Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Breast Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, Dana Farber Cancer Institute 2015 - 2016
  • Breast Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital 2015 - 2016
  • Breast Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital 2015 - 2016
  • General Surgery Resident, Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center 2008 - 2015
  • M.S., Loyola University Medical Center 2012
  • M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine 2008
  • B.A., Depauw University 2002
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Genetic testing for women with high-risk breast lesions awarded by The Color Foundation 2017 - 2018
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Book Sections

    • Nguyen, A, Plichta, JK, Cintolo-Gonzalez, J, Kartal, K, Griffin, ME, and Hughes, K. "Genetic risk prediction in breast cancer." In Changing Paradigms in the Management of Breast Cancer, 217-232. September 12, 2017.  Full Text

  • Conference Papers

    • Campbell, BM, Thomas, SM, Ong, CT, Greenup, RA, Plichta, JK, Rosenberger, LH, Force, JM, Hyslop, T, Hwang, E-SS, and Fayanju, OM. "The epidemiology of metaplastic breast cancer: A review of 2,500 cases from the national cancer database." May 20, 2017.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Ong, CT, Thomas, SM, Campbell, BM, Greenup, RA, Plichta, JK, Rosenberger, LH, Force, JM, Hyslop, T, Hwang, E-SS, and Fayanju, OM. "A population-based analysis of treatment and outcomes in 2,500 meta plastic breast cancer patients." May 20, 2017.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plichta, JK, Thomas, SM, Fayanju, OM, Rosenberger, LH, Park, TS, Hyslop, T, Greenup, RA, and Hwang, E-SS. "Temporal associations between prognostic indicators and overall survival after breast cancer." May 20, 2017.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Plichta, J, Reyes, S, Frank, E, Gonen, M, Voci, A, Boafo, C, Hwang, S, Rugo, H, Alvarado, M, Liu, M, Boughey, J, Jacobs, L, Krontiras, H, McGuire, K, Storniolo, A, Nanda, R, Golshan, M, Isaacs, C, Meszoely, I, Van Poznak, C, Babiera, G, Norton, L, Morrow, M, Winer, E, Wolff, A, Hudis, C, and King, T. "Factors Associated With the Decision to Pursue Elective Surgery Among Women Enrolled in TBCRC013: A Prospective Registry of Surgery in Patients Presenting With Stage IV Breast Cancer." April 2016.  Link to Item

  • Journal Articles

    • Plichta, JK, Campbell, BM, Mittendorf, EA, and Hwang, ES. "Anatomy and Breast Cancer Staging: Is It Still Relevant?." Surgical oncology clinics of North America 27, no. 1 (January 2018): 51-67. (Review)  Full Text
    • Lane, WO, Thomas, SM, Blitzblau, RC, Plichta, JK, Rosenberger, LH, Fayanju, OM, Hyslop, T, Hwang, ES, and Greenup, RA. "Surgical Resection of the Primary Tumor in Women With De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer: Contemporary Practice Patterns and Survival Analysis." Annals of surgery (December 7, 2017).  Full Text
    • Ong, CT, Thomas, SM, Blitzblau, RC, Fayanju, OM, Park, TS, Plichta, JK, Rosenberger, LH, Hyslop, T, Shelley Hwang, E, and Greenup, RA. "Patient Age and Tumor Subtype Predict the Extent of Axillary Surgery Among Breast Cancer Patients Eligible for the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Trial Z0011." Annals of surgical oncology 24, no. 12 (November 2017): 3559-3566.  Full Text
    • Gamble, C, Havrilesky, LJ, Myers, ER, Chino, JP, Hollenbeck, S, Plichta, JK, Kelly Marcom, P, Shelley Hwang, E, Kauff, ND, and Greenup, RA. "Cost Effectiveness of Risk-Reducing Mastectomy versus Surveillance in BRCA Mutation Carriers with a History of Ovarian Cancer." Annals of surgical oncology 24, no. 11 (October 2017): 3116-3123.  Full Text
    • Cintolo-Gonzalez, JA, Braun, D, Blackford, AL, Mazzola, E, Acar, A, Plichta, JK, Griffin, M, and Hughes, KS. "Erratum to: Breast cancer risk models: a comprehensive overview of existing models, validation, and clinical applications." Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 164, no. 3 (August 2017): 745-745.  Full Text
    • Cintolo-Gonzalez, JA, Braun, D, Blackford, AL, Mazzola, E, Acar, A, Plichta, JK, Griffin, M, and Hughes, KS. "Breast cancer risk models: a comprehensive overview of existing models, validation, and clinical applications." Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 164, no. 2 (July 2017): 263-284.  Full Text
    • Holmes, CJ, Plichta, JK, Gamelli, RL, and Radek, KA. "Burn Injury Alters Epidermal Cholinergic Mediators and Increases HMGB1 and Caspase 3 in Autologous Donor Skin and Burn Margin." SHOCK 47, no. 2 (February 2017): 175-183.  Full Text
    • Plichta, JK, and Hughes, K. "Radiation-Induced Angiosarcoma after Breast-Cancer Treatment." The New England journal of medicine 376, no. 4 (January 2017): 367-.  Full Text
    • Merrill, AL, Tang, R, Plichta, JK, Rai, U, Coopey, SB, McEvoy, MP, Hughes, KS, Specht, MC, Gadd, MA, and Smith, BL. "Should New “No Ink On Tumor” Lumpectomy Margin Guidelines be Applied to Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)? A Retrospective Review Using Shaved Cavity Margins." Annals of Surgical Oncology 23, no. 11 (October 2016): 3453-3458.  Full Text
    • Plichta, JK, Rai, U, Tang, R, Coopey, SB, Buckley, JM, Gadd, MA, Specht, MC, Hughes, KS, Taghian, AG, and Smith, BL. "Factors Associated with Recurrence Rates and Long-Term Survival in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Ages 40 and Younger." Annals of Surgical Oncology 23, no. 10 (October 2016): 3212-3220.  Full Text
    • Plichta, JK, Ban, K, Fridirici, Z, Godambe, AS, Yong, S, Pappas, S, Abood, GJ, and Aranha, GV. "Should all branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms be resected?." The American Journal of Surgery 209, no. 3 (March 2015): 478-482.  Full Text
    • Plichta, JK, Perez, CB, He, E, Bloom, A, Abood, GJ, and Godellas, C. "Does practice make perfect? Resident experience with breast surgery influences excision adequacy." The American Journal of Surgery 209, no. 3 (March 2015): 547-551.  Full Text
    • Holmes, CJ, Plichta, JK, Gamelli, RL, and Radek, KA. "Dynamic Role of Host Stress Responses in Modulating the Cutaneous Microbiome: Implications for Wound Healing and Infection." Advances in Wound Care 4, no. 1 (January 2015): 24-37.  Full Text
    • Plichta, JK, Brosius, JA, Pappas, SG, Abood, GJ, and Aranha, GV. "The Changing Spectrum of Surgically Treated Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas." HPB Surgery 2015 (2015): 1-7.  Full Text
    • Plichta, JK, Droho, S, Curtis, BJ, Patel, P, Gamelli, RL, and Radek, KA. "Local Burn Injury Impairs Epithelial Permeability and Antimicrobial Peptide Barrier Function in Distal Unburned Skin*." Critical Care Medicine 42, no. 6 (June 2014): e420-e431.  Full Text
    • Plichta, JK, Brosius, JA, Pappas, S, Abood, G, and Aranha, GV. "Su1838 The Changing Spectrum of Surgically Treated Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas." Gastroenterology 146, no. 5 (May 2014): S-1049-S-1049.  Full Text
    • Plichta, JK, Godambe, AS, Fridirici, Z, Yong, S, Sinacore, JM, Abood, GJ, and Aranha, GV. "The Association between Survival and the Pathologic Features of Periampullary Tumors Varies over Time." HPB Surgery 2014 (2014): 1-10.  Full Text
    • Curtis, BJ, Plichta, JK, Blatt, H, Droho, S, Griffin, TM, and Radek, KA. "Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor stimulation impairs epidermal permeability barrier function and recovery and modulates cornified envelope proteins." Life Sciences 91, no. 21-22 (November 2012): 1070-1076.  Full Text
    • Plichta, JK, Nienhouse, V, and Radek, KA. "Integrating “omics” Technologies to Conceptualize Dynamic Antimicrobial Peptide Responses." Frontiers in Immunology 3 (2012).  Full Text

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