Dr. Susan M Domchek MD
Oncologist | Medical Oncology
3400 Spruce St 15 Penn Tower Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Susan Domchek is an oncologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Domchek specializes in the care and treatment of patients with cancer. As an oncologist, Dr. Domchek manages and oversees the treatment of a cancer patient after he or she has been diagnosed with the disease. Oncologists will care for their patients throughout the course of the disease. Types of oncologists include medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, pediatric oncologists and hematologist oncologists.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1995
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology- 2001
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The utility of ductal lavage in breast cancer detection and risk assessment.
- Evaluation of anemia, neutropenia and skin toxicities in standard or dose-dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC)-paclitaxel or docetaxel adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer.
- Knowledge, attitudes, and utilization of BRCA1/2 testing among women with early-onset breast cancer.
- Childhood cancer in families with and without BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations ascertained at a high-risk breast cancer clinic.
- Clinical management of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
- Prophylactic oophorectomy in women at increased cancer risk.
- Cancer yield of mammography, MR, and US in high-risk women: prospective multi-institution breast cancer screening study.
- Cancer risk models: translating family history into clinical management.
- The prevention of hereditary breast cancer.
- The clinical management of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
- Factors determining dissemination of results and uptake of genetic testing in families with known BRCA1/2 mutations.
- No evidence that CDKN1B (p27) polymorphisms modify breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
- Variation in breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
- Use of total abdominal hysterectomy and hormone replacement therapy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers undergoing risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy.
Awards
- Philadelphia Super Doctors 2012
- Awards & Recognition
- Recognized by America's Top Doctors2012 2014
- Recognized by Best Doctors in America2009-2010 2011-2012
- Recognized in Philadelphia Magazine 's Top Docs issues from 2011-2013
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Clinical Oncology , Member, 1999-present, Member, Government Relations Committee 1999
- Member Susan G. Komen for the Cure , Scientific Advisory Council
- Member Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (PrECOG) , Data Safety and Monitoring Board
- Member Facing our risk of cancer empowered (FORCE)
- Member Living Beyond Breast Cancer , Medical Advisory Board
- Member National Cancer Institute , PDQ Editorial Board, Cancer Genetics
- Member Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation , Medical Advisory Board
Fellowships
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dr. Susan M Domchek MD's Practice location
Practice At 3400 Spruce St 15 Penn Tower
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