
Stephanie Downs-Canner MD
Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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500 Westchester AvenueWest Harrison, NY 10604
Overview of Dr. Downs-Canner
Dr. Stephanie Downs-Canner is a general surgeon in West Harrison, NY and is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She received her medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. She is one of 132 doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who specialize in General Surgery. She has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, 2017 - 2018
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Surgery, 2010 - 2017
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2017 - 2027
NC State Medical License 2018 - 2022
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2017
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsSentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Patients With cN1 HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer and Palpable Adenopathy: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.Anita Mamtani, Melissa Pilewskie, Niamey Wilson, Heiwon Chung Whang, Andrea V Barrio
JAMA Surgery. 2026-07-01 - The Molecular Logic of Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Class Switch Recombination.William T Yewdell, Keith Conrad Fernandez, Stephanie M Downs-Canner, Jayanta Chaudhuri
Annual Review of Immunology. 2026-04-01 - 3 citationsPredictors of response to neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy in metaplastic triple-negative breast cancer.Nour Abuhadra, Fresia Pareja, Charlie White, Yuan Chen, Hannah Wen
NPJ Breast Cancer. 2025-10-02
Journal Articles
- Training in Surgery—ReplyStephanie M Downs-Canner, Matthew R Rosengart, JAMA Surgery
- Effects of Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Surgical TrainingMohini Dasari, Matthew D Neal, Stephanie M Downs-Canner, Meghan R Flanagan, Kenneth K Lee, Matthew R Rosengart, JAMA Surgery
Authored Content
- Effects of Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Surgical TrainingMay 2020
- Effects of Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Surgical TrainingMay 2020
- Effects of Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Surgical TrainingMay 2020
Press Mentions
UNC Lineberger Awards $1.35M for Cancer ResearchFebruary 11th, 2019
Should You Worry if Your Nipples Point Inward?November 7th, 2018
Professional Memberships
- Member
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