Barbara Lynn Smith MD PhD
Breast
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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55 Fruit StYaw 9Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-724-4800
Fax+1 617-724-1079
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Summary
- Dr. Barbara Smith is a breast surgical oncologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 34 years. She specializes in breast surgical oncology and is experienced in breast cancer lumpectomies with cosmetic closures, intraoperative image guidance to reduce positive margin rates, nipple sparing mastectomies and risk reducing surgery.
Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1989
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- S9630, Medroxyprogesterone in Treating Women With Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 1997 Mar 01
- Radiation Therapy With or Without Optional Tamoxifen in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Start of enrollment: 1999 Dec 01
- Web-Based Decision Aid in Improving Informed Decisions in Patients With Stage 0-IIIA Breast Cancer Considering Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Correction: Sentinel Node Mapping with Blue Dye Injection after Lumpectomy Specimen Removal: Implications for Fluorescence-Guided Breast Surgery.Heidi S Santa Cruz, Julia N Shanno, Alexandra J Webster, Francys C Verdial, Michele A Gadd
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-05-01 - Sentinel Node Mapping with Blue Dye Injection after Lumpectomy Specimen Removal: Implications for Fluorescence-Guided Breast Surgery.Heidi S Santa Cruz, Julia N Shanno, Alexandra J Webster, Francys C Verdial, Michele A Gadd
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-05-01 - ASO Visual Abstract: The Age-Old Question in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Is Older Age a Contraindication?Francys C Verdial, Kyle J Anderman, Abigail E Daly, Tolga Ozmen, Rebecca Kwait
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-04-01
Press Mentions
Advances in Breast Cancer Surgery Offer Patients Improved Surgical OutcomesNovember 8th, 2024
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