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Fleet Surgical Team 8FPO, AE 09501
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Summary
- Luisa Kropcho, MD, is a general surgeon based in FPO, AE, with a subspecialty in breast surgery. She completed her medical education at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine and further trained in surgery and breast surgical oncology at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth and the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Since 2011, she has served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery at her alma mater. Dr. Kropcho has published research on breast MRI in surgical treatment and the prognostic value of basal phenotype in HER2-overexpressing breast cancer, among other topics. She is recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Education & Training
John Wayne Cancer InstituteFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2009 - 2010
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)Residency, Surgery, 2001 - 2005
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2009 - Present
VA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 33 citationsPreoperative breast MRI in the surgical treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ.Luisa Kropcho, Shawn T. Steen, Alice P. Chung, Myung-Shin Sim, Daniel L. Kirsch
The Breast Journal. 2012-03-01 - 27 citationsPrognostic Value of Basal Phenotype in HER2-overexpressing Breast CancerSanjay P. Bagaria, Partha S. Ray, Jinhua Wang, Luisa Kropcho, Alice Chung
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2012-03-01 - 6 citationsAcute pain and narcotic use does not impair the ability to provide informed consent: evaluation of a competency assessment tool in the acute pain patient.Paul A. Lucha, Luisa Kropcho, James J. Schneider, Michael Francis
The American Surgeon. 2006-02-01
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Other Languages
- Italian
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