Dr. Monica Morrow, MD

General Surgeon

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Dr. Morrow practices General Surgery in New York, New York.

Physician Profile for Dr. Monica Morrow, MD

Address:: 1275 York Avenue; New York, NY 10065

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Female; Years Since Graduation: 33; Current Title: Chief, Breast Service, Department of Surgery; Physician Website: http://www.mskcc.org
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: American College of Radiology; American College of Surgeons
Professional Interests:: Breast Disease

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Chief, Breast Service, Department of Surgery
I am a surgical oncologist with a practice dedicated to the treatment of breast cancer. My research has focused on how to apply the advances from clinical trials to daily surgical practice. I have co-chaired the joint committee of the American College of Surgeons, American College of Radiology, and College of American Pathologists on Standards for Breast Conserving Therapy for Invasive Breast Cancer and for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) in 2002 and 2007.

My current research interest is how treatment choices for breast cancer surgery are made. This includes medical decisions such as whether MRI is beneficial to the woman with a newly diagnosed breast cancer, as well as a study of factors which are important to women when making treatment choices, how well they understand their choices, and the level of conflict they experience with their surgeon. Another area of research interest is to identify factors which predict for successful lumpectomy. I have studied the impact that multiple surgeries to obtain clear margins, microscopic tumor type, and presentation of the cancer without a mammographic abnormality have on the success of treatment.

I am the surgical editor of the textbook Diseases of the Breast and a co-author of Breast Cancer for Dummies. I curently serve as the Secretary of the Society for Surgical Oncology, the professional organization for surgeons who specialize in cancer treatment.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: General Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Monica Morrow, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Jefferson Med College Thos Jefferson University Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 1976
Residency:: Medical Center Hospital of Vermont
Fellowship:: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Monica Morrow, MD as of 11/30/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Monica Morrow, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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