https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1926-292X
Overview
I am a faculty member at Duke in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology. I am a surgical breast oncologist whose clinical research interests focus on the de-escalation of axillary surgery for patients with lymph node positive breast cancer. My translational research interests focus on epigenetic modifications in breast cancer. I have returned to Duke (Medical School 1994), having spent the past 20 years in Los Angeles, most recently at UCLA where I served as Chief of Breast Surgery and Director of Breast Health for the UCLA Health System. I am honored to have joined the Duke faculty and am eager to grow the program in Wake County as the medical director of breast cancer services.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Surgery
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2022 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Chief, Section of Breast Surgery
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2022 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2022 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Author Correction: Epigenetic determinants of an immune-evasive phenotype in HER2-low triple-negative breast cancer.
Journal Article NPJ Precis Oncol · March 30, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteRadiation De-Escalation in Older Women with Early-Stage ER+/HER2- Invasive Breast Cancer.
Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · March 2026 BACKGROUND: National recommendations since 2004 have allowed for omission of post-lumpectomy radiotherapy for patients ≥70 years old with early-stage estrogen receptor positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) breast cancer. ... Full text Link to item CiteASO Visual Abstract: Radiation Deescalation in Older Women with Early Stage ER+/HER2- Invasive Breast Cancer.
Journal Article Ann Surg Oncol · March 2026 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Surgical axillary lymph node removal with the option of "extended surgery" or "radiotherapy" in breast cancer patients with existing axillary lymph node involvement
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University Hospital Basel · 2024 - 2029A single shot therapy will accelerate the elimination of breast cancer
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity · 2024 - 2028Single Cell and Spatial Analysis of Lethal Breast Cancers
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2024 - 2028View All Grants
Education
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
1994
M.D.
Yale University ·
1989
B.S.