
Richard L White MD
Breast, Melanoma, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Chief of Surgical Oncology at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center and the Levine Cancer Institute. Practices Surgical Oncology only.
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1021 Morehead Medical DrSte ACharlotte, NC 28204
Phone+1 980-442-2000
Fax+1 704-442-6359
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Clinical Expertise
- Surgical oncology (non-breast), Cutaneous malignancies, Breast cancer, Melanoma, Sentinel lymph node biopsy, Lymph node excision, Neoplasm staging
Education & Training
University of Rochester Medical CenterFellowship, Surgery, 1993 - 1995
National Cancer InstituteFellowship, Tumor Immunology, 1992 - 1993
MedStar Health Georgetown University (D.C.)Residency, Surgery, 1986 - 1992
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 1995 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors in America Merritt Hawkins
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Nipple Sparing Mastectomy - Cosmetic Outcomes Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 21
- Hormone Therapy Or Chemotherapy Before Surgery Based on Gene Expression Analysis in Treating Patients With Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
- Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Patients With Multiple Ipsilateral Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A Randomized, Single-Center, Superiority Trial of Radioactive Seed Localization Versus Wire Localization for Malignant Breast Disease.Lejla Hadzikadic-Gusic, Jessica Bilz, Danielle Boselli, James Symanowski, Michelle Wallander
Annals of Surgery. 2025-12-01 - American Society of Breast Surgeons and Society of Breast Imaging 2025 Guidelines for the Management of Benign Breast Fibroepithelial Lesions.Laura H Rosenberger, Richard L White, Lorraine Tafra, Judy C Boughey, Nathalie M Johnson
JAMA Surgery. 2025-10-22 - Clinical outcomes by histologic pattern of early-stage metaplastic breast cancer: A single-institution retrospective study.Ashley Matusz-Fisher, Annabel Chen, Erin E Donahue, Courtney R Schepel, Michelle L Wallander
Clinical Breast Cancer. 2025-10-01
Journal Articles
- Microsatellitosis in Patients with MelanomaRichard L White, Mark B Faries, Stanley P Leong, Andrew J Sinnamon, Jane L Messina, Barbara A Pockaj, Giorgos C Karakousis, Edmund K Bartlett, John T Vetto, Vernon K S..., Annals of Surgical Oncology
Lectures
- National trends in the use of immunotherapy in the up front management of glioblastoma.ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 5/31/2019
- Practice patterns and outcomes following radiation dose de-escalation for oropharyngeal cancer: A National Cancer Database analysis.ASCO Annual Meeting 2019 - Chicago, IL - 5/31/2019
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