. He has a Masters in public health and has worked as an epidemiologist with the Indian Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control. In this former position Dr. Alberts participated in studies of cancer in the Alaska Native population. He has continued these interests and is currently partly funded through a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result (SEER) Program, National Cancer Institute grant.