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Marissa M. Howard-McNatt, MD
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Marissa M. Howard-McNatt, MD

Marissa M. Howard-McNatt, MD

  • Professor, Surgical Sciences - Oncology

Research Interests

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Genetic Testing
  • Mastectomy
  • Health Disparities
  • Disparity Research
  • Papillary Carcinoma
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Education
Smith College, 1991
MD, Harvard Medical School, 1995
Residency
General Surgery, Emory Healthcare, 1999
Surgery Reseach Fellowship, 2001
General Surgery, West Virginia United Health System, 2003
Fellowship
Breast Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2003
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Memberships
Southern Surgical Association
American College of Surgeons
Society of Surgical Oncology
American Society of Breast Surgeons
Southeastern Surgical Congress
Positions
Director, Breast Care Center
Professor, Surgical Sciences - Oncology
Departments and Affiliations
Breast Care Center
Surgical Sciences - Oncology
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Research

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  • Resection of Cavity Shave Margins in Stage 0-III Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. Dupont E, Tsangaris T, Garcia-Cantu C, Howard-McNatt M, Chiba A, Berger AC, Levine EA, Gass JS, Gallagher K, Lum SS, Martinez RD, Willis AI, Pandya SV, Brown EA, Fenton A, Mendiola A, Murray M, Solomon NL, Senthil M, Ollila DW, Edmonson D, Lazar M, Namm JP, Li F, Butler M, McGowan NE, Herrera ME, Avitan YP, Yoder B, Walters LL, McPartland T, Chagpar AB. Ann Surg. 2021 05; 273(5):876-881.
  • What Is the Utility of Routine Complete Blood Count, Liver Function Tests, and Chest X-ray in the Evaluation of Patients with Clinically Node-Negative Breast Cancer?. Merrill AY, Garland MM, Howard-McNatt M, Isnassuos M, Perry KC, Levine EA. Am Surg. 2019 Jan; 85(1):29-33.
  • Do All BRCA 1 and 2 Carriers with a Known and Unknown Breast Cancer Choose Bilateral Mastectomies?. Gaffley M, Villa A, Vu T, Steelman S, Howard-McNatt M. Am Surg. 2018 Sep; 84(9):1544-1545.
  • Pure Ductal Carcinoma in situ of the Male Breast. Stutsrim A, Howard-McNatt M. Am Surg. 2018 Aug; 84(8):e333-e334.
  • The impact of obesity on outcomes for patients undergoing mastectomy using the ACS-NSQIP data set. Garland M, Hsu FC, Clark C, Chiba A, Howard-McNatt M. Breast Cancer Res. Treat. 2018 Apr; 168(3):723-726.
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  • A Study to Compare Active Surveillance to Standard Practice in the Management of Low-Risk Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ

Research Interests

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Disparity Research
  • Genetic Testing
  • Health Disparities
  • Lobular Carcinoma
  • Mastectomy
  • Papillary Carcinoma
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