FainaNakhlisMD
General Surgery • Boston, MABreast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Office
450 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215Phone+1 617-632-6929
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2002
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1996
University of IllinoisBS, Biology, 1990 - 1992
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
IL State Medical License 1996 - 2005- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Upstaging of ALH/LCIS Found on Core Biopsy Based on Subsequent Excisional Biopsy Start of enrollment: 2004 Nov 01
- Standard or Comprehensive Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Previously Treated With Chemotherapy and Surgery Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
- Defining the HER2 Positive (+) Breast Cancer Kinome Response to Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, Combination Trastuzumab +Pertuzumab, or Combination Trastuzumab + Lapatinib Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 05
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsIntraoperative Pathology Assessment May Lead to Overtreatment of the Axilla in Clinically Node-Negative Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Upfront Mastectomy.Robert M Pride, Charity C Glass, Faina Nakhlis, Alison Laws, Anna C Weiss
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2023-10-01 - 20 citationsImpact of Residual Nodal Disease Burden on Technical Outcomes of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Node-Positive (cN1) Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Che...Alison Laws, Melissa E. Hughes, Jiani Hu, William T. Barry, Laura S. Dominici
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2019-06-20 - 51 citationsCan methylene blue only be used in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancerMehra Golshan, Faina Nakhlis
The Breast Journal. 2006-09-01
Journal Articles
- Evaluating the Rate of Upgrade to Invasive Breast Cancer and/or Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Following a Core Biopsy Diagnosis of Non-Classic Lobular Carcinoma in SituKevin S Hughes, Suzanne B Coopey, Faina Nakhlis, Catherine S Giess, Susan C Lester, Tari A King, Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Implementation of a Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Protocol Using the Caprini Risk Assessment Model in Patients Undergoing MastectomyFaina Nakhlis, Stephanie Caterson, Yoon Chun, Tari A King, Mehra Golshan, Laura S Dominici, Nathan Connell, Margaret Duggan, Matthew Carty, Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Multidisciplinary Management of the Axilla in Patients with cT1-T2 N0 Breast Cancer Undergoing Primary Mastectomy: Results from a Prospective Single-Institution SeriesLaura Dominici, Tari A King, Suniti Nimbkar, Jennifer K Plichta, Margaret Duggan, Katharine Carter, Faina Nakhlis, Mehra Golshan, Esther Rhei, Jennifer Bellon, Rinaa P..., Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Press Mentions
More Than 110 Dana-Farber-Affiliated Physicians Recognized as Top DoctorsJanuary 8th, 2020
Breast Reconstruction Delay Suggested in Inflammatory DiseaseFebruary 25th, 2016
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