Current Appointments & Affiliations
Mary and Deryl Hart Distinguished Professor of Surgery, in the School of Medicine
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2018 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Professor of Surgery
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2012 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Vice-Chair of Research in the Department of Surgery
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2015 - Present
Surgery,
Clinical Science Departments
Professor of Radiology
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2017 - Present
Radiology,
Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2011 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
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2024 - Present
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Spatially Discontinuous Mutation Topographies in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Reveal Noncompetitive Growth Dynamics.
Journal Article Cancer Res · December 15, 2025 UNLABELLED: Preinvasive breast cancer, or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), shares many morphologic and genomic features with invasive breast cancer, yet most DCIS tumors remain indolent over decades. In this study, we performed spatial analyses of somatic ... Full text Link to item CiteCross-National Radiomics Validation Using Mammography to Predict Occult Invasion in Ductal Carcinoma in Situ.
Journal Article Radiology · November 2025 Background Patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) may also have undetected invasive breast cancer. Radiomic features of calcifications at mammography can predict occult invasive disease among women diagnosed with DCIS at core-needle biopsy ... Full text Link to item CiteBreast density in MRI: an AI-based quantification and relationship to assessment in mammography.
Journal Article NPJ Breast Cancer · October 27, 2025 Mammographic breast density is a well-established risk factor for breast cancer. Recently, there has been interest in breast MRI as an adjunct to mammography, as this modality provides an orthogonal and highly quantitative assessment of breast tissue. Howe ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Duke Research Training Program in Surgical Oncology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2024 - 2029Advanced Immunobiology Traning Program for Surgeons
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2019 - 2029View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of California, Berkeley ·
2006
M.P.H.
University of California, Los Angeles ·
1991
M.D.