Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Surgery, Mayo Clinic 2015 - 2016
  • General Surgery Residency, Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center 2009 - 2015
  • Research Fellow, National Cancer Institute 2011 - 2012
  • M.D., St. George's University, School of Medicine (West Indies) 2009
  • B.S., The George Washington University 2003
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Chagpar, Anees B., Carlos Garcia-Cantu, Marissa M. Howard-McNatt, Jennifer S. Gass, Edward A. Levine, Akiko Chiba, Sharon Lum, et al. “Does Localization Technique Matter for Non-palpable Breast Cancers?” Am Surg 88, no. 12 (December 2022): 2871–76. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348211011135.
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    • Record, Sydney, and Akiko Chiba. “ADH: To excise or not to excise, that is the question.” Am J Surg, November 12, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.10.055.
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    • Hong, Michelle J., Sharon S. Lum, Elisabeth Dupont, Marissa Howard-McNatt, Akiko Chiba, Edward A. Levine, Jennifer S. Gass, et al. “Omission of Radiation in Conservative Treatment for Breast Cancer: Opportunity for De-escalation of Care.” The Journal of Surgical Research 279 (November 2022): 393–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.06.036.
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    • Bawaneh, Alaa, Adam S. Wilson, Nicole Levi, Marissa M. Howard-McNatt, Akiko Chiba, David R. Soto-Pantoja, and Katherine L. Cook. “Intestinal Microbiota Influence Doxorubicin Responsiveness in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.” Cancers (Basel) 14, no. 19 (October 4, 2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14194849.
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    • Jones, V Morgan, Ashley Cairns, Akiko Chiba, and Marissa Howard-McNatt. “Primary Breast Neuroendocrine Tumor.” Am Surg 88, no. 8 (August 2022): 1898–1900. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348221086781.
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    • Jones, V Morgan, Ashley Cairns, Jennifer Miller-Ocuin, Thomas Steele, Gabriela Aguila-Seara, Mehrnoosh Ghandili, Daniel LeRoy Coldren, Malcolm W. Marks, Marissa Howard-McNatt, and Akiko Chiba. “Bilateral Diffuse Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia Necessitating Mastectomy.” Am Surg 88, no. 8 (August 2022): 1919–21. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348221086811.
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    • Chagpar, Anees B., Elisabeth Dupont, Akiko Chiba, Edward A. Levine, Jennifer S. Gass, Sharon Lum, Eric Brown, et al. “Are we choosing wisely? Drivers of preoperative MRI use in breast cancer patients.” Am J Surg 224, no. 1 Pt A (July 2022): 8–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.10.028.
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    • Horattas, Ileana, Andrew Fenton, Joseph Gabra, Amanda Mendiola, Fangyong Li, Jukes Namm, Naveenraj Solomon, et al. “Does Breast Cancer Subtype Impact Margin Status in Patients Undergoing Partial Mastectomy?” Am Surg 88, no. 7 (July 2022): 1607–12. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348211069783.
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    • Jee, Yoonsun, Azad Bakht, Jordan M. Burner, Daniel L. Coldren, Marissa Howard-McNatt, and Akiko Chiba. “Intraductal Papilloma on Breast Biopsy: Upstaging Rate and Implications for Practice Guidelines.” Am Surg 88, no. 7 (July 2022): 1467–70. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348221082276.
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    • Cairns, Ashley, V Morgan Jones, Kelly Cronin, Margaret Yocobozzi, Clifford Howard, Nadja Lesko, Akiko Chiba, and Marissa Howard-McNatt. “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Screening and Operative Treatment.” Am Surg 88, no. 6 (June 2022): 1051–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348221087920.
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    • Jones, Veronica M., Jane B. Pearce, Maryam Khalil, Olivia Cain, Daniel Coldren, Harrison Martin, Marissa Howard-McNatt, Edward Levine, and Akiko Chiba. “Upstage Rate of Complex Sclerosing Lesions/Radial Scars.” Am Surg 88, no. 5 (May 2022): 964–67. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348211056282.
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    • Chagpar, Anees B., Marissa Howard-McNatt, Akiko Chiba, Edward A. Levine, Jennifer S. Gass, Kristalyn Gallagher, Sharon Lum, et al. “Factors Affecting Time to Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients.” Am Surg 88, no. 4 (April 2022): 648–52. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348211054714.
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    • Pearce, Jane B., Fang-Chi Hsu, Marissa M. Howard-McNatt, Edward A. Levine, and Akiko Chiba. “Evaluation of the Axillary Surgery Performed in Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.” Am Surg 88, no. 4 (April 2022): 623–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348211050803.
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    • Chiba, Akiko, and Emily E. Bunce. “Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Pregnant Women.” Chirurgia (Bucur) 116, no. 5 Suppl (December 2021): S113–19. https://doi.org/10.21614/chirurgia.116.5.suppl.S113.
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    • Soto-Pantoja, David R., Mohamed Gaber, Alana A. Arnone, Steven M. Bronson, Nildris Cruz-Diaz, Adam S. Wilson, Kenysha Y. J. Clear, et al. “Diet Alters Entero-Mammary Signaling to Regulate the Breast Microbiome and Tumorigenesis.” Cancer Res 81, no. 14 (July 15, 2021): 3890–3904. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-2983.
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    • Dupont, Elisabeth, Theodore Tsangaris, Carlos Garcia-Cantu, Marissa Howard-McNatt, Akiko Chiba, Adam C. Berger, Edward A. Levine, et al. “Resection of Cavity Shave Margins in Stage 0-III Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.” Ann Surg 273, no. 5 (May 1, 2021): 876–81. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000003449.
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    • Mangieri, Christopher W., Julia Ruffo, Akiko Chiba, and Marissa Howard-McNatt. “Treatment and Outcomes of Women With Large Locally Advanced Breast Cancer.” Am Surg 87, no. 5 (May 2021): 812–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003134820956335.
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    • Howard-McNatt, Marissa, Elisabeth Dupont, Theodore Tsangaris, Carlos Garcia-Cantu, Akiko Chiba, Adam C. Berger, Edward A. Levine, et al. “Impact of Cavity Shave Margins on Margin Status in Patients with Pure Ductal Carcinoma In Situ.” J Am Coll Surg 232, no. 4 (April 2021): 373–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.11.019.
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    • Miller-Ocuin, Jennifer L., Brett B. Fowler, Daniel L. Coldren, Akiko Chiba, Edward A. Levine, and Marissa Howard-McNatt. “Is Excisional Biopsy Needed for Pure FEA Diagnosed on a Core Biopsy?” Am Surg 86, no. 9 (September 2020): 1088–90. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003134820943546.
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    • Miller-Ocuin, Jennifer L., Marissa Howard-McNatt, Edward A. Levine, and Akiko Chiba. “Is Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Necessary for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Patients Undergoing Mastectomy?” Am Surg 86, no. 8 (August 2020): 955–57. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003134820942164.
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    • Chiba, Akiko, Alaa Bawaneh, Christine Velazquez, Kenysha Y. J. Clear, Adam S. Wilson, Marissa Howard-McNatt, Edward A. Levine, et al. “Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Shifts Breast Tumor Microbiota Populations to Regulate Drug Responsiveness and the Development of Metastasis.” Mol Cancer Res 18, no. 1 (January 2020): 130–39. https://doi.org/10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-19-0451.
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    • Samykutty, Abhilash, William E. Grizzle, Benjamin L. Fouts, Molly W. McNally, Phillip Chuong, Alexandra Thomas, Akiko Chiba, et al. “Optoacoustic imaging identifies ovarian cancer using a microenvironment targeted theranostic wormhole mesoporous silica nanoparticle.” Biomaterials 182 (November 2018): 114–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.08.001.
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    • Shively, Carol A., Thomas C. Register, Susan E. Appt, Thomas B. Clarkson, Beth Uberseder, Kenysha Y. J. Clear, Adam S. Wilson, Akiko Chiba, Janet A. Tooze, and Katherine L. Cook. “Consumption of Mediterranean versus Western Diet Leads to Distinct Mammary Gland Microbiome Populations.” Cell Rep 25, no. 1 (October 2, 2018): 47-56.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2018.08.078.
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    • Xiao, T. G., J. A. Weis, F. S. Gayzik, A. Thomas, A. Chiba, M. N. Gurcan, U. Topaloglu, A. Samykutty, and L. R. McNally. “Applying dynamic contrast enhanced MSOT imaging to intratumoral pharmacokinetic modeling.” Photoacoustics 11 (September 1, 2018): 28–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacs.2018.07.003.
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    • Viala, Marie, Akiko Chiba, Simon Thezenas, Laure Delmond, Pierre-Jean Lamy, Sarah L. Mott, Mary C. Schroeder, Alexandra Thomas, and William Jacot. “Impact of vitamin D on pathological complete response and survival following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: a retrospective study.” Bmc Cancer 18, no. 1 (July 30, 2018): 770. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-4686-x.
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    • Garza-Morales, R., R. Gonzalez-Ramos, A. Chiba, R. M. De Oca-Luna, L. R. McNally, K. M. McMasters, and J. G. Gomez-Gutierrez. “Temozolomide enhances triple-negative breast cancer virotherapy in vitro.” Cancers 10, no. 5 (May 1, 2018). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers10050144.
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    • Chiba, Akiko, Rachna Raman, Alexandra Thomas, Pierre-Jean Lamy, Marie Viala, Stephane Pouderoux, Sarah L. Mott, Mary C. Schroeder, Simon Thezenas, and William Jacot. “Serum Vitamin D Levels Affect Pathologic Complete Response in Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for Operable Breast Cancer.” Clin Breast Cancer 18, no. 2 (April 2018): 144–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clbc.2017.12.001.
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    • Garland, Mary, Fang-Chi Hsu, Clancy Clark, Akiko Chiba, and Marissa Howard-McNatt. “The impact of obesity on outcomes for patients undergoing mastectomy using the ACS-NSQIP data set.” Breast Cancer Res Treat 168, no. 3 (April 2018): 723–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-017-4651-4.
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    • Samykutty, A., A. Thomas, M. McNally, A. Chiba, and L. R. McNally. “Osteopontin-targeted probe detects orthotopic breast cancers using optoacoustic imaging.” Biotech Histochem 93, no. 8 (2018): 608–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10520295.2018.1514466.
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    • Chiba, Akiko, Tanya L. Hoskin, Courtney N. Heins, Kelly K. Hunt, Elizabeth B. Habermann, and Judy C. Boughey. “Trends in Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy Use and Impact on Rates of Breast Conservation in Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: A National Cancer Data Base Study.” Ann Surg Oncol 24, no. 2 (February 2017): 418–24. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-016-5585-5.
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    • Chiba, Akiko, Tanya L. Hoskin, Emily J. Hallberg, Jodie A. Cogswell, Courtney N. Heins, Fergus J. Couch, and Judy C. Boughey. “Impact that Timing of Genetic Mutation Diagnosis has on Surgical Decision Making and Outcome for BRCA1/BRCA2 Mutation Carriers with Breast Cancer.” Ann Surg Oncol 23, no. 10 (October 2016): 3232–38. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-016-5328-7.
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    • Chiba, A., J. W. Jakub, and T. J. Hieken. “Nipple-sparing mastectomy: To spare or not to spare?” Current Surgery Reports 4, no. 5 (May 1, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40137-016-0138-1.
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    • Boughey, J. C., and A. Chiba. “Marking Axillary Lymph Nodes with Radioactive Iodine Seeds for Axillary Staging after Neoadjuvant Systemic Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients: The MARI Procedure.” Breast Diseases 26, no. 4 (January 1, 2015): 321–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breastdis.2015.10.006.
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  • Book Sections

    • Chiba, A., and M. Howard-McNatt. “Breast cancer treatment in elderly patients.” In Changing Paradigms in the Management of Breast Cancer, 199–207, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60336-0_13.
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