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Adam Brufsky, MD, Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

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Oncology Pittsburgh, PA

Professor of Medical Oncology, University Pittsburgh

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Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1992 - 1995
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1992
  • Uconn School Of Medicine
    Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1996 - 2024
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2012 - 2020
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
  • Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005-2009
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Molecular Mechanisms Linking High Body Mass Index to Breast Cancer Etiology in Post-Menopausal Breast Tumor and Tumor-Adjacent Tissues  
    Adam M Brufsky, Tari A King, Susan B Brown, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Nab-Paclitaxel plus Carboplatin or Gemcitabine vs Gemcitabine plus Carboplatin as First-Line Treatment for Patients with Triple-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer: Resu...  
    H Ali, A Brufsky, M Shtivelband, S Gluck, J Miller, R Young, Annals of Oncology
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy Guided by a 21-Gene Expression Assay in Breast Cancer  
    Matthew P Goetz, Thomas J Saphner, Joseph A Sparano, Lynne I Wagner, Peter M Ravdin, Daniel F Hayes, Adam M Brufsky, Della F Makower, Sunil S Badve, Robert J Gray, Wil..., The New England Journal of Medicine

Lectures

  • A Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient with Activating HER2 Exon 20 Insertion Mutation Responds to Poziotinib; A Case Report of Compassionate Drug Use 
    2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019

Press Mentions

  • HER2 Low Breast Cancer: Pathology Issues for Accurate HER2 Testing
    HER2 Low Breast Cancer: Pathology Issues for Accurate HER2 TestingDecember 18th, 2022
  • Oncocyte Hosting Key Opinion Webinar on the Role of DetermaIO and the Tumor Microenvironment in Clinical Practice
    Oncocyte Hosting Key Opinion Webinar on the Role of DetermaIO and the Tumor Microenvironment in Clinical PracticeJune 22nd, 2022
  • Physicians Must ‘Take Responsibility’ for Bone Health of Cancer Survivors
    Physicians Must ‘Take Responsibility’ for Bone Health of Cancer SurvivorsMarch 24th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Safety Study Of Recombinant Monoclonal AntibodyNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
  • Rhumabher2/Cyclophosphamide/Doxorubicin And Placebo/Cyclophosphamide/DoxorucinbNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
  • Recombinant Humanized Anti-185her2 Monoclonal Antibody In Breast CancerNational Center For Research Resources1998–2002
  • Liposomal Annamycin In Taxane Resistant Breast CancerNational Center For Research Resources1999–2000
  • Androgen Receptor Associated Proteins In Prostate CancerNational Cancer Institute1996–1998
  • Androgen Receptor Associated Proteins In Prostate CancerNational Cancer Institute1995

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations