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Henry Kuerer, MD, General Surgery, Houston, TX

HenryMKuererMDPhD, FACS

General Surgery Houston, TX

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor and Medical Director, MD Anderson Cancer Center

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  • Office

    1515 Holcombe Blvd
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-792-6161

Education & Training

  • University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center
    University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 1997 - 1998
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1997
  • State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
    State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1998 - Present
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1997 - 2024
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regents Outstanding Teacher Award University of Texas Board of Regents, 2014
  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • OncotypeDX Recurrence Score Does Not Predict Nodal Burden in Clinically Node Negative Breast Cancer Patients  
    I Bedrosian, K K Hunt, A Lucci, D M Black, H M Kuerer, M Teshome, A S Caudle, S M DeSnyder, R F Hwang, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Association of Low Nodal Positivity Rate Among Patients with ERBB2-Positive or Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and Breast Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Che...  
    Henry M Kuerer, Judy C Boughey, Alison U Barron, E Shelley Hwang, JAMA
  • American Society of Breast Surgeons’ Practice Patterns After Publication of the SSO-ASTRO-ASCO DCIS Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery with W...  
    Anthony Lucci, Kelly K Hunt, Benjamin D Smith, Sarah M DeSnyder, Henry M Kuerer, Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Press Mentions

  • DCIS Breast Cancer Survivor Sees Hope All Around Her
    DCIS Breast Cancer Survivor Sees Hope All Around HerDecember 11th, 2019
  • Breast Biopsies After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Accurately Predict Presence of Residual Breast Cancer
    Breast Biopsies After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Accurately Predict Presence of Residual Breast CancerDecember 10th, 2019
  • Can Some HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Avoid Surgery?
    Can Some HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Avoid Surgery?May 14th, 2019
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