Julie A. Margenthaler, MD, FACS

Specialty Areas
Breast Surgery
Breast Oncology
Breast Health

Areas of Clinical Interest
breast cancer, breast cancer in young women less than 40 years old, breast reconstruction liaison, sentinel lymph node biopsy.


Awards/Honors
James Ewing Foundation grant, Society of Surgical Oncology (2006-2007)

SUS/Ethicon Research Award (2000-2002)

NRSA/NIH Fellowship (2000-2002)

ALF Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (2000-2001)

Resident Teaching Award, 2004

Selected or Recent Journal Articles
Cyr A, Gao F, Gillanders WE, Aft RL, Eberlein TJ, Margenthaler JA. Disease Recurrence in Sentinel Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Forgoing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Aug 14.

Yu J, Gao F, Klimberg VS, Margenthaler JA. ABO Blood Type/Rh Factor and the Incidence and Outcomes for Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Aug 10.

Elmore L, Myckatyn TM, Gao F, Fisher CS, Atkins J, Martin-Dunlap TM, Margenthaler JA. Reconstruction Patterns in a Single Institution Cohort of Women Undergoing Mastectomy for Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Aug 10.

Garsa AA, Ferraro DJ, Dewees T, Margenthaler JA, Naughton M, Aft R, Gillanders WE, Eberlein T, Matesa MA, Zoberi I. Analysis of fat necrosis after adjuvant high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for early stage breast cancer. Brachytherapy. 2012 Jun 20.

Ellis MJ, Ding L, Shen D, Luo J, Suman VJ, Wallis JW, Van Tine BA, Hoog J, Goiffon RJ, Goldstein TC, Ng S, Lin L, Crowder R, Snider J, Ballman K, Weber J, Chen K, Koboldt DC, Kandoth C, Schierding WS, McMichael JF, Miller CA, Lu C, Harris CC, McLellan MD, Wendl MC, DeSchryver K, Allred DC, Esserman L, Unzeitig G, Margenthaler J, Babiera GV, Marcom PK, Guenther JM, Leitch M, Hunt K, Olson J, Tao Y, Maher CA, Fulton LL, Fulton RS, Harrison M, Oberkfell B, Du F, Demeter R, Vickery TL, Elhammali A, Piwnica-Worms H, McDonald S, Watson M, Dooling DJ, Ota D, Chang LW, Bose R, Ley TJ, Piwnica-Worms D, Stuart JM, Wilson RK, Mardis ER. Whole-genome analysis informs breast cancer response to aromatase inhibition. Nature. 2012 Jun 10.

Margenthaler JA, Cyr AE. Molecular profiling assays in breast cancer: beyond prime time and into syndication. Oncology (Williston Park). 2012 Apr.

Yu J, Mushawah FA, Taylor ME, Cyr AE, Gillanders WE, Aft RL, Eberlein TJ, Gao F, Margenthaler JA. Compromised margins following mastectomy for stage I-III invasive breast cancer. J Surg Res. 2012 Sep.

Atkins J, Mushawah FA, Appleton CM, Cyr AE, Gillanders WE, Aft RL, Eberlein TJ, Gao F, Margenthaler JA. Positive margin rates following breast-conserving surgery for stage I-III breast cancer: palpable versus nonpalpable tumors. J Surg Res. 2012 Sep

Margenthaler JA. The potential role and mechanisms of distilled water-induced hypotonic shock on malignant cells. J Surg Res. 2012 Mar 18.

Ferraro DJ, Garsa AA, DeWees TA, Margenthaler JA, Naughton M, Aft R, Gillanders WE, Eberlein T, Matesa MA, Zoberi I. Comparison of accelerated partial breast irradiation via multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy versus whole breast radiation. Radiat Oncol. 2012 Mar 29

Al Mushawah F, Rastelli A, Pluard T, Margenthaler JA. Metastatic invasive breast cancer recurrence following curative-intent therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ. J Surg Res. 2012 Mar.

Fisher CS, Ma CX, Gillanders WE, Aft RL, Eberlein TJ, Gao F, Margenthaler JA. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is associated with improved survival compared with adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with triple-negative breast cancer only after complete pathologic response. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Jan

Fisher CS, Wachtel MS, Margenthaler JA. Outcomes for patients who develop both breast and colorectal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Jan

Fisher CS, Klimberg VS, Khan S, Gao F, Margenthaler JA. Margin index is not a reliable tool for predicting residual disease after breast-conserving surgery for DCIS. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Oct

Fisher CS, Mushawah FA, Cyr AE, Gao F, Margenthaler JA. Ultrasound-guided lumpectomy for palpable breast cancers. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Oct.

Fisher CS, Margenthaler JA. A look into the ductoscope: its role in pathologic nipple discharge. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Oct.

Cyr AE, Margenthaler JA, Conway J, Rastelli AL, Davila RM, Gao F, Dietz JR. Correlation of ductal lavage cytology with ductoscopy-directed duct excision histology in women at high risk for developing breast cancer: a prospective, single-institution trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Oct.

Margenthaler JA, Klimberg VS. Margin status following partial mastectomy: one size does not fit all! Oncology (Williston Park). 2011 Sep

Surgery / General Surgery - Endocrine & Oncologic

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Cancer Center (Siteman Cancer Center)

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Joanne Knight Breast Health Center

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Health Insurance Plans Accepted

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