Barbara A. Pockaj, M.D.

Arizona

Medical School

Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN

Residency

General Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Fellowship

Immunotherapy Fellow, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD

Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD

Academic Rank

Associate Professor of Surgery

Interests

Surgical oncology, General surgery, Breast cancer, Melanoma, Sentinel lymph node biopsy, Gastric tumors, Combined use of surgery and intra-operative radiation therapy. Research projects: - Immunotherapy for melanoma - Quality of life issues in patients with breast cancer - Immune function and breast cancer - Reconstruction after mastectomy - Use of breast conservation therapy in women with multi-focal disease - Multi-institutional clinical trials for breast cancer and melanoma

Publications

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Research

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