Barbara A. Pockaj, M.D.

Arizona

Medical School

Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN

Residency

General Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Fellowships

Immunotherapy Fellow, National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Certification

American Board of Surgery

Academic Rank

Professor of Surgery

Interests

• Surgical oncology
• Breast disease
• Breast cancer: clinical care and translational research
• Nipple-sparing mastectomy and oncoplastic techniques
• Melanoma
• Unusual skin cancers (merkel cell, angiosarcoma)
• Sarcomas: abdominal and retroperitoneal
• Gastric cancers
• Single institution and multi-institution clinical trials
• Quality of life studies in cancer patients

Professional Highlights

• Breast Oncology Local Task Force, Breast Cancer Steering Committee, National Cancer Institute (NCI), 2009-present
• Board member, American Society of Breast Surgeons, 2008-present
• Board member, Sentinel Lymph Node Working Group (melanoma), Sentinel Node Oncology Foundation (SNOF), 2005-present
• Chair, Surgery Committee, North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG), 2003-present

Publications

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Research

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