Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Biology Major - 1986
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Doctorate of Medicine, Cum Laude - 1990
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Internship and Residency in General Surgery 1990-1995
Chief Resident Teaching Award
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Licensure and Certification:
National Board of Medical Examiners - Diplomate 1991
American Board of Surgery Certification 1997; re-certification 2004
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons 1997
State of California License to practice Medicine and Surgery 1999
American Society of Breast Surgeons
Certification in Breast Ultrasound 2005; re-certification 2010
American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography Certification 2007
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Accreditation 2006
Hospital Affiliation:
Burbank, CA
Tarzana, CA
Active Committee and Administrative Positions:
Member, Board of Directors - American Society of Breast Surgeons 4/2011 - Present
Chair, Communications Committee - American Society of Breast Surgeons 7/2008 - Present
Co-Chair, Website Activities Committee - American Society of Breast Surgeons 2/2012 - Present
Board of Advisors – Circle of Hope, Inc. 2005 - Present
Past Committee and Administrative Positions:
Vice-Chair, Cancer Committee – Providence St. Joseph Medical Center 1/2007 - 12/2011
PSJMC Liaison to the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer 1/2007 - 12/2011
Institutional Review Board Member – Providence St. Joseph Medical Center 7/2004 - 12/2011
Society Memberships:
Fellow – American College of Surgeons
American Society of Breast Surgeons
American Society of Breast Disease
ACS Southern California Chapter
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society
GRANTS, PRESENTATIONS, and RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) – Scientific Investigator
American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) - Scientific Investigator
Principal Investigator – Providence St. Joseph Medical Center: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Superiority Study to Evaluate Use of the PEAK Plasma Blade 4.0 in Mastectomy.
Principal Investigator – Providence St. Joseph Medical Center: American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) Z1072: A Phase II Trial Exploring the Success of Cryoablation Therapy in the Treatment of Invasive Breast Carcinoma.
American Journal of Surgery(2009) 198, 283-286
Presented at The American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Symposium, April 2008, New York, NY, and at The American Society of Clinical Oncology 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium, September 2008, Washington, DC as a Poster Presentation
Principal Investigator – Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center: American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) Z1031: A Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing 16 to 18 Weeks of Neoadjuvant Exemestane (25mg Daily), Letrozole (2.5mg Daily) or Anastrozole (1mg Daily) in Postmenopausal Women with Clinical Stage II and III Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer
Abstract Presentation: “Diagnostic Services Breast Project for Women Under 40”
Presented at the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Annual Meeting
Washington, DC 6/11/06
Principal Investigator – Glendale Memorial Hospital: National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) P2: Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) for the Prevention of Breast Cancer
Grant Recipient/Project Director - Glendale Memorial Hospital/Marcia Ray Breast Center: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: “Diagnostic Services Breast Project for Women Under 40”. 4/05 – 3/06
Grant Recipient/Project Director - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: “Improving Access to Breast Cancer Clinical Trials” 4/06 – 3/07
Principal Investigator – Glendale Memorial Hospital: American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) Z0011: A Randomized Trial of Axillary Node Dissection in Women with Clinical T1-2 N0M0 Breast Cancer who have a Positive Sentinel Node.
