Medical School
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Melissa A. Lazar, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Academic Office
1100 Walnut Street
MOB, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-6999
215-955-9526 fax
Associate Professor
Education
Publications
- Intimacy After Diagnosis: Navigating Sexual Health Conversations and Disparities Among Cancer Survivors
- 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?
Board Certification
Surgery
Awards & Recognition
- Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs 2025, 2024, 2023
- Dean's Award for Excellence in Education, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, 2018
professional societies
- American College of Surgeons, Fellowship
- American Society of Breast Surgeons
- Association of Women Surgeons
- Society of Surgical Oncology
professional committees
- American College of Surgeons, National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers Committee
- American Society of Breast Surgeons, Annual Meeting Scientific Committee
- Association of Women Surgeons, Membership Services Committee
- Society of Surgical Oncology, Member Committee, 2026