RacheMSimmonsMD

General Surgery • New York, NY

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Associate Professor, Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

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Office
525 E 68th St
New York, NY 10065
Phone(212) 821-0853
Fax(212) 590-5798
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Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, General Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1993 - 2022
NC State Medical License 1991 - 1998
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2011-2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials

MarginProbe, a Device for Intraoperative Assessment of Margin Status in Breast Conservation Surgery Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01Police, A.,Estabrook, A.,Holmes, D.R.,Schnabel, F.,Harness, J.,Lane, K.,Fernandez, K.L.,Guerra, L.E.,Tafra, L.,Gittelman, M.A.,Carmon, M.,Friedman, N.,Simmons, R.M.,Karlan, S.,Willey, S.C.,Feldman, S.M.,A...
Cryoablation Therapy in Treating Patients With Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01Simmons, R.M.

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Fibroepithelial Lesions (FELs) of the Breast: Is Routine Excision Always Necessary?
Jessica Limberg, Kelly Barker, Syed A. Hoda, Rache M. Simmons, Aya Michaels, Jennifer L. Marti> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2020 Jan 23
Underdiagnosis of Hereditary Breast Cancer: Are Genetic Testing Guidelines a Tool or an Obstacle?
Peter D. Beitsch, Pat Whitworth, Kevin S. Hughes, Rakesh Patel, Barry Rosen, Gia Compagnoni, P Baron, Rache M. Simmons, Linda Ann Smith, Ian Grady, Michael Kinney, Cyn...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2019 Feb 20
The impact of molecular subtype on breast cancer recurrence in young women treated with contemporary adjuvant therapy.
Hanan Alabdulkareem, Tiffany Pinchinat, Sarah Khan, Alyssa Landers, Paul J. Christos, Rache M. Simmons, Tracy-Ann Moo> ;Breast Journal. 2018 Mar 1
Association Between Recurrence and Re-Excision for Close and Positive Margins Versus Observation in Patients with Benign Phyllodes Tumors
Tracy-Ann Moo, Hanan Alabdulkareem, Andrew Tam, Constance Fontanet, Yao Lu, Alyssa Landers, Timothy M. D'Alfonso, Rache M. Simmons> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Aug 1
Surgical outcomes in women â¥70 years undergoing mastectomy with and without reconstruction for breast cancer.
Mays, S., Alabdulkareem, H., Christos, P. J., Simmons, R. M., Moo, T. A.> ;American journal of surgery. 2017 Apr 15
Oncologic Outcomes After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy.
Tracy-Ann Moo, Tiffany Pinchinat, Simone Mays, Alyssa Landers, Paul J. Christos, Hanan Alabdulkareem, Eleni Tousimis, Alexander Swistel, Rache M. Simmons> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016 Jul 5
A Phase II Trial Exploring the Success of Cryoablation Therapy in the Treatment of Invasive Breast Carcinoma: Results from ACOSOG (Alliance) Z1072.
Rache M. Simmons, Karla V. Ballman, Charles E. Cox, Ned Z. Carp, Jennifer L. Sabol, Rosa F. Hwang, Deanna Attai, Michael S. Sabel, David Nathanson, Andrew S Kenler, Li...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016 May 24
Advocating Nonsurgical Management of Patients With Small, Incidental Radial Scars at the Time of Needle Core Biopsy: A Study of 77 Cases.
Cathleen Matrai, Timothy M. D'Alfonso, Lindsay Pharmer, Michele B. Drotman, Rache M. Simmons, Sandra J. Shin> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2015 Jan 21
An unusual breast lesion: granular cell tumor of the breast with extensive chest wall invasion.
Sarah J. Coates, Katrina B. Mitchell, Olushola B. Olorunnipa, Robert A. DeSimone, David M. Otterburn, Rache M. Simmons> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2014 Sep 1
21 citations
A randomized prospective study of lumpectomy margin assessment with use of MarginProbe in patients with nonpalpable breast malignancies.
Freya Schnabel, Susan Boolbol, Mark A. Gittleman, Tami Karni, Lorraine Tafra, Sheldon M. Feldman, Neil B. Friedman, Scott Karlan, Dennis R. Holmes, Shawna C. Willey, M...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2014 Mar 5
Breast cancer subtypes in Asian-Americans differ according to Asian ethnic group.
Ellen Chuang, Paul J. Christos, Arielle Flam, Katherine McCarville, Melissa Forst, Sandra J. Shin, Linda T. Vahdat, Alexander Swistel, Rache M. Simmons, Michael P. Osb...> ;Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2012 Jan 28
1 citations
Nipple-areolar complex-sparing mastectomy: feasibility, patient selection, and technique.
Babiera, G., Simmons, R. M.> ;Annals of surgical oncology. 2010 Oct 1
33 citations
Effectiveness of a noninvasive digital infrared thermal imaging system in the detection of breast cancer
Nimmi Arora, Diana Martins, Danielle Ruggerio, Eleni Tousimis, Alexander Swistel, Michael P. Osborne, Rache M. Simmons> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2008 Oct 1
Novel Intraoperative Molecular Test for Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases in Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Thomas B. Julian, Peter W. Blumencranz, K. B. Deck, Pat Whitworth, Donald A. Berry, Scott M. Berry, Anne L. Rosenberg, Anees B. Chagpar, Douglas S. Reintgen, Peter D. ...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008 Jul 10
2 citations
Sentinel Node Positivity Rates With and Without Frozen Section for Breast Cancer
Nimmi Arora, Diana Martins, Tara L. Huston, Paul J. Christos, Syed A. Hoda, Michael P. Osborne, Alexander Swistel, Eleni Tousimis, Peter I. Pressman, Rache M. Simmons> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2008 Jan 1
4 citations
Scientific Impact Recognition Award. Sentinel node staging for breast cancer: intraoperative molecular pathology overcomes conventional histologic sampling errors.
Blumencranz, P. W., Whitworth, P. W., Deck, K., Rosenberg, A. L., Reintgen, D. S., Beitsch, P., Chagpar, A. B., Julian, T. B., Saha, S., Mamounas, E., Giuliano, A. E.,...> ;American journal of surgery. 2007 Sep 11
Intraoperative intraductal injection of methylene blue dye to assist in major duct excision.
Neha Sharma, Tara L. Huston, Rache M. Simmons> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2006 Apr 1
3 citations
Office-based cryoablation of breast fibroadenomas with long-term follow-up.
Cary S. Kaufman, Peter Littrup, Laurie A. Freeman-Gibb, J. Stanley Smith, Darius Francescatti, Rache M. Simmons, Lewis H. Stocks, Lisa Bailey, Jay K. Harness, Barbara ...> ;Breast Journal. 2005 Sep 1
Inflammatory local recurrence after breast-conservation therapy for noninflammatory breast cancer.
Tara L. Huston, Rache M. Simmons> ;American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2005 Aug 1
17 citations
Ablative therapies for the treatment of malignant diseases of the breast.
Tara L. Huston, Rache M. Simmons> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Jun 1
2 citations
Multiple re-excisions versus mastectomy in patients with persistent residual disease following breast conservation surgery.
Christina Cellini, Tara L. Huston, Diana Martins, Paul J. Christos, Josh Carson, Stephanie Kemper, Rache M. Simmons> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Jun 1
13 citations
Do bone marrow micrometastases correlate with sentinel lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients
Susan M. Trocciola, Syed A. Hoda, Michael P. Osborne, Paul J. Christos, Heather Levin, Diana Martins, Joshua Carson, John M. Daly, Rache M. Simmons> ;Journal of The American College of Surgeons. 2005 May 1
43 citations
A comparison of the adverse reactions associated with isosulfan blue versus methylene blue dye in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer
Sarmela Thevarajah, Tara L. Huston, Rache M. Simmons> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Feb 1
33 citations
Locally recurrent breast cancer after conservation therapy
Tara L. Huston, Rache M. Simmons> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Feb 1
Two-year follow-up of areola-sparing mastectomy with immediate reconstruction.
Rache M. Simmons, Scott T. Hollenbeck, Gregory S. LaTrenta> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2004 Oct 1
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Press Mentions

Dr. Said Ibrahim Named Inaugural Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and InclusionNovember 29th, 2018
New Leadership Appointments in Office of Faculty Diversity at Weill Cornell Medical CollegeFebruary 12th, 2016