
Norman Wolmark MD
Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Professor of Surgery University of Pittsburgh, Chair NSABP, PI NRG Oncology,
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2 Allegheny Center #1200Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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Summary
- Dr. Norman Wolmark is a surgeon specializing in breast and surgical oncology, based in Pittsburgh, PA. His education includes fellowships in complex general surgical oncology from the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and a medical degree from McGill University. Currently at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, he has devoted his career to managing and developing phase III clinical trials. He is the contact principal investigator of NRG oncology and chairman of the NSABP foundation. He has an extensive publication record with contributions to esteemed journals such as JAMA Oncology and The New England Journal of Medicine. He has also contributed to several clinical trials focused on treatments for colorectal and breast cancers. Dr. Wolmark holds certifications from Epic Systems Corporation, and fellowships with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American College of Surgeons.
Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1978 - 1979
Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1976 - 1978
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 1974 - 1976
McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1970
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1978 - Present
PA State Medical License 1973 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1976 - 1993
DC State Medical License 1977 - 1979
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2017
- Fellow (FRCSC) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1976
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 1998 Jun 01
- Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Women With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage IIIA (cT1-3, N0-1, M0) Breast Cancer and Positive Axillary Lymph Nodes Start of enrollment: 1999 Mar 01
- Surgery to Remove Sentinel Lymph Nodes With or Without Removing Lymph Nodes in the Armpit in Treating Women With Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 1999 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsThe Definition of Cure in Colon Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of 15 Randomized Clinical Trials.Alessandro Pastorino, Heshan Liu, Levi Pederson, Valentino Martelli, Timothy Iveson
JAMA Oncology. 2025-12-01 - NSABP FC-11: A phase II study of neratinib plus trastuzumab or neratinib plus cetuximab in patients with "quadruple wild-type" (KRAS/NRAS/BRAF/PIK3CA) metastatic color...Tanner J Freeman, Thomas J George, Samuel A Jacobs, Greg Yothers, Tatjana Kolevska
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 2025-08-09 - 1 citationsNRG-BR008/HERO study: a Phase III randomized trial of radiotherapy optimization for low-risk HER2-positive breast cancer.Lior Z Braunstein, Melissa P Mitchell, Hanna Bandos, William M Sikov, Atif J Khan
Future Oncology. 2025-07-01
Journal Articles
- 21-Gene Assay as Predictor of Chemotherapy Benefit in HER2-Negative Breast CancerEleftherios P Mamounas, Frederick L Baehner, Norman Wolmark, D Lawrence Wickerham, Nature
Press Mentions
Cancer Cooperative Group Leaders Propose a Re-Engineering of the Nation’s Correlative Science Program for CancerSeptember 18th, 2024
Dan Hayes Witnessed Cancer History, Now He Is Documenting It in a PodcastJune 4th, 2021
Walter Lawrence, 95, Reflects on the National Cancer Act, Medicine, Social Justice, COVID-19, and Richmond’s Vanishing MonumentsAugust 6th, 2020
Grant Support
- NRG Oncology Annual BIQSFP Progress ReportsNRG ONCOLOGY FOUNDATION, INC.2025–2026
Professional Memberships
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