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Pearson Laura, MD, General Surgery, Roswell, GA, Northside Hospital-Forsyth

PearsonLauraMD

General Surgery Roswell, GA

Breast

MD, Breast Director for North Fulton Hospital

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Summary

  • I am a Fellowship trained Breast surgeon, board certified in General Surgery
    My scope of practice is the diagnosis and management of benign and malignant breast disease; minimally invasive breast biopsy; hereditary risk assessment and genetic testing/counselling; management of patients at high risk for the development of breast cancer due to hereditary cancer syndromes, such as HBOC

Education & Training

  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2006 - 2007
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Chief Residency, Surgery, 2005 - 2006
  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2006
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
    Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2001
  • Loyola University  New Orleans
    Loyola University New OrleansBS, Chemistry, Cum Laude, 1993 - 1997
  • Loyola University New Orleans
    Loyola University New OrleansB.S., Cum Laude, 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2006 - Present
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2002 - 2006
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

  • Do patients who have intermediate USC/Van Nuys prognostic indicator (USC/VNPI) scores really need radiation after breast conservation therapy?
    Rivers L, Guerra L, Ye W, Macdonald H, Holmes D, Lagios M, Silverstein M, 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, 1/1/2007
  • DCIS: wide margins outperform routine irradiation.
    Guerra L, Rivers L, Epstein M, Macdonald H, Holmes D, Lagios M, Ye W, Silverstein M, 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, 1/1/2007
  • Significant Association between Estrogen Receptor Status and Progesterone Receptor Status and Bloom-Richardson-Scarff Score in Patients with Infiltrating Ductal Carcin...
    Macdonald H, Ye W, Lee LA, Holmes DR, Guerra L, Rivers L, Silverstein MJ, 8th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, 1/1/2007
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Lectures

  • 10 Greatest Myths of Breast Cancer. 
    10/9/2013
  • Programmatic Updates for American Cancer Society. 
    2/8/2013
  • Breast Center: an Innovation in the delivery of health care. 
    3/4/2011
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Other

  • AJCC Staging Moments- Breast Cancer. 
    Pearson LR, AJCC
    10/1/2014
  • Triple Negative Breast Cancer- What you need to know 
    Pearson LR, American Cancer Society informational videos
    10/1/2014
  • Breast Cancer in Younger Women- What you need to know 
    Pearson LR, American Cancer Society informational videos
    10/1/2014
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Committees

  • Chair, Wellstar Cancer Leadership 2018 - Present
  • Chair, Wellstar Cancer Program North 2017 - Present
  • Cancer Physician Liasion to ACS, Cancer Committee 2010 - 2014
  • Physician member, Women's Advisory Board 2010 - 2014

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Hospital Affiliations