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Richard White, MD, General Surgery, Charlotte, NC

RichardLWhiteMD

General Surgery Charlotte, NC

Breast, Melanoma, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Chief of Surgical Oncology at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center and the Levine Cancer Institute. Practices Surgical Oncology only.

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  • Office

    1021 Morehead Medical Dr
    Ste A
    Charlotte, NC 28204
    Phone+1 980-442-2000
    Fax+1 704-442-6359

Clinical Expertise

  • Surgical oncology (non-breast), Cutaneous malignancies, Breast cancer, Melanoma, Sentinel lymph node biopsy, Lymph node excision, Neoplasm staging

Education & Training

  • University of Rochester
    University of RochesterFellowship, Surgery, 1993 - 1995
  • National Cancer Institute
    National Cancer InstituteFellowship, Tumor Immunology, 1992 - 1993
  • MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital
    MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1992
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1995 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Doctors in America Merritt Hawkins
  • Top MD Consumers Checkbook
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Microsatellitosis in Patients with Melanoma  
    Richard L White, Mark B Faries, Stanley P Leong, Andrew J Sinnamon, Dale Han, Jane L Messina, Barbara A Pockaj, Giorgos C Karakousis, Edmund K Bartlett, John T Vetto, ..., Annals of Surgical Oncology

Lectures

  • National trends in the use of immunotherapy in the up front management of glioblastoma. 
    ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 5/31/2019
  • Practice patterns and outcomes following radiation dose de-escalation for oropharyngeal cancer: A National Cancer Database analysis. 
    ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 5/31/2019

Professional Memberships