Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery
·
2025 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Recent Publications
Survival outcomes after pathologic complete response with neoadjuvant endocrine therapy vs. neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a retrospective national database study.
Journal Article Breast Cancer Res Treat · July 2025 BACKGROUND: Neoadjuvant therapies can result in pathologic complete response (pCR) in patients with breast cancer, which can be predictive of long-term outcomes. Patients with estrogen receptor positive (ER +) tumors may receive either neoadjuvant chemothe ... Full text Link to item CiteERBB2-Low Expression by Race and Ethnicity Among Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Journal Article JAMA Netw Open · June 2, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Racial and ethnic disparities in pathologic complete response (pCR) and overall survival (OS) have been reported in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). In addition to socioeconomic factors and access to care, differences in tumo ... Full text Link to item CiteComparison of survival outcomes for patients with Stage III vs de novo Stage IV breast cancer.
Journal Article Cancer · May 15, 2025 PURPOSE: Improvements in systemic therapy have resulted in significant heterogeneity in survival outcomes for metastatic breast cancer patients. As such, recently proposed staging guidelines for de novo metastatic breast cancer stratify patients into four ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine ·
2014
M.D.
University of North Carolina, Pembroke ·
2009
B.S.