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Susan M. Domchek

Associate Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine

Contact information
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3 West Pavilion
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-3360
Fax: 215-615-3349
Education:
BA (Engineering Sciences)
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1990.
(English Literature)
Oxford University, England, 1994.
MD
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1995.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Internal Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1995-1996.
Resident, Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1996-1998.
Clinical Fellow in Hematology and Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, 1998-2001.
Chief Medical Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2000-2000.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1998.
American Board of Internal Medicine: Medical Oncology, 2001.
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Description of Research Expertise

Breast cancer genetics
Breast cancer prevention and screening
Breast cancer immunotherapy clinical trials

Description of Clinical Expertise

Breast cancer prevention, screening and treatment
Breast cancer genetics

Selected Publications

Domchek SM: Chemoprevention in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. Seminars in Breast Disease 6: 30-33, 2003.

Bendell JC, Domchek SM, Burstein HJ, Harris LN, Younger J, Kuter I, Bunnell C, Rue M, Gelman R, Winer EP: Central nervous system metastases in women who receive trastuzumab-based therapy for metastatic breast cancer. Cancer 97: 2972-7, 2003.

Domchek SM, Eisen A, Calzone K, Stopfer J, Blackwood A, Weber BL: Application of breast cancer risk prediction models in clinical practice. Journal of Clinical Oncology 21: 593-601, 2003.

Domchek SM and Weber BL: Advances in breast cancer biology. Current Opinions in Oncology 14: 589-593, 2002.

Domchek SM: Invited Commentary: The utility of ductal lavage in breast cancer detection and risk assessment. Breast Cancer Research 4: 51-53, 2002.

Domchek SM, Hecht JL, Fleming MD, Pinkus GS, Canellos GP: Lymphomas of the breast: primary and secondary involvement. Cancer 94: 6-13, 2002.

Domchek SM, Vonderheide RH, Younger J, Iglehart JD, Winer EP: Assessment of long-term survivors of metastatic breast cancer. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Orlando, Florida 2002.

Domchek SM and Garber JE: Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer. Principles & Practice of Oncology: Updates 15: 1-15, 2001.

Domchek SM, Younger J, Finkelstein DM, Seiden MV: Predictors of skeletal complications in metastatic breast cancer. Cancer 89: 363-368, 2000.

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Last updated: 10/21/2009
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