BretTabackMD

General Surgery • New York, NY

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Assistant Professor, Surgery, Columbia University College of Phys & Surg

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Office
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
Phone+1 212-305-9676

Education & Training

Brown UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 1999
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1994
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2006 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1994 - 2011
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Adjuvant Valproate for High Grade Sarcomas Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Terminated
Phase 1
PROCLAIM Registry to Evaluate the Treatment Patterns and Clinical Response in Malignancy Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Completed
A Multicenter "Ablate and Resect" Study of Novilase® Interstitial Laser Therapy for the Ablation of Small Breast Cancers Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
HD IL-2 + Vemurafenib in Patients With BRAF Mutation Positive Metastatic Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Terminated
Phase 4
HD IL-2 + Ipilimumab in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Optimizing the Use of Ketamine to Reduce Chronic Postsurgical Pain Start of enrollment: 2022 Jan 04
Recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

22 citations
Predicting Post Neoadjuvant Axillary Response Using a Novel Convolutional Neural Network Algorithm.
Richard Ha, Peter Chang, Jenika Karcich, Simukayi Mutasa, Eduardo Pascual Van Sant
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2018-07-05
14 citations
Lymphatic Microsurgical Preventive Healing Approach for the Primary Prevention of Lymphedema: A 4-Year Follow-Up.
Adam S Levy, Alexander I Murphy, Sherene Ishtihar, Anya Peysakhovich, Bret Taback
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2023-02-01
1026 citations
Sentinel Lymph Node Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer: The ACOSOG Z1071 (Alliance) Clinical Trial
Judy C. Boughey, Vera J. Suman, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Gretchen M. Ahrendt, Lee G. Wilke
JAMA. 2013-10-09

Journal Articles

Interstitial Laser Ablation as Alternative to Surgical Treatment of Benign Breast Tumors
Barbara S Schwartzberg, Bret Taback, Robert Maganini, Kambiz Dowlatshahi, Journal of The American College of Surgeons
Predicting Post Neoadjuvant Axillary Response Using a Novel Convolutional Neural Network Algorithm
Simukayi Mutasa, Eileen Connolly, Richard Ha, Christine Chin, Bret Taback, Annals of Surgical Oncology

Authored Content

Interstitial Laser Ablation as Alternative to Surgical Treatment of Benign Breast TumorsOctober 2018

Press Mentions

Impact of Sequencing Targeted Therapies with High-Dose Interleukin-2 Immunotherapy: An Analysis of Outcome and Survival of Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma from an on-Going Observational IL-2 Clinical Trial: PROCLAIM SMFebruary 1st, 2017
Annual Meeting AgendaApril 2nd, 2024

Professional Memberships

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons - SLS
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member