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Office
100 Blossom St Cox 1
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-726-6050Fax+1 617-726-3603
Education & Training
- Alexandria University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
- NH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- ME State Medical License 2020 - 2021
- American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2010-2013
- Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2009-2013
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Clinical Trials
- Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Using Doxorubicin and Paclitaxel in Treating Women With Large Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2000 Feb 01
- Radiation Therapy (WBI Versus PBI) in Treating Women Who Have Undergone Surgery For Ductal Carcinoma In Situ or Stage I or Stage II Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2005 Mar 01
- Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI) for Selected Patients With Early Invasive or Non-Invasive Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2003 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 168 citationsBreast cancer-related lymphedema: risk factors, precautionary measures, and treatments.Tessa C Gillespie, Hoda E. Sayegh, Cheryl L. Brunelle, Kayla M. Daniell, Alphonse G. Taghian
Gland Surgery. 2018-08-01 - 20 citationsSubclinical Lymphedema After Treatment for Breast Cancer: Risk of Progression and Considerations for Early Intervention.Loryn K Bucci, Cheryl L. Brunelle, Madison C Bernstein, Amy Shui, Tessa C Gillespie
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2021-06-11 - 52 citationsThe need for preoperative baseline arm measurement to accurately quantify breast cancer-related lymphedema.Fangdi Sun, Melissa N. Skolny, Meyha N. Swaroop, Bhupendra Rawal, Paul J. Catalano
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2016-05-06
Journal Articles
- Lymph Node Metastases Can Invade Local Blood Vessels, Exit the Node, and Colonize Distant Organs in MiceAlphonse Taghian, MD, Science Magazine
Press Mentions
- Optimizing Treatment for Older Patients with HR+ Low-Risk Breast CancerJanuary 5th, 2023
- Do I Have to Get the Covid Vaccine in My Arm?April 29th, 2021
- Do I Have to Get the Covid Vaccine in My Arm?April 29th, 2021
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Grant Support
- Early Detection And Treatment Of Lymphedema In Women With Breast CancerNational Cancer Institute2009–2012
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