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Melissa A. Lazar, MD, FACS

Associate Professor

Contact Information

lazar

Academic Office
1100 Walnut Street
MOB, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Email Melissa Lazar

215-955-6999
215-955-9526 fax

Associate Professor

Education

Medical School

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Residency

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Fellowship

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Publications

  • Characterizing Sentinel Lymph Node Status in Breast Cancer Patients Using a Deep-Learning Model Compared With Radiologists' Analysis of Grayscale Ultrasound and Lymphosonography
  • Novel Form of Breast Intraoperative Radiation Therapy with CT-Guided High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Interim Results of a Prospective Phase-II Clinical Trial
  • Bracketed Localization in Breast-Conserving Surgery: Indications and Success Rates From a Single, High Volume, Academic Breast Cancer Center
  • Does Preoperative MRI Reduce Positive Margins after Breast-Conserving Surgery?
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Post Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Excision Using Lymphosonography
View Scopus Profile

Board Certification

Surgery

Awards

  • Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs 2025, 2024, 2023
  • Dean's Award for Excellence in Education, SKMC, 2018

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  • Dr. Lazar's Hospital Profile
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