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Office
2500 Hospital Blvd
Ste 410
Roswell, GA 30076Phone+1 678-393-0013Fax+1 678-393-0310
Summary
- I am a Fellowship trained Breast surgeon, board certified in General Surgery
My scope of practice is the diagnosis and management of benign and malignant breast disease; minimally invasive breast biopsy; hereditary risk assessment and genetic testing/counselling; management of patients at high risk for the development of breast cancer due to hereditary cancer syndromes, such as HBOC
Education & Training
- University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2006 - 2007
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Chief Residency, Surgery, 2005 - 2006
- Tulane UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2006
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2001
- Loyola University New OrleansBS, Chemistry, Cum Laude, 1993 - 1997
- Loyola University New OrleansB.S., Cum Laude, 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2006 - Present
- GA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 2002 - 2006
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
Abstracts/Posters
- Do patients who have intermediate USC/Van Nuys prognostic indicator (USC/VNPI) scores really need radiation after breast conservation therapy?Rivers L, Guerra L, Ye W, Macdonald H, Holmes D, Lagios M, Silverstein M, 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, 1/1/2007
- DCIS: wide margins outperform routine irradiation.Guerra L, Rivers L, Epstein M, Macdonald H, Holmes D, Lagios M, Ye W, Silverstein M, 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, 1/1/2007
- Significant Association between Estrogen Receptor Status and Progesterone Receptor Status and Bloom-Richardson-Scarff Score in Patients with Infiltrating Ductal Carcin...Macdonald H, Ye W, Lee LA, Holmes DR, Guerra L, Rivers L, Silverstein MJ, 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, 1/1/2007
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Lectures
- 10 Greatest Myths of Breast Cancer.10/9/2013
- Programmatic Updates for American Cancer Society.2/8/2013
- Breast Center: an Innovation in the delivery of health care.3/4/2011
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Other
- AJCC Staging Moments- Breast Cancer.Pearson LR, AJCC
10/1/2014 - Triple Negative Breast Cancer- What you need to knowPearson LR, American Cancer Society informational videos
10/1/2014 - Breast Cancer in Younger Women- What you need to knowPearson LR, American Cancer Society informational videos
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Committees
- Chair, Wellstar Cancer Leadership 2018 - Present
- Chair, Wellstar Cancer Program North 2017 - Present
- Cancer Physician Liasion to ACS, Cancer Committee 2010 - 2014
- Physician member, Women's Advisory Board 2010 - 2014
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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