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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
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
Board Certification
Surgery
Awards
- Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs 2025, 2024, 2023
- Dean's Award for Excellence in Education, SKMC, 2018