Lorraine Tafra MD

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Physician

1 Blackstone PlSte 2Providence, RI 02903
Phone+1 401-453-7520
Fax+1 401-273-2919

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Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1992
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University HealthResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1990
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
RI State Medical License 2026 - 2028
MD State Medical License 1999 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2025 - 2027
NC State Medical License 1995 - 1999
PA State Medical License 1990 - 1996
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014

Clinical Trials

Study the Role of Positron Emission Mammography in Pre-surgical Planning for Breast Cancer
UNKNOWN
PHASE4
Cryoablation Therapy in Treating Patients With Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer
UNKNOWN
PHASE2
MarginProbe, a Device for Intraoperative Assessment of Margin Status in Breast Conservation Surgery
COMPLETED
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
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. 2025-12-01
4 citations
Simultaneous expression of epithelial and immune cell markers in circulating tumor cells identified in patients with stage 4 breast cancer.
Nikki Higa, Audrey Limb, Valerie Hennes, Andrés Rivera, Rafael Nevarez
Communications Medicine. 2025-07-24
5 citations
Liquid Biopsy Profiling with Multiple Tests in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer.
Nikki Higa, Lisa Welter, Liya Xu, Anand Kolatkar, Kelli S Bramlett
Journal of Molecular Pathology. 2024-06-01