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Office
3440 De Paul Ln
Ste 104
Bridgeton, MO 63044Phone+1 314-209-5225
Summary
- Dr. Jovita Oruwari is a Breast surgeon in St Louis, MO and is affiliated with SSM DePaul Hospital.
Clinical Expertise
- Breast cancer, Breast surgery, Benign breast tumors and related diseases, Breast health, Breast cancer in young women, Breast cancer in African American women
Education & Training
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 2000- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2001 - 2025
RI State Medical License 2000 - 2001- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- St Louis Best doctor Best doctors inc, 2005-2016
- Top doctor St Louis American, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 60 citationsAxillary staging using ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in locally advanced breast cancerJovita U. N. Oruwari, Maureen A. Chung, Susan Koelliker, Margaret M. Steinhoff, Blake Cady
American Journal of Surgery. 2002-10-01 - 37 citationsCasting-type calcifications with invasion and high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ: a more aggressive disease?Raul G. Zunzunegui, Maureen A. Chung, Jovita U. N. Oruwari, Daniel Golding, Douglas J. Marchant
Archives of Surgery. 2003-05-01
Press Mentions
Caught at the Intersection of Cancer and Covid-19, Trying to Weather the StormJuly 10th, 2020- Family Fun During Breast Cancer?! How We Did ItSeptember 18th, 2021
- 'You Can't Say I Didn't Do Well Because I Was Black' | Dr. Jovita Oruwari Pays It Forward, Inspiring Young Women and GirlsMarch 7th, 2024
Committees
- Board of directors, Valedas hope 2019 - 2019
- Board of directors, St louis crisis nursery 2013 - 2019
Research History
- Lab researcherBench work in basic science lab looking into electro potential differences at TDLU and its use in identifying early breast cancer changes.1996 - 1997
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