Breast Cancer Medical Experts
Area of Expertise: Cancer Research
Media Contact: Marguerite Beck marbeck@wakehealth.edu
Media Office: 336-716-2415 | Media Mobile: 336-480-8599
Patient Contact: Health On-Call® 1-800-446-2255
Mark J. Cline, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Professor of Pathology/Comparative Medicine and Translational Sciences
Cline is a board-certified veterinary pathologist - and one of only a few veterinarians to have an NIH-funded research program. Using animal models, he has conducted research on hormones, diet and breast cancer risk since 1992. Important findings include that combined estrogen-progestin treatment increased breast cancer risk and that dietary soy can reduce circulating estrogen concentrations and estrogenic responses of breast tissue in female non-human primates, a possible mechanism for reducing breast and uterine cancer risk. Dr. Cline was named Distinguished Alumnus of the year in 2001 by the N.C. State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
He has served as Research Director for the WF Women’s Health Center of Excellence, and Chair of the Research Committee for the North American Menopause Society. He is a member of the NIH Comparative Medicine Study Section.
Area of Expertise: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Media Contact: Marguerite Beck marbeck@wakehealth.edu
Media Office: 336-716-2415 | Media Mobile: 336-480-8599
Patient Contact: Health On-Call® 1-800-446-2255
Lisa R. David, MD, FACS
Professor, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
David is a plastic surgeon whose areas of interest are orthognathic and reconstructive surgery, cleft lip and palate, oral and maxillofacial surgery, chin implants, reconstructive facial surgery, maxillofacial trauma, endoscopic forehead lift, chemical peels, cosmetic surgery, body contouring after bariatric weight loss surgery, head and neck cancers, plastic and reconstructive surgery, breast reconstruction, facial nerve disorders, laser resurfacing, pediatric surgery, pediatric trauma, cosmetic facial surgery, otoplasty, arteriovenous malformation, pigmented lesions, craniofacial surgery, adult and pediatric reconstructive problems, breast cancer surgery, congenital anomalies, botulinum toxin, orbital surgery, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, orbital fracture evaluation and repair, laser surgery, craniofacial malformation, bone and soft tissue tumors, head and neck reconstruction, pediatric trauma and burns, and melanoma. David is board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery and trained in craniofacial surgery. Her memberships include the American Medical Association, American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association, Frederick A. Coller Surgical Society, North Carolina Medical Society, Plastic Surgery Society, International Society of Craniofacial Surgery, American Society of Craniofacial Surgery, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery, Southeastern Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, Fellows of American College of Surgeons, North Carolina Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons, and American Society of Pediatrics. David is also listed in Best Doctors in America®.
Area of Expertise: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Media Contact: Marguerite Beck marbeck@wakehealth.edu
Media Office: 336-716-2415 | Media Mobile: 336-480-8599
Patient Contact: Health On-Call® 1-800-446-2255
Anthony J. DeFranzo Jr., MD, FACS
Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
DeFranzo is a plastic surgeon whose areas of interest include plastic and reconstructive surgery, breast reconstruction, cosmetic facial surgery, hand surgery, lower extremity trauma, tarsal tunnel surgeries, microvascular and replantation surgery, upper extremity injury and pathology, nerve conduction testing, body contouring after bariatric weight loss surgery, paniculectomies, wound care, microsurgery, botulinum toxin, head and neck oncology, and burn reconstruction. He is board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery, hand surgery and microsurgery. DeFranzo is a member of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and American Society of Peripheral Nerve. DeFranzo is also listed in Best Doctors in America® and Marquis Who's Who in Medicine.
Faculty Profile, Research and PublicationsArea of Expertise: Aging - Gerontology
Media Contact: Marguerite Beck marbeck@wakehealth.edu
Media Office: 336-716-2415 | Media Mobile: 336-480-8599
Patient Contact: Health On-Call® 1-800-446-2255
Marissa Howard-McNatt, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery, General
Howard-McNatt is one of eight faculty members of the Surgical Oncology Service and serves as the Director of the Breast Care Center. A board-certified general surgeon, her area of expertise and practice is breast disease (both benign and malignant). Howard-McNatt's present research interests are focused in clinical and translational breast cancer projects. She also focuses upon elderly and minority populations. She is a member of numerous professional and scientific societies.
Faculty Profile, Research and PublicationsArea of Expertise: Cancer - Breast
Media Contact: Marguerite Beck marbeck@wakehealth.edu
Media Office: 336-716-2415 | Media Mobile: 336-480-8599
Patient Contact: Health On-Call® 1-800-446-2255
Edward A. Levine, MD
Professor of Surgery - General
Levine is a nationally-recognized expert in Surgical Oncology. His practice is limited to treatment of patients with melanoma, sarcoma, breast and gastro-intestinal cancer. He is a board-certified general surgeon and principal investigator of approximately 25 ongoing clinical research trials. He is an internationally reknowned expert on the treatment of peritoneal malignancy with Hyperthermic Intra-Peritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC). He serves as a leader in the Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer Center and is the chief of the Surgical Oncology service. Levine is a member of numerous prestigious surgical societies and has been listed in Best Doctors in America and Top Doctors for Cancer for more than five consecutive years.
Area of Expertise: Cancer - Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
Area of Expertise: Cancer - Pancreatic Tumors
Area of Expertise: Cancer – Biliary and Gallbladder Tumors
Area of Expertise: Cancer – Peritoneal Surface Malignancy
Media Contact: Marguerite Beck marbeck@wakehealth.edu
Media Office: 336-716-2415 | Media Mobile: 336-480-8599
Patient Contact: Health On-Call® 1-800-446-2255
Perry Shen, MD
Professor of Surgery - General
Shen is one of few surgeons in the country using heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy to treat advanced abdominal cancers. He also performs minimally invasive surgery to remove pancreatic and liver tumors. He is director of the Liver and Pancreas Surgery Program and runs a multidisciplinary tumor board focused on patients with liver/pancreas/biliary cancers.