Publications

Lava CX, Harish V, Kapp K, Li KR, Williams AD, Wong N, Ferdousian S, De Carvajal C, Paranjpe A, Greenwalt IT, Son JD, Fan KL, De La Cruz LM. Utility of Surgical Axillary Staging in Microinvasive
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: A National Cancer Database Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun;32(6):4023-4033. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-16727-2. Epub 2025 Apr 9. PMID: 40205150.
Boughey JC, Yu H, Dugan CL, Piltin MA, Postlewait L, Son JD, Edmiston KK, Godellas CV, Lee MC, Carr MJ, Tonneson JE, Crown A, Lancaster RB, Woriax HE, Ewing CA, Chau HS, Patterson AK, Wong JM, Alvarado MD, Yang RL, Chan TW, Sheade JB, Ahrendt GM, Larson KE, Switalla K, Tuttle TM, Tchou JC, Rao R, Tamirisa N, Singh P, Gould RE, Terando A, Sauder C, Hewitt K, Chiba A, Esserman LJ, Mukhtar RA. Changes in Surgical Management of the Axilla Over 11 Years - Report on More Than 1500 Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on the Prospective I-SPY2 Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6401-6410. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13759-y. Epub 2023 Jun 28. PMID: 37380911; PMCID: PMC11702681.
Sayyed AA, Towfighi P, Deldar R, Aminpour N, Sogunro O, Maini M, Masanam M, Son JD, Fan KL, Song DH. A retrospective cohort study comparing reconstructive techniques and outcomes in post-mastectomy triple negative breast cancer patients. Transl Breast Cancer Res. 2023 Jan 29;4:5. doi: 10.21037/tbcr-22-42. PMID: 38751478; PMCID: PMC11093065.
Sogunro O, Maini M, Deldar R, Maini AS, Greige N, Greenwalt I, Wehner P, De La Cruz L, Son JD. Prognostic Predictors of Mortality in Male Breast Cancer: Outcomes in an Urban Population. Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Jan. 281: 192-199.
Hewitt KC, Miller P, Piper M, Prionas N, Son JD, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Wong JM, Ewing C, Mukhtar RA. Positive margins after mastectomy in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: Incidence and management strategies. Am J Surg. 2021 Jun 10:S0002-9610(21)00330-5.
Chandler Scott Cortina, Ashley A. Woodfin, Laurel L. Tangalakis, Xuanji Wang, Jennifer D. Son, Jennifer Poirier, Ruta Rao, Katherine Kopkash, Andrea Madrigrano. Treating Positive Axillary Disease in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients: The Impact of Age on Radiation Therapy. Br Care. 2021 June;16 (3): 276-282.
Son JD, Piper M, Hewitt K, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Ewing C, Wong JM, Mukhtar RA. Oncological Outcomes of Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomy for Invasive Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast: A 20-Year Institutional Experience. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 May;28(5):2555-2560. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-09042-z.
Hewitt K, Son J, Glencer A, Borowsky AD, Cooperberg MR, Esserman LJ. The Evolution of Our Understanding of the Biology of Cancer Is the Key to Avoiding Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 Dec;29(12):2463-2474. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-0110.
Laurel L. Tangalakis, Chandler S. Cortina, Jennifer D. Son, Jennifer Poirier, Andrea Madrigrano, Obesity Does Not Influence Management of Advanced Breast Cancer in the Elderly, Clinical Breast Cancer, Volume 19, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 197-199, ISSN 1526-8209, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clbc.2018.12.020.
Son J, Mulder L, Madrigrano A (2018) A National Cancer Database Study on Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients: Does Socioeconomic Status or Race Correlate with Cure?. Surgery Curr Res 8: 311. doi:10.4172/2161-1076.1000311
Son JD, Tran M, Mir F, Millikan KW, Mahon B. Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Thigh after Lipoma Excision. Am Surg. 2017 Aug 1;83(8):e269-270. PMID: 28822356.
Yon JR, Son JD, Fredericks C, Morton M, Kingsley S, Gupta S, Poulakidas S, Bokhari F. Marjolin's Ulcer in Chronic Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Rare Complication of an Often Neglected Disease. J Burn Care Res. 2017 Mar/Apr;38(2):121-124. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000399
Garrett TA, Raetz CR, Son JD, Richardson TD, Bartling C, Guan Z. Non-enzymatically derived minor lipids found in Escherichia coli lipid extracts. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2011 Nov;1811(11):827-37. doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2011.08.012.
Garrett TA, Raetz CR, Richardson T, Kordestani R, Son JD, Rose RL. Identification of phosphatidylserylglutamate: a novel minor lipid in Escherichia coli. J Lipid Res. 2009 Aug;50(8):1589-99. doi: 10.1194/jlr.M800549-JLR200.

When I dream, my dream shines bright: being a doctor each day and night.

Tiny Scrubs, Big Dreams is a children's book that invites young readers, especially girls, and aspiring dreamers, to imagine the possibilities of their futures. The story begins with a young girl in her bedroom daydreaming about becoming a surgeon. Readers are then whisked on a fascinating journey throughout the human body, discovering the roles surgeons play in healing and caring for others.

This book highlights the dedication, perseverance, and kindness it takes to achieve such a goal. It celebrates the power of dreaming big while encouraging young readers to believe in their potential and never give up. Tiny Scrubs, Big Dreams is more than a book; it is a call to action for young minds to embrace their strengths, break barriers, and pursue their aspirations with confidence and determination.

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