Breast Surgery Presentations and Research

This quarterly report is a summary of the monthly Faculty Research Newsletter. Journal links within the publications below may require subscriptions or a log-in through the Columbia library while PubMed links are accessible to all.

Presentations

June 2019

The American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting
Dallas, TX, May 4, 2019

  • Jambhekar, A.V., Prigoff, J., Dilone, J., Chen, M., Taback, B., Rao, R., Wiechmann, L. Limiting narcotics for breast cancer patients: a prospective study.
  • Jambhekar, A.V., Wong, A., Zaman, M., Fornari, M., Chen, M., Wiechmann, L., Rao, R.., Taback, B. Lack of clinical utility for sentinel lymph node biopsy in contralateral prophylactic mastectomies with in situ carcinoma or atypia.
  • Jambhekar, A.V., Wong, A., Taback, B., Chen, M., Rao, R., Connolly, E., Wiechmann, L. Complication rates after intraoperative radiation therapy: do applicator size and distance to skin matter?

February 2019

Southwestern Gynecologic Assembly, 53rd Annual Meeting
Dallas, TX, December 1-3, 2018

  • Rao R. High Quality Management of Benign Breast Disease

June 2018

American Society of Breast Surgeons National Meeting
Orlando, FL, May 6, 2018

  • Rao R. Quality measures in breast care.

May 2018

American Society of Breast Surgeons 19th Annual Meeting
Orlando, FL, May 2-6, 2018

  • Richard Fine MD, Michael P. Berry MD, Susan Boolbol MD, Margaret Chen MD, Karen S. Columbus MD, Lisa Curcio MD, Sheldon Feldman MD, Linsey Gold DO, Linda K. Han MD, Lydia E. Hernandez MD, Andrew S. Kenler MD, Eric R. Manahan MD, Susan Seedman MD, Rache M. Simmons MD. ICE3 Trial: Cryoablation of Low Risk, Early Stage Breast Cancer

Publications

May 2019

  • Human Tumor-Associated Macrophage and Monocyte Transcriptional Landscapes Reveal Cancer-Specific Reprogramming, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Targets. Cassetta L, Fragkogianni S, Sims AH, Swierczak A, Forrester LM, Zhang H, Soong DYH, Cotechini T, Anur P, Lin EY, Fidanza A, Lopez-Yrigoyen M, Millar MR, Urman A, Ai Z, Spellman PT, Hwang ES, Dixon JM, Wiechmann L, Coussens LM, Smith HO, Pollard JW. Cancer Cell. 2019 Apr 15;35(4):588-602.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2019.02.009.
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June 2019

  • Ridner SH, Dietrich MS, Cowher MS, Taback B, McLaughlin S, Ajkay N, Boyages J, Koelmeyer L, DeSnyder SM, Wagner J, Abramson V, Moore A, Shah C. A Randomized Trial Evaluating Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Versus Tape Measurement for the Prevention of Lymphedema Following Treatment for Breast Cancer: Interim Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 May 3. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07344-5.
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February 2019

  • Gartrell RD, Marks DK, Rizk EM, Bogardus M, Gérard CL, Barker LW, Fu Y, Esancy CL, Li G, Ji J, Rui S, Ernstoff MS, Taback B, Pabla S, Chang R, Lee SJ, Krolewski JJ, Morrison C, Saenger YM. Validation of Melanoma Immune Profile (MIP), a Prognostic Immune Gene Prediction Score for Stage II-III Melanoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Jan 15. pii: clincanres.2847.2018. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-2847.
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  • Wright JD, Chen L, Accordino M, Taback B, Ananth CV, Neugut AI, Hershman DL.
    Regional Market Competition and the Use of Immediate Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Jan;26(1):62-70. doi: 10.1245/s10434-018-6825-7.
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September 2018

  • Boughey JC, Alvarado MD, Lancaster RB, Fraser Symmans W, Mukhtar R, Wong JM, Ewing CA, Potter DA, Tuttle TM, Hieken TJ, Carter JM, Jakub JW, Kaplan HG, Buchanan CL, Jaskowiak NT, Sattar HA, Mueller J, Nanda R, Isaacs CJ, Pohlmann PR, Lynce F, Tousimis EA, Zeck JC, Lee MC, Lang JE, Mhawech-Fauceglia P, Rao R, Taback B, Chen M, Kalinsky KM, Hibshoosh H, Killelea B, Sanft T, Hirst GL, Asare S, Matthews JB, Perlmutter J, Esserman LJ; and I-SPY 2 Investigators. Surgical Standards for Management of the Axilla in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials with Pathological Complete Response Endpoint. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2018 Aug 17;4:26. doi: 10.1038/s41523-018-0074-6. eCollection 2018. Review.
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  • Partain N, Mokdad A, Puzziferri N, Porembka J, Seiler S, Christie A, Farr D, Rivers A, Marilyn Leitch A, Wooldridge R, Huth J, Rao R. Mammographic density changes in surgical weight loss-an indication for personalized screening. BMC Med Imaging. 2018 May 9;18(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s12880-017-0242-4.
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  • Rao R, Ludwig K, Bailey L, Berry TS, Buras R, Degnim A, Fayanju OM, Froman J, Golesorkhi N, Greenburg C, Ma AT, Mautner SK, Krontiras H, Sowden M, Wexelman B, Landercasper J. Select Choices in Benign Breast Disease: An Initiative of the American Society of Breast Surgeons for the American Board of Internal Medicine Choosing Wisely® Campaign. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Jul 2. doi: 10.1245/s10434-018-6584-5.
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June 2018

  • Partain N, Mokdad A, Puzziferri N, Porembka J, Seiler S, Christie A, Farr D, Rivers A, Marilyn Leitch A, Wooldridge R, Huth J, Rao R. Mammographic density changes in surgical weight loss-an indication for personalized screening. BMC Med Imaging. 2018 May 9;18(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s12880-017-0242-4.
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February 2018

  • Manahan MA, Wooden WA, Becker SM, Cacioppo JR, Edge SB, Grandinetti AC, Gray DD, Holley SO, Karp NS, Kocak E, Rao R, Rosson GD, Schwartz JS, Sitzman TJ, Soltanian HT, TerKonda SP, Wallace AM. Evidence-Based Performance Measures: Quality Metrics for the Care of Patients Undergoing Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Dec;140(6): 775e-781e
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