RobertRBurasMD

General Surgery • Annapolis, MD

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Physician

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Office
2000 Medical Parkway
Suite 200
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone+1 443-481-5300

Fax+1 443-481-6705
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Education & Training

City of Hope National Medical CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1988 - 1991
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 1981 - 1988
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1988 - Present
MD State Medical License 1995 - 2024
VA State Medical License 1998 - 2022
DC State Medical License 1983 - 2008
IL State Medical License 1983 - 1990
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Early Surgery or Standard Palliative Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 May 16
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Select Choices in Benign Breast Disease: An Initiative of the American Society of Breast Surgeons for the American Board of Internal Medicine Choosing Wisely® Campaign.
Roshni Rao, Kandace Ludwig, Lisa Bailey, Tiffany S. Berry, Robert Buras, Amy C. Degnim, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Joshua Froman, Negar Golesorkhi, Caprice Greenburg, A...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2018 Jul 2
4 citations
Routine Axillary Ultrasound for Patients with T1–T2 Breast Cancer Does Not Increase the Rate of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Based on Predictive Modeling
Jennifer Wellington, Thomas Sanders, Charles Mylander, Ashley Alden, Christine Harris, Robert Buras, Lorraine Tafra, Wen Liang, Lacey Stelle, Martin Rosman, Rubie Sue ...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2018 Jun 4
7 citations
Benchmarking the American Society of Breast Surgeon Member Performance for More Than a Million Quality Measure-Patient Encounters
Jeffrey Landercasper, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Lisa Bailey, Tiffany S. Berry, Andrew J. Borgert, Robert Buras, Steven L. Chen, Amy C. Degnim, Joshua Froman, Jennifer ...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2018 Feb 1
11 citations
The American Society of Breast Surgeons and Quality Payment Programs: Ranking, Defining, and Benchmarking More Than 1 Million Patient Quality Measure Encounters
Jeffrey Landercasper, Lisa Bailey, Robert Buras, Ed Clifford, Amy C. Degnim, Leila Thanasoulis, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Judy A. Tjoe, Roshni Rao> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Aug 1
19 citations
Prospective Study Comparing Surgeons’ Pain and Fatigue Associated with Nipple-Sparing versus Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
Rubie Sue Jackson, Thomas Sanders, Adrian Park, Robert Buras, Wen Liang, Christine K. Harris, Charles Mylander, Martin Rosman, Luther H. Holton, Devinder P. Singh, Lau...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2017 Aug 1
22 citations
Measures of appropriateness and value for breast surgeons and their patients: the american society of breast surgeons choosing wisely (®) initiative
Jeffrey Landercasper, Lisa Bailey, Tiffany S. Berry, Robert Buras, Amy C. Degnim, Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju, Joshua Froman, Jennifer Gass, Caprice C. Greenberg, Starr K...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016 Jun 22
17 citations
A prediction model for the presence of axillary lymph node involvement in women with invasive breast cancer: a focus on older women.
Lauren T. Greer, Martin Rosman, W. Charles Mylander, Wen Liang, Robert Buras, Anees B. Chagpar, Michael J. Edwards, Lorraine Tafra> ;The Breast Journal. 2014 Mar 1
Increasing national mastectomy rates for the treatment of early stage breast cancer.
Mahmood, U.,Hanlon, A. L.,Koshy, M.,Buras, R.,Chumsri, S.,Tkaczuk, K. H.,Cheston, S. B.,Regine, W. F.,Feigenberg, S. J.> ;Ann. Surg. Oncol.. 2013 May
55 citations
Does breast tumor heterogeneity necessitate further immunohistochemical staining on surgical specimens
Lauren T. Greer, Martin Rosman, W. Charles Mylander, Jeffrey A. Hooke, Albert J. Kovatich, Kristen Sawyer, Robert Buras, Craig D. Shriver, Lorraine Tafra> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2013 Feb 1
Similar survival with breast conservation therapy or mastectomy in the management of young women with early-stage breast cancer.
Mahmood, U., Morris, C., Neuner, G., Koshy, M., Kesmodel, S., Buras, R., Chumsri, S., Bao, T., Tkaczuk, K., Feigenberg, S.> ;Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Aug 1
29 citations
Incidental liposarcomas identified during hernia repair operations
Elizabeth T. Montgomery, Robert R. Buras> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 1999 May 1
60 citations
Extended surgical resection in T4 gastric cancer
I. B. Shchepotin, Vyacheslav A. Chorny, Russell J. Nauta, Mohsen Shabahang, Robert R. Buras, Stephen R.T. Evans> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1998 Feb 1
86 citations
TNM staging of pancreatic carcinoma using helical CT.
R K Zeman, C Cooper, A. S. Zeiberg, A O Kladakis, Paul M. Silverman, J. L. Marshall, Stephen R.T. Evans, T J Stahl, Robert R. Buras, Russell J. Nauta, J. V. Sitzmann, ...> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1997 Aug 1
2 citations
Carcinoma of the stomach following the Chernobyl nuclear accident
I. B. Shchepotin, V.L. Valetsky, Vyacheslav A. Chorny, Mohsen Shabahang, Russell J. Nauta, Robert R. Buras, Stephen R.T. Evans> ;European Journal of Cancer. 1997 Aug 1
10 citations
Hyperthermia and verapamil inhibit the growth of human colon cancer xenografts in vivo through apoptosis
I. B. Shchepotin, D. A. Mcrae, Mohsen Shabahang, Robert R. Buras, Stephen R.T. Evans> ;Anticancer Research. 1997 May 1
12 citations
Apoptosis induced by hyperthermia and verapamil in vitro in a human colon cancer cell line.
I. B. Shchepotin, V. Soldatenkov, J. T. Wroblewski, A. Surin, Mohsen Shabahang, Robert R. Buras, Russell J. Nauta, H. Pulyaeva, Stephen R.T. Evans> ;International Journal of Hyperthermia. 1997 Sep 1
16 citations
Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the stomach: Three radical modalities of treatment in 75 patients
I. B. Shchepotin, Stephen R.T. Evans, Mohsen Shabahang, Viacheslav Chorny, Robert R. Buras, Vladimir Korobko, Anatoli Zadorozhny, Russell J. Nauta> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1996 May 1
16 citations
The effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on the growth of soft-tissue sarcoma cells as mediated by the vitamin D receptor
Mohsen Shabahang, Adrienne E. Buffan, Jose M. Nolla, Lisa M. Schumaker, Richard V. Brenner, Robert R. Buras, Russell J. Nauta, Stephen R.T. Evans> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1996 Mar 1
71 citations
Vitamin D receptor and growth inhibition by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in human malignant melanoma cell lines.
Stephen R.T. Evans, A.McGarry Houghton, Lisa M. Schumaker, Richard V. Brenner, Robert R. Buras, Fatemeh Davoodi, Russell J. Nauta, Mohsen Shabahang> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 1996 Feb 15
27 citations
Postoperative complications requiring relaparotomies after 700 gastrectomies performed for gastric cancer
I. B. Shchepotin, Stephen R.T. Evans, Vyacheslav A. Chorny, Mohsen Shabahang, Robert R. Buras, Russell J. Nauta> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1996 Feb 1
35 citations
Modulation of vitamin D receptor and estrogen receptor by 1,25(OH)2-vitamin D3 in T-47D human breast cancer cells.
Fatemeh Davoodi, Richard V. Brenner, Stephen R.T. Evans, Lisa M. Schumaker, Mohsen Shabahang, Russell J. Nauta, Robert R. Buras> ;The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 1995 Aug 1
25 citations
The antiproliferative effect of vitamin D analogs on MCF-7 human breast cancer cells
Richard V. Brenner, Mohsen Shabahang, Lisa M. Schumaker, Russell J. Nauta, Milan R. Uskokovic, Stephen R.T. Evans, Robert R. Buras> ;Cancer Letters. 1995 May 25
39 citations
The effect of extracellular calcium on colonocytes: evidence for differential responsiveness based upon degree of cell differentiation
Robert R. Buras, Mohsen Shabahang, F. Davoodi, Lisa M. Schumaker, K. J. Cullen, S. Byers, Russell J. Nauta, Stephen R.T. Evans> ;Cell Proliferation. 1995 Apr 1
Ukrainian wrap reconstruction after total gastrectomy minimizes anastomotic failure.
Igor B. Shchepotin, Stephen R.T. Evans, Robert R. Buras, Mohsen Shabahang, Russel J. Nauta, Vyatcheslav A. Chorny> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 1995 Jan 1
4 citations
Antitumour activity of 5-fluorouracil, verapamil and hyperthermia against human gastric adenocarcinoma cell (AGS) in vitro
I.B. shchepotin, Mohsen Shabahang, Russell J. Nauta, Robert R. Buras, R.V. Brenner, Stephen R.T. Evans> ;Surgical Oncology. 1994 Oct 1
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