Shelley Hwang MD MPH
Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Professor and Vice Chair Research
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2301 Erwin RdDurham, NC 27710
Phone+1 919-684-6849
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Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1992 - 1996
Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles)Internship, Surgery, 1991 - 1992
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
NC State Medical License 2011 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1993 - 1998
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Tamoxifen or Letrozole in Treating Women With Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Start of enrollment: 2002 Feb 19
- Testing an Active Form of Tamoxifen (4-hydroxytamoxifen) Delivered Through Breast Skin to Control Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) of the Breast Start of enrollment: 2017 May 31
- Examining Bioactivity of PVSRIPO in Invasive Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 30
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Commission on Cancer Center Performance with the New Breast Cancer Quality Measures: A Review of Historical Data.Marie L Fefferman, Danielle M Thompson, Lee G Wilke, Shelley Hwang, Richard Bleicher
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-03-01 - ASO Visual Abstract: Commission on Cancer Center Performance with the New Breast Cancer Quality Measures: A Review of Historical Data.Marie L Fefferman, Danielle M Thompson, Lee G Wilke, Shelley Hwang, Richard Bleicher
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-03-01 - Mapping the Temporal Landscape of Breast Cancer Using Epigenetic Entropy.Darryl Shibata, Daniel Monyak, Shannon Holloway, Graham Gumbert, Lars Grimm
Research Square. 2024-10-28
Journal Articles
- Identification of the Fraction of Indolent Tumors and Associated Overdiagnosis in Breast Cancer Screening TrialsShelley Hwang, MD, American Journal of Epidemiology
- Association of Low Nodal Positivity Rate Among Patients with ERBB2-Positive or Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and Breast Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Che...Henry M Kuerer, Judy C Boughey, Alison U Barron, E Shelley Hwang, JAMA
- The Association of Extent of Axillary Surgery and Survival in Women with N2–3 Invasive Breast CancerJennifer K Plichta, Oluwadamilola M Fayanju, Rachel C Blitzblau, Rachel A Greenup, Laura H Rosenberger, E Shelley Hwang, Cecilia T Ong, Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Press Mentions
We Need to Stop Overtreating Early Breast Cancer—Here's WhyFebruary 20th, 2025- The Scope of the 'Cancer' Label DebateJanuary 30th, 2025
- Another Cancer Physicians Want to Nix the Label ForJanuary 29th, 2025
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