Joseph JohnWeberMDFACS, FSSO(He/Him)

General Surgery • Milwaukee, WI

Breast

Breast Surgical Oncologist, Medical Director, Breast Center of Excellence at Aurora Medical Center Grafton

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Office
2801 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy
# Aurora
Milwaukee, WI 53215
Phone+1 414-385-2301

Summary

“The emotionally devastating diagnosis of breast cancer requires an empathetic physician who has the ability to manage both the disease process as well as the patient’s well-being. A successful surgical breast oncologist has the attributes of compassion, experience with novel treatments, and operative excellence to provide comprehensive care to patients. I am proud to be part of Aurora Health Care to help prepare patients to face the challenging diagnosis of breast cancer and breast-related disorders.”

I earned my medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, Wisconsin. My residency in general surgery was completed at East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina. I furthered my training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York by completing a specialized fellowship in breast surgical oncology.

My practice is focused on the treatment of breast cancer and breast-related diseases for both men and women. The procedures I perform include: lumpectomies, skin-sparing and nipple-sparing mastectomies, total mastectomies, sentinel lymph node biopsies, axillary lymph node dissections and minimally invasive breast biopsies.

As a breast surgical oncologist, I help facilitate the multidisciplinary care team to provide comprehensive care to my patients. In addition to my clinical work, I belong to numerous professional societies and have presented at scientific conferences across the country. My research interests include the early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer as well as the utilization of oncoplastic procedures to improve cosmetic results following surgery.

I am committed to providing excellent care to you, which includes improving breast health, enhancing breast cancer prevention, delivering state-of-the-art treatment, and providing ongoing support through survivorship. Thank you for allowing me to participate in your care.

Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2015 - 2016
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityChief Residency, Surgery, 2014 - 2015
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityInternship, Surgery, 2010 - 2014
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityInternship, Surgery, 2009 - 2010
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 2009
University of Wisconsin FoundationB.S., Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 2000 - 2004

Certifications & Licensure

WI State Medical License 2016 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2015 - 2016
NC State Medical License 2009 - 2015
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Chair Advocate Aurora Health Care Systemwide Breast Quality Committee
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) Steering Committee Co-Chair Aurora Health Care
Executive Committee Member Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin (SCW)
Member Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), Community Practice Surgeons Subcommittee
President Ozaukee County Medical Society
President Milwaukee Academy of Surgery (MAS)
Member Central Wisconsin Integrated Network Cancer Program (INCP), Aurora Health Care
Medical Director Breast Center of Excellence at Aurora Medical Center Grafton
Chief Regional Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Tumor Board
Member Aurora Health Care, Ozaukee County Local Practice Management Committee
Chair Credentialling Committee, Aurora Medical Center Grafton
Chair Systemwide Credentialing Committee, Unified Medical Executive Committee, Aurora Health Care
Member American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), Selected Readings in Breast Surgery Committee
Milwaukee Magazine Top Doctors 2018-2023
Marija Bjegovich-Weidman Excellence Award in Oncology 2019
Member Aurora Health Care Credentialling Committee, Aurora Medical Center Grafton, 2018
Member Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), Fellows Subcommittee, 2016-2018
Aurora Health Care Nurse-Physician Partnership Award Aurora Health Care, 2017
Member Aurora Medical Center Grafton Cancer Committee, 2017
Member Aurora Health Care Breast Quality Committee, 2017
Research Steering Committee Aurora Research Institute, Aurora Health Care, 2016
Breast Cancer Alliance Fellowship Grant 2015-2016
Recipient Ray D. Minges Award for Surgical Scholarship, 2013
Best oral presentation East Carolina University Research Symposium, 2013
Recipient Vidant Health Systems Clinical Documentation Award, 2013
Best oral presentation Vidant Medical Center/Brody School of Medicine Research Day, 2012
Recipient University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Research Honors, 2009
Recipient MEDiC Leadership Recognition Award, 2009
Recipient Medical Student Leadership and Service Award, 2008
Recipient National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant, 2006
Member National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2004
President University of Wisconsin Health Professions Society, 2003-2004
Member Alpha Epsilon Delta – Premedical Honor Society, 2003
Volunteer chair University of Wisconsin Health Professions Society, 2002-2003
Recipient Carl J. Weston Memorial Scholarship, 2001
Recipient, Clinical Documentation Award Vidant Health Systems, 2013
Best oral presentation East Carolina University, 2013
Recipient, Ray D. Minges Award for Surgical Scholarship 2013
Best oral presentation Vidant/Brody School of Medicine, 2012
Recipient, MEDiC Leadership Recognition Award 2009
Recipient, Research Honors UW School of Medicine and Public Health, 2009
Recipient, Medical Student Leadership and Service Award 2008
Member, Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society, 2003
Recipient, Carl J. Weston Memorial Scholarship 2001
Dean’s List University of Wisconsin, 2001
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Clinical Trials

Comparison of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection With Axillary Radiation for Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer Treated With Chemotherapy Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 07
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Breast Cancer WEight Loss Study (BWEL Study) Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Comparing an Operation to Monitoring, With or Without Endocrine Therapy (COMET) Trial For Low Risk DCIS Start of enrollment: 2017 Feb 22
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Assessing the Accuracy of Tumor Biopsies After Chemotherapy to Determine if Patients Can Avoid Breast Surgery Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 13
Suspended
Phase 2
Axillary Reverse Mapping in Preventing Lymphedema in Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 29
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
A Statewide Approach to Reducing Re-excision Rates for Women With Breast-conserving Surgery.
Jessica R Schumacher, Elise H Lawson, Amanda L Kong, Joseph J Weber, Jeanette May
Annals of Surgery. 2022-10-01
67 citations
MRI and Prediction of Pathologic Complete Response in the Breast and Axilla after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Joseph J. Weber, Maxine S. Jochelson, Anne Eaton, Emily C. Zabor, Andrea V. Barrio
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2017-12-01
3 citations
Periareolar or Peritumoral Injection of Isosulfan Blue and the Effect on the Number of Sentinel Lymph Nodes Examined.
Joseph J. Weber, Jan H. Wong
The American Surgeon. 2017-01-01

Journal Articles

Kachare SD, Weber JJ, Vohra NA, Fitzgerald TL, Zervos EE, Wong JH, Am Surg, 1/1/2014
Weber JJ, Kachare SD, Vohra NA, Fitzgerald TL, Wong JH, Am Surg, 1/1/2014
Weber JJ, Mascaranas D, Bellin LS, Raab R, Wong JH, Ann Surg Oncol, 1/1/2012
Weber JJ, Bellin LS, Millbourn D, Verbanac KM, Wong JH, Arch Surg, 1/1/2012
Weber JJ, Jerde TJ, Huang W, Bushman W, J Surg Res, 1/1/2007
Lehner CE, Dueland RT, Wilson MA, Vaicekavicius L, Nordheim EV, Crump PM, Gendron-Fitzpatrick AP, Weber JJ, Undersea Hyperb Med, 1/1/2004
Lehner CE, Dueland RT, Wilson MA, Vaicekavicius L, Nordheim EV, Crump PM, Gendron-Fitzpatrick AP, Knickmeyer JM, Weber JJ, Undersea Hyperb Med, 1/1/2003
Vaicekavicius L, Lehner CE, Wilson MA, Dueland RT, Nordheim EV, Crump PM, Gendron-Fitzpatrick AP, Knickmeyer JM, Weber JJ, Undersea Hyperb Med, 1/1/2003
Lehner CE, Dueland RT, Wilson MA, Nordheim EV, Vaicekavicius L, Crump PM, Gendron-Fitzpatrick AP, Knickmeyer JM, Weber JJ, Undersea Hyperb Med, 1/1/2002
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Books/Book Chapters

Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Pathways for Cancer Care in the Community
Chapter: Multidisciplinary Team Approach to the Management of Breast Cancer
Weber, JJ and Chevinsky, AHEditors: Weese JL.
Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Pathways for Cancer Care in the Community
Chapter: Outcomes and Quality Indicators
Weber, JJ, Chevinsky, AH, and Huibregtse CEditors: Weese JL.
The Richard EEast Carolina Press2014

Abstracts/Posters

Weber JJ, Vohra N, Wong JH, Proc Pacific Coast Surg Associ, 1/1/2015
Weber JJ, Kachare S, Vohra N, Fitzgerald T, Wong JH, Southeastern Surgical Congress, 1/1/2014
Kachare S, Weber JJ, Milbourn D, Vorha N, Fitzgerald T, Wong JH, Proc Southeast Surg Congr, 1/1/2014
Weber JJ, Kachare S, Vohra N, Fitzgerald T, Wong JH, Proc Pacific Coast Surg Associ, 1/1/2013
Kachare S, Weber JJ, Milbourn D, Vorha N, Fitzgerald T, Wong JH, Proc Am Soc Br Surg, 1/1/2013
Weber JJ, Kachare SD, Vohra NA, Fitzgerald TF, Wong JH, Cancer Res, 1/1/2013
Weber JJ, Bellin L, Milbourn D, Verbanac K, Wong JH, Proc Pacific Coast Surg Assoc, 1/1/2012
Weber JJ, Mascarenhas D, Bellin L, Raab R, Wong JH, Proc Am Soc Br Surg, 1/1/2012
Weber JJ, Bellin LS, Milbourn DE, Wong JH, Cancer Res, 1/1/2012
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Lectures

Boston, MA - 1/1/2016
Monterey, CA - 1/1/2015
Greenville, NC - 1/1/2015
Savannah, GA - 1/1/2014
Poipu, Kauai, HI - 1/1/2013
Greenville, NC - 1/1/2013
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013
San Antonio, TX - 1/1/2013
Napa, CA - 1/1/2012
Greenville, NC - 1/1/2012
Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2012
San Antonio, TX - 1/1/2012
Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2007
Madison, WI - 1/1/2004
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Press Mentions

Mammogram Myths vs Facts this Breast Cancer Awareness MonthOctober 1st, 2023
Breast Cancer; Importance of MammogramsOctober 1st, 2023
Some Good News for Breast Cancer PatientsOctober 1st, 2021
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Committees

Member, Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), Community Practice Surgeons Subcommittee 2024 - Present
President, Ozaukee County Medical Society 2024 - Present
Chair, Systemwide Credentialing Committee, Unified Medical Executive Committee, Aurora Health Care 2024 - Present
President, Milwaukee Academy of Surgery 2023 - Present
Member, American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), Selected Readings in Breast Surgery Committee 2019 - Present
Chair, Credentialling Committee, Aurora Medical Center Grafton 2019 - Present
Chair, Aurora Health Care Systemwide Breast Quality Committee 2018 - Present
Member, Ozaukee County Local Practice Management Committee 2018 - Present
Medical Director, Breast Center of Excellence at Aurora Medical Center Grafton 2018 - Present
Executive Committee Member, Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin 2017 - Present
Member, Aurora Medical Center Grafton Cancer Committee 2017 - Present
Member, Advocate Aurora Research Steering Committee 2016 - Present
Chair, Aurora Regional Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Tumor Board 2016 - Present
Co-Chair, National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) Steering Committee AMCG 2016 - Present
Member, Credentialling Committee, Aurora Medical Center Grafton 2018 - 2019
Member, Society of Surgical Oncology Fellows Subcommittee 2016 - 2018

Research History

Breast Oncology Research FellowInvestigator in breast cancer, multidisciplinary oncologic care, and adjunct therapies. Division of Surgical Oncology, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine.2011 - 2012