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Sarah Blair, MD, General Surgery, San Diego, CA, UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest

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General Surgery San Diego, CA

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor UCSD

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Education & Training

  • UMass Chan Medical School
    UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1999
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
    SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1992
  • Case Western Reserve University
    Case Western Reserve UniversityBA, Magna Cum Laude, 1984 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Chief Resident Operative Teaching Award 2016
  • Faculty Mentor for Academy UCSD (University of California San Diego), 2013
  • San Diego Women Who Mean Business 2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • MRI‐Guided Transurethral Insonation of Silica‐Shell Phase‐Shift Emulsions in the Prostate with an Advanced Navigation Platform  
    Tatjana Antic, Sarah L Blair, Steffen Sammet, Medical Physics
  • ASBRS Great Debate: Sentinel Node Biopsy in Patients over 70 Years of Age  
    Sarah L Blair, Catherine Tsai, Lorraine Tafra, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Assessing the domino effect: Female physician industry payments fall short, parallel gender inequalities in medicine  
    Weiss A, Parina R, Tapia VJ, Sood D, Lee KC, Horgan S, Freischlag JA, Blair SL, Ramamoorthy SL, Am J Surg, 1/24/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Down Regulation of the c2orf40 Gene Encoding the ECRG4 Chemokine in Human Breast Cancer Correlates with Disease Progression.
    Ward, EP., Baird, A., Dang, X., Eliceiri, B.P., Blair SL, Society of Surgical Oncology, Boston, MA, 1/7/2016
  • Utilization of Iron Doped Nanoshells for in vivo Marking of Non-palpable Tumors Using a VX2 Rabbit Model.
    Ward, E. Mendez N, Wang, J., Barback C, Wang-Rodriguez, J., Trogler WC, Reid TR, Kummel AC, Blair SL, Southwest Surgical, San Diego, CA, 1/5/2016
  • Hormone receptor-negative breast cancer: undertreatment of patients over 80.
    Weiss A, Noorbaksh A, Tokin C, Chang D, Blair SL, American Society of breast Surgeons, Chicago, IL, 1/3/2013
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Lectures

  • Adhering to Surgical and Oncologic Standards Improves Survival in Breast Cancer Cohorts. 
    Dallas, TX - 1/6/2019
  • Treatment of Breast Cancer in Women Aged 80 and Older: A Systematic Review. 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2015
  • Automated Technique for Imprint Cytology Interpretation of Surgical Margins for Breast Cancer. 
    Orlando, FL - 1/21/2012
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Press Mentions

  • Where Are All the Women in Surgery?
    Where Are All the Women in Surgery?July 15th, 2019
  • Less-Invasive Mastectomy Safe for Many Women with Breast Cancer
    Less-Invasive Mastectomy Safe for Many Women with Breast CancerMay 4th, 2019
  • Annual Meeting Agenda
    Annual Meeting AgendaApril 2nd, 2024

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