Doreen M Agnese MD

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor, Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine

1145 Olentangy River RdColumbus, OH 43212
Phone+1 614-293-4040
Fax+1 614-293-3465

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Education & Training

Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Clinical Cancer Genetics, 2003 - 2004
Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2001 - 2004
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolChief Residency, Surgery, 1998 - 1999
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1999
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolInternship, Surgery, 1993 - 1995

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Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2001 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 1995 - 2005
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Clinical Application of Refined Risk Estimates Study in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variant Carriers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Leigha Senter, Shelly Hovick, Rachel Notestine, Lauren Norden, Nadia Benny
Cancer Prevention Research. 2026-09-01
Cluster randomized controlled trial of decision support for breast cancer chemoprevention, MiCHOICE.
Katherine D Crew, Garnet L Anderson, Kathryn B Arnold, Sam Dzingle, Alissa Michel
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2026-07-02
Breast Cancer, Version 4.2026, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines In Oncology.
William J Gradishar, Meena S Moran, Jame Abraham, Vandana Abramson, Rebecca Aft
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2026-07-01

Journal Articles

Practices and Perceptions Among Surgical Oncologists in the Perioperative Care of Obese Cancer Patients
Tasha M Hughes, Mary Dillhoff, Valerie Grignol, Jordan Cloyd, J Harrison Howard, Alicia Terando, Quinn Capers, Ingrid Woelfel, Sabrena Noria, Doreen Agnese, Lawrence A..., Annals of Surgical Oncology
Heterogeneity in Outcomes of Pathologic T1-2N1 Breast Cancer After Mastectomy: Looking Beyond Locoregional Failure Rates
Alicia M Terando, Lonika Majithia, Jose G Bazan, Doreen M Agnese, Julia R White, Jessica L Wobb, William Farrar, Allison M Quick, Annals of Surgical Oncology
Does the Number of Sentinel Lymph Nodes Removed Affect the False Negative Rate for Head and Neck Melanoma?
Srirama Josyula, Alicia M Terando, Walter T Lee, Paul J Mosca, Charles J Puza, John H Howard, Doreen M Agnese, Georgia M Beasley, Journal of Surgical Oncology

Books/Book Chapters

Learning Surgery: The Surgery Clerkship Manual.
Chapter: Head and Neck Lesions
Page 177 - 199Chandler JJ, Agnese DMSpringer-Verlag, New York
ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice.
Chapter: Benign Breast Disease
Agnese DM, Povoski SP, Souba WWWeb MD, Inc
ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice.
Chapter: Breast Cancer
Agnese DM, Povoski SP, Souba WWWeb MD, Inc

Abstracts/Posters

Ach stimulated EMG activity as measured by a new myoelcetric probe.
Brolin RE, Agnese DM, Reddell MT, Semlow JL, Gastroenterology
Genetic regulation of monocyte apoptosis in endotoxemic volunteers.
Agnese DM, Calvano JE, Hahm SJ, Reddell M, Coyle SM, Calvano SE, Lowry SF, Surgical Forum
Human Toll-like receptor 4 (hTLR4) mutations are associated with an increased incidence of gram-negative infections and increased mortality.
Calvano JE, Agnese DM, Hahm SJ, Coyle SM, Corbett SA, Calvano SE, Lowry SF, Surgical Forum

Lectures

Predictors of progression to malignancy or BI-RADS4: Can we determine what BI-RADS 3 lesions should be biopsied?
8th Annual American Society of Breast Surgeons Meeting
Genetic Testing: Who Needs It and What Kind?
Columbus, OH - 10/27/2014
Clinicopathologic variables predictive of positive nodes in melanoma in the era of sentinel nodes.
57th Annual Society of Surgical Oncology Meeting