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Invited Faculty and Presenters
as of April 15, 2019
Zahraa Al-Hilli, MD, FACS
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Michael Alatriste, LMT, CLT
Lymphedema Alliance of New York
New York, NY
Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO
University of Arizona, Center for Integrative Medicine
Tucson, AZ
TAP Integrative
Green Bay, WI
Reza Antoszewska, MS, NP-C
Legacy Cancer Institute
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
Portland, OR
Eli Avisar, MD, FACS
Miller School of Medicine University of Miami
Miami, FL
Paul L. Baron, MD, FACS
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, NY
Julie L. Barone, MD, FACS
Comprehensive Breast Care of Denver
Denver, CO
Richard J. Barth, Jr., MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Alex Bartholomew, MD
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Hania B. Bednarski, DO, FACOS
Mercy Health
Maryville, IL
Isabelle Bedrosian, MD, FACS
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Debbie Lee Bennett, MD
St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Jessica M. Bensenhaver, MD, FACS
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI
Michael P. Berry, MD, FACS
The Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center
Germantown, TN
Tiffany Berry, MD, MBA, FACS
Norton Surgical Specialists
Louisville, KY
Therese B. Bevers, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Sarah Blair, MD, FACS
University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA
@SarahLBlairMD
Richard J. Bleicher, MD, FACS
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
@RichardBleicher
Peter W. Blumencranz, MD, FACS
The Comprehensive Breast Care Center of Tampa Bay
Clearwater, FL
Francesco Boccardo MD, PhD, FACS
IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Department of Surgery, Lymphatic Microsurgery, University of Genoa
Genoa, Italy
Susan K. Boolbol, MD, FACS
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
New York, NY
@sboolbol
Judy C. Boughey, MD, FACS
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
@DrJudyBoughey
David R. Brenin, MD, FACS
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Charlottesville, VA
William E. Burak, MD, FACS
Memorial University Health System
Savannah, GA
Katherina Zabicki Calvillo, MD, FACS
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Michele M. Carpenter, MD, FACS
UCLA Health Breast Surgery
Orange, CA
@ladysurg
Jodi M. Carter, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Abigail S. Caudle, MD, FACS
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
@AbigailCaudleMD
Anees B. Chagpar, MD, MSc, MPH, MA, MBA, FACS, FRCS(C)
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
@aneeschagpar
Abhishek Chatterjee, MD, FACS
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Steven L. Chen, MD, MBA, FACS
OasisMD
San Diego, CA
Chelsey Ciambella, MD
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI
Costanza Cocilovo, MD
Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Fairfax, VA
Hiram (Chip) S. Cody, III, MD, FACS
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Suzanne B. Coopey, MD, FACS
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
@SCoopeyMD
Lisa B. Curcio, MD, FACS
Breast Link - Laguna Hills
Laguna Hills, CA
Brian J. Czerniecki, MD, PhD, FACS
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Amy C. Degnim, MD, FACS
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Sarah M. DeSnyder, MD, FACS
University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Jill R. Dietz, MD, FACS
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
J. Michael Dixon, OBE, MD
Edinburgh Breast Unit, Western General Hospital
Breast Cancer Now Research Unit
Edinburgh, Scotland
Beth DuPree, MD, FACS, ABOIM
Northern Arizona Healthcare Sedona, AZ
@drbethdupree
Thomas L. Eisenhauer, MD, FACS
PARDEE – UNC Health Care
Hendersonville, NC
Souzan E. El-Eid, MD, FACS
US Oncology
Las Vegas, NV
@souzaneleid
Mahmoud El-Tamer, MD, FACS
Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
David M. Euhus, MD, FACS
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Jeffrey S. Falk, MD, FACS
Ascension St. John Hospital
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
Betty Fan, DO
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Michael J. Farrell, MD, FACS
UHS Medical Group
Vestal, NY
Sheldon M. Feldman, MD, FACS
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, NY
Richard E. Fine, MD, FACS
The Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center, West Cancer Center
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN
Meghan R. Flanagan, MD, MPH
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
@meghanrflanagan
Sara J. Fredrickson, MD, FACS
Breast Surgeon
Northwestern Memorial Regional Medical Group
Bloomingdale, IL
Jennifer S. Gass, MD, FACS
Women and Infants’ Hospital
Providence, RI
@jensgass
Mark A. Gittleman, MD, FACS
Targeted Medical Education (TME)
Allentown, PA
Christopher C. Glaser, MD, FACS
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
Owensboro, KY
Ameer Gomberawalla, MD, FACS
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Oak Lawn, IL
Ian P. Grady, MD, FACS
University of California, Davis Sacramento, CA
North Valley Breast Clinic
Redding, CA
Rachel A. Greenup, MD, MPH, FACS
Duke Cancer Institute
Durham, NC
Stephen R. Grobmyer, MD, FACS
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Janie Gia-Lin Grumley, MD, FACS
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Santa Monica, CA
Clarisa C. Hammer, DO, FACS
Invoa Alexandria Hospital
Alexandria, VA
Regina Hampton, MD, FACS
Doctors Community Hospital
Lanham, MD
@DrReginaHampton
Linda K. Han, MD, FACS
Parkview Cancer Institute
Ft. Wayne, IN
Jay K. Harness, MD, FACS
St. Joseph Hospital
Orange, CA
Ronda S. Henry-Tillman, MD, FACS
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Tina J. Hieken, MD, FACS
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
@TJH0828
Alan B. Hollingsworth, MD, FACS
Mercy Hospital – Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK
@abhollingsworth
Dennis R. Holmes, MD, FACS
John Wayne Cancer Institute
Santa Monica, CA
@DoctorHolmesLA
Kevin S. Hughes, MD, FACS
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Kelly K. Hunt, MD, MD, FACS
The University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
E. Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH, FACS
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Rosa F. Hwang, MD, FACS
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
David M. Hyams, MD, FACS
Desert Surgical Oncology
Rancho Mirage, CA
Jordan M.S. Jacobs, MD
Mount Sinai Downtown
New York, NY
Ted A. James, MD, MHCM, FACS
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
@tedjamesmd
Robert Jasak, JD
Heart Health Strategies, Inc.
Washington, DC
Nathalie G. Johnson, MD, FACS
Legacy Cancer Institute
Portland, OR
@nemtipi
Alexander C. Kagen, MD
Mount Sinai West
New York, NY
Olga Kantor, MD
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Scott R. Karlan, MD, FACS
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Cary S. Kaufman, MD, FACS
University of Washington/Bellingham Regional Breast Center
Bellingham, WA
David I. Kaufman, MD, FACS
Breast Cancer Program and Breast Health Center St. Joseph Hospital-Catholic Health Services of Long Island
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Bethpage, NY
Alysha Keehn, MD
University of Calgary
Alberta, Canada
John S. Kennedy, MD, FACS
DeKalb Surgical Associates
Decatur, GA
@jskennedymd
Sadia Khan, DO, FACS, FACOS
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Keck School of Medicine, The University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Amal Khoury, MD, MPH
University of California San Francisco
Oakland, CA
Brigid K. Killelea, MD, MPH, FACS
Yale School of Medicine
Smilow Cancer Hospital
New Haven, CT
V. Suzanne Klimberg, MD, PhD, FACS
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Anne M. Kobbermann, MD, FACS
Midwest Breast Care
Overland Park, KS
Katherine A. Kopkash, MD, FACS
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Evanston, IL
Reed Kuehn, MD, FACS
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
Henry M. Kuerer, MD, PhD, FACS
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
@HenryKuerer
Swati Kulkarni, MD, FACS
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chicago, IL
Amanda Kupstas, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Scott H. Kurtzman, MD, FACS
Waterbury Hospital
Waterbury, CT
Rachel Lee, MD
Winship Cancer Institute/Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Jessica W.T. Leung, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Charles D. Mabry, MD, FACS
Surgeons of South Arkansas
Pine Bluff, AR
Terry P. Mamounas, MD, MPH, FACS
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL
Eric R. Manahan, MD, MBA, FACS
Hamilton Medical Center
Dalton, GA
@ermanmd
Julie A. Margenthaler MD, FACS
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
@margenthalerj
Sarah A. McLaughlin, MD, FACS
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL
Pallav K. Mehta, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
Camden, NJ
Jane E. Méndez, MD, FACS
Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, FL
Katrina B. Mitchell, MD, FACS
Presbyterian Health Services
Albuquerque, NM
Sunny D. Mitchell, MD
Stratford, CT
Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, MD, PhD, FACS
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center
Boston, MA
Alexander T. Nguyen, MD, FACS, CLT
Reconstructive Microsurgery and Lymphedema Associates
Dallas, TX
Toan T. Nguyen, MD, FACS
Lakeland Regional Health
Lakeland, FL
@ToanNguyenMD
Akiko Ogiya, MD
Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Tokyo, Japan
Kim Okerson, CPC
The Coding Network, LLC
Beverly Hills, CA
Javier Orozco, MD, MSc
John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Santa Monica, CA
Helen A. Pass, MD, FACS
Stamford Hospital
Stamford, CT
Rakesh R. Patel, MD
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Gatos, CA
Sharla Gayle Patterson, MD, MBA, FACS
Naples Community Hospital
Naples, FL
Lashan Peiris, MBBS, BSc, FRCS (Lon)
Meadowlark Health Center
Edmonton, AB Canada
Anne Peled, MD
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
James V. Pellicane, MD, FACS
Bon Secours/Virginia Breast Center, Inc.
Richmond, VA
@jpellicane
Rogsbert F. Phillips, MD, FACS
Emory University Midtown Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Jennifer K. Plichta, MD, MS, FACS
Duke University
Durham, NC
Jennifer M. Racz, MD, MBA, FRCSC
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Jocelyn Rapelyea, MD
George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
Washington, DC
Vincent J. Reid, MD, FACS
University of Iowa and Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids, IA
Juliann M. Reiland, MD, FACS
Avera Medical Group Comprehensive Breast Care
Sioux Falls, SD
@DrJulieReiland
William Repicci
Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN)
New York, NY
Sheila Ridner, PhD, RN, FAAN
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Nashville, TN
Barry S. Rosen, MD, FACS
Advocate Healthcare
Chicago, IL
Jessica L. Ryan, MD, FACS
CMC Breast Care Center
Bedford, NH
Michael S. Sabel, MD, FACS
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
@MSabelMD
Tara Sanft, MD
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
Terry Sarantou, MD, FACS
Levine Cancer Institute, Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health
Charlotte, NC
William Scarlett, DO, FACS, FACOS, FAACS
Holy Redemer Hospital
Bensalem, PA
Theresa Schwartz, MD, MS, FACS
St. Louis University Hospital
St. Louis, MO
Barbara S. Schwartzberg, MD, FACS
Sarah Cannon Research Institute at Rose Medical Center
Western Surgical Care, P.C.
Denver, CO
Molly L. Sebastian, MD, FACS
Virginia Hospital Center
Arlington, VA
Stephanie Serres, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Julia Shaner, CGC
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
New York, NY
Melvin J. Silverstein, MD, FACS
Hoag Memorial Hospital
Newport Beach, CA
William Small, Jr., MD, FACRO, FACR, FASTRO
Loyola Medicine
Maywood, IL
Barbara L. Smith, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Linda A. Smith, MD, FACS
Breast Surgeon
Albuquerque, NM
Mark L. Smith, MD, FACS
Northwell Health System Northwell Health Cancer Institute Friedman Center for Lymphedema Research and Treatment
Lake Success, NY
Howard C. Snider, Jr., MD, FACS
Breast Surgeon
Montgomery, AL
Atilla Soran, MD
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Pittsburgh, CA
Alicia Staley
Patient Advocate
Boston, MA
Edgar D. Staren, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS
TransMed7, LLC
Paradise Valley, AZ
Toni L. Storm-Dickerson, MD, FACS
Compass Oncology
Vancouver, WA
Susie Sun, MD, MS
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
@SusieSunMD
Mark Taylor, MD
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Walton A. Taylor, MD, FACS
True Surgical Partners
Dallas, TX
Paul Thiruchelvam, BSc, MD, FRCS, PhD
Imperial College of Healthcare, London
London, England
@1LondonBreast
Carrie A. Thoms, MD, FACS
Fox Valley Surgical Associates
Appleton, WI
Madeline Thornton, BA
Duke University
Durham, NC
Alyssa D. Throckmorton, MD, FACS
Baptist Medical Group - Memphis Breast Care
Memphis, TN
@throckad
Judy Tjoe, MD, FACS
Advocate Aurora Health
Aurora, IL
Antonio Toesca, MD
European Institute of Oncology (EIO) IRCCS
Milan, Italy
Katerina Tsiapali, MD, FACS
Medstar Regional Breast Health
Program/George Washington University
Washington, DC
John F. Turner, III, MD, FACS
Thyra M. Humphreys Center for Breast Health
Lewisburg, PA
Stephanie A. Valente, DO, FACS
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
@DrStephValente
Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY
Aislinn S. Vaughan, MD, FACS
SSM Medical Group
St. Louis, MO
@aislinnvaughan
Alicia Huff Vinyard, DO
Augusta University Medical Center
Augusta, GA
Courtney A. Vito, MD, FACS
Optum Care Cancer Center
Las Vegas, NV
Brooke Vuong, MD
Kaiser Permanente of South Sacramento Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Seenu Vuthaluru, MD
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Delhi, India
Kathryn A. Wagner, MD, FACS
Texas Breast Specialists, Texas Oncology PA
San Antonio, TX
Amanda J. Wheeler, MD, FACS
Sutter Health
San Mateo, CA
Richard L. White, Jr., MD, FACS
Levine Cancer Institute Department of Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health
Charlotte, NC
Pat W. Whitworth, MD, FACS, FSSO
Nashville Breast Center
Nashville, TN
@WhitworthMD
Lee G. Wilke, MD, FACS
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Shawna C. Willey, MD, FACS
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
@SCWilley
Stephanie Wong, MD
Dana Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center
Boston, MD
Katharine A. Yao, MD, FACS
NorthShore University Health System, Evanston Hospital
Evanston, IL
Whitney Young, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Victor J. Zannis, MD, FACS
Comprehensive Breast Center of Arizona - Greenway
Phoenix, AZ
Jennifer Zhang, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess
Boston, MA