Education
Medical school: University of Chicago, Chicago
Residency: General Surgery, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Fellowship: Surgical Oncology, UCLA
Board certification: Surgery
Awards
Sociedad Espanola De Senologia y Patologia Mamaria Medalla de Oro (Gold Medal)
Chair, Nominating Committee, Society of Surgical Oncology
Distinguished Service Award, University of Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences
Glenn-Robbins Award, New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group
Bernard Fisher Lecture: Personalized Axillary Therapy: History and Current Concepts
President, Society of Surgical Oncology
Umberto Veronesi Award for International Recognition of Contributions to the Field of Breast Cancer
Member, Board of Directors, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
American College of Surgeons Board of Governors
Impact Award, National Consortium of Breast Centers
President, International Sentinel Node Society
Member, High Risk Lesion Consensus Panel, Society of Breast Imaging
Keynote Address: Lymphadenectomy for Breast Cancer: Past, Present, and Future. American Society of Breast Surgeons 15th Annual Meeting
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Clinical Research
Presidential Address, Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Symposium: Serendipity and Strategy on the Path of Progress
The American Italian Cancer Foundation Prize for Scientific Excellence in Medicine
James Ewing Lecture: The Rise and Fall of Lymphadenectomy for Breast Cancer. Society of Surgical Oncology 66th Annual Cancer Symposium
Memberships and affiliations
Society of Surgical Oncology
American College of Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
International Sentinel Node Society
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Cedars-Sinai Breast Oncology Program