Breast Conservation Surgery

Guest Bio: Pat Whitworth, MD

Dr. Pat Whitworth is a breast surgical oncologist and Director of the Nashville Breast Center. He has served as Vice Chair of the Breast Committee for the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group, Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS, 2005-2008) and Chair of the Research Committee for the ASBrS. He is also a founder of Targeted Medical Education, dedicated to assisting key breast care leaders as they implement practice changing advances. Co-author of numerous articles on diagnosis, staging and therapeutic options in breast cancer, his research interests include targeted treatments based on tumor genomic analysis as well as image-guided, minimally invasive surgical techniques to diagnosis and manage breast cancer. He has served as Principal Investigator, investigator or co-investigator for numerous NCI and industry sponsored clinical trials. He completed medical school at the University of Tennessee, surgical residency at the University of Louisville and the Surgical Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.