AmyCDegnimMD

General Surgery • Rochester, MN

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Associate Professor, Surgery, Mayo Medical School

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Office
200 1st St SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Phone+1 507-284-2511

Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1998
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 2003 - 2025
MI State Medical License 2002 - 2006
MA State Medical License 1998 - 2003
NC State Medical License 1991 - 2003
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Trial of Drain Antisepsis After Tissue Expander Breast Reconstruction Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
Completed
Phase 2
Testing an Active Form of Tamoxifen (4-hydroxytamoxifen) Delivered Through the Breast Skin to Control Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) of the Breast Start of enrollment: 2017 May 31
Recruiting
Phase 2
Neoadjuvant Multi-epitope HER2 Peptide Vaccine in Patients With HER2-expressing DCIS Start of enrollment: 2019 May 01
Recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

39 citations
Novel Breast Tissue Feature Strongly Associated With Risk of Breast Cancer
Kevin P. McKian, Carol Reynolds, Daniel W. Visscher, Aziza Nassar, Derek C. Radisky
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-12-10
27 citations
Measures of appropriateness and value for breast surgeons and their patients: the american society of breast surgeons choosing wisely (®) initiative
Jeffrey Landercasper, Lisa Bailey, Tiffany S. Berry, Robert Buras, Amy C. Degnim
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016-06-22
61 citations
Cost-Effectiveness of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Versus Routine Surveillance in Patients With Unilateral Breast Cancer
Benjamin Zendejas, James P. Moriarty, Jamie O'Byrne, Amy C. Degnim, David R. Farley
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2011-08-01

Journal Articles

Decreasing Use of Axillary Dissection in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
James W Jakub, Amy C Degnim, Tina J Hieken, Judy C Boughey, Annals of Surgical Oncology

Lectures

Radioactive Seed Localized Breast Surgery
Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development, Rochester, Minnesota - 7/19/2013
Radioactive Seed Localized Breast Surgery
Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development, Rochester, Minnesota - 7/20/2012

Press Mentions

The Race to Make a Vaccine for Breast CancerOctober 6th, 2022
Getting Closer to a Vaccine for CancerJune 14th, 2022
Predicting a Woman’s Risk for Breast Cancer Following a BiopsySeptember 14th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
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