Breast Surgical Oncology Health Services and Outcomes Research Group
The Breast Surgical Outcomes Research Group is a nationally recognized research team committed to advancing breast cancer care through innovative, patient-centered investigation.
About the Group
Meet Our Faculty
Chandler S. Cortina, MD, MS, FSSO, FACS
Associate Professor
Adrienne Cobb, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Amanda L. Kong, MD, MS, FACS, FSSO, DABS
Professor
Caitlin R. Patten, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Jasmine Walker, MD, MA, MPH
Assistant Professor
Tina W F Yen, MD, MS, FACS, FSSO
Professor
Meet Our MCW General Surgical Resident Trainees
Natalie Gaughan, MD
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
Kshitij Gaur, MD
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Mariya Reztsova, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine
Meet Our Student Trainees
Emi Ampo
Student
Lisha Chen
Student
Lauren Cohen
Student
Claire Keuhn
Student
Josette Medicielo
Student
Butoyi Odetta
Student
Former Trainees
Margart Summerside, MD
General Surgery Resident, Virgina Mason, Seattle, WA
Christine Rogers, MD
General Surgery Resident, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Audrey Makope, MD
General Surgery Resident, , Milwaukee, WI
Adrienne Davis, MD
Anesthesiology Research Fellow, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Kelley Chan, MD
General Surgery Resident, Loyola University Center, Chicago, IL
Hannah Ray, MD
General Surgery Resident, Corewell Health, Beaumont, MI
Morgan Johnson, MD
General Surgery Resident, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Elsie Valencia, MD
Family Medicine Resident, St. Mark’s Family Medicine Residency
Samuel Thalji, MD
Surgical Oncology Faculty, Southern Illinois University
Enrique Martinez, MD
Emergency Medicine Resident, Montefiore Center, New York, NY
Julia Frebault, MD
General Surgery Resident, Hennepin County Center, Minneapolis, MN
Maahum Medi, MD
Plastic Surgery Resident, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Julie Kijack, MD
Anesthesiologist, San Diego, CA
Recent Presentations
Recent Awards
Lauren Cohen
First Place Student Presentation: 2025 MCW Department of Surgery Fall Research Symposium
Top Oral Presentation: 2025 Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting
Upstaging to Invasive Breast Cancer and Axillary Noda Burden in Patients with DCIS in the National Cancer Database
Natalie Gaughn, MD
First Place E-Poster: 2025 Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting