Solange Cox, MD
Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2014 | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, US, MD |
| 2008 | Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, US, BA in Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2021 | Clinical Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2017-2018 | Research Fellowship, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC |
| 2014-2020 | Clinical Residency, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2021 | The American Board of Surgery |
| 2020 | Texas Medical Board |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Section Chief, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2025 - Present
Inpatient Faculty Lead, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Administrative Fellow, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2021
Other Professional Positions
Administrative Chief Resident, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, 2018 - 2020
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Breast Surgical Oncology Associate Section Chief for Clinical Operations, Breast Surgical Oncology Inpatient/OR Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Faculty Liaison, Breast Surgical Oncology Inpatient/OR Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2025
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Value Analysis Team Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member/Alternate, OR Advisory Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member, MD Anderson Fellow Senate Representative, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Member, Sinai Hospital Cancer Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - 2020
Member, Sinai Hospital ICU Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - 2020
Honors & Awards
| 2025 - Present | Top 30 Most Influential Women of 2025, Chicago 300 Black Women |
| 2024 - Present | 2024 Top 1% Performer (CAHPS), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2016 | Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Champion, Sinai Hospital |
| 2011 - 2012 | University School of Medicine Dean’s Research Grant, Johns Hopkins |
| 2007 - 2008 | Alumni Scholarship, Mount Holyoke |
| 2006 - 2007 | Inclusiveness Initiatives Fund Grant Award, Mount Holyoke |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Regional Presentations
- 2021. An exploratory case-control Study of Perineural invasion in breast cancer. Conference. An exploratory case-control Study of Perineural invasion in breast cancer. San Antonio, TX, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Wanis KN, Dong W, Shen Y, Meric-Bernstam F, Adesoye T, Kuerer HM, Caudle AS, Tamirisa N, DeSnyder SM, Sun SX, Bedrosian I, Singh P, Cox SE, Hunt KK, Hwang RF. Predicting pathologic >/=N2 disease in women with breast cancer. NPJ Breast Cancer 11(1):46, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40404657.
- Olayinka O, Cox SE, Nasrazadani A, Resetkova E, Ivan D, Middleton LP. Invasive Carcinoma With Skin Adnexal Trichilemmal Hair Follicular Differentiation Occurring in the Breast: A Case Report With Detailed Immunohistochemical and Molecular Analysis. Int J Surg Pathol 32(4):796-802, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37525555.
- Hassan AM, Ketheeswaran S, Adesoye T, Shah SA, Cox SE, Kapur SK, Checka CM, Offodile AC. Association between patient-surgeon race and gender concordance and patient-reported outcomes following breast cancer surgery. Breast Cancer Res Treat 198(1):167-175, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36622543.
- Wolf, JH, Hung, YC, Cox, SE, Aghedo, B, Mavanur, A, Svoboda, S, D'Adamo, CR. Pathologic complete response is associated with decreased morbidity following rectal cancer resection. American Journal of Surgery 222(2):390-394, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33261851.
- Bozzuto LM, Bartholomew AJ, Tung S, Sosin M, Tambar S, Cox S, Perez-Alvarez IM, King CA, Chan MC, Pittman TA, Tousimis EA. Decreased postoperative pain and opioid use following prepectoral versus subpectoral breast reconstruction after mastectomy: A retrospective cohort study: Pain after pre- versus subpectoral reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 74(8):1763-1769, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33451949.
- Parrish C, Waldbaum B, Coleman D, Blevins C, Rodgers K, Lee B, Ober C, Hudhud L, Cox S, Griffin C, Chew S, Chen B, Brock M. Microwave Thermolysis Reduces Generalized and Social Anxiety in Young Adults With Axillary Hyperhidrosis. Lasers Surg Med 52(9):842-847, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32175622.
- Sosin M, Gulla A, Potdevin L, Cox SE, Bartholomew AJ, Seevaratnam S, Sigdel M, Pittman TA, Willey SC, Tousimis EA. Timing of radiation therapy in nipple-sparing mastectomy influences outcomes and patient-reported quality of life. Breast J 24(6):934-939, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29781241.
- Cox SE, Li DC, Hulbert A, Teran MD, Hooker CM, Wang N, Memon A, Samet JM, Alberg A, Brock M. Minority Status as a Determinant of Tobacco-Caused Health Inequalities: A Global Perspective. International Journal of Epidemiology 44(Suppl 1):i214–i215, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Hulbert A, Hooker CM, Keruly JC, Brown T, Horton K, Fishman E, Rodgers K, Lee B, Sam C, Tsai S, Weihe E, Pridham G, Drummond B, Merlo C, Geronimo M, Porter M, Cox S, Li D, Harline M, Teran M, Wrangle J, Mudge B, Taylor G, Kirk GD, Herman JG, Moore RD, Brown RH, Brock MV. Prospective CT screening for lung cancer in a high-risk population: HIV-positive smokers. J Thorac Oncol 9(6):752-9, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24828660.
- Cox SE, Li DC, Hulbert A, Teran MD, Hooker CM, Wang N, Memon A, Samet JM, Alberg A, Brock M. Minority Status as a Strong Prediction of Health Disparities: A Global Perspective. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 8:S324-S325, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Meguid RA, Hooker CM, Harris J, Xu L, Westra WH, Sherwood JT, Sussman M, Cattaneo SM, Shin J, Cox S, Christensen J, Prints Y, Yuan N, Zhang J, Yang SC, Brock MV. Long-term survival outcomes by smoking status in surgical and nonsurgical patients with non-small cell lung cancer: comparing never smokers and current smokers. Chest 138(3):500-9, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20507946.
Review Articles
- Qaqish TR, Cox S, Carr R, Katlic M. Treatment of Pleural Effusions with Nonintubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery. Thorac Surg Clin 30(1):25-32, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31761281.
- Cox SE, Katlic MR. Non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery as the modality of choice for treatment of recurrent pleural effusions. Ann Transl Med 3(8):103, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26046044.
Abstracts
- Cox S, Hobart D. Hidden Scar Surgery-A new technique improves patients’ quality of life. 2020 American Society of Breast Surgeons. ASBrS 21st Annual meeting, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Cox S, Hobart D. Hidden Scar Surgery-A new technique minimizes patients’ visual reminders of cancer. 2019 American Society of Breast Surgeons. ASBrS 20th Annual Meeting, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Bozzuto LM, Bartholomew AJ, Sosin M, Turissini J, Cox SE, Tung SS, Tousimis EA, Willey S. Surgical Complications in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: Safe in the Elderly, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Bartholomew A, Sosin M, Dervishaj O, Bozzuto L, Tung S, Cox S, Kerivan L, Caragacianu D, Willey S, Tousimis E. The impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on complications following nipple-sparing mastectomy. ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 25:348-349, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Cox S, Bozzuto L, Bartholomew A, Sosin M, Pittman T, Wiley S, Tousimis E. Prepectoral versus retropectoral implant-based reconstruction following nipple-sparing mastectomy and adjuvant radiation therapy. ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 25:587-588, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Arenas M, Cox S, Galante D, Svoboda S, Wilson S, Garland M, Bello B. IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY (ERAS) PROGRAM FOR COLORECTAL PATIENTS IN A COMMUNITY-BASED HOSPITAL. DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM 59(5):E323-E323, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Cox SE, Hulbert A, V Brock AM. Globally, minorities are at increased risk for lung cancer. Proceedings: AACR 103rd Annual Meeting 2012‐‐ Mar 31‐Apr 4, 2012; Chicago, IL; Cancer Research Abstract 3596, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
Book Chapters
- Cox SE, Hunt K. Management of Breast Cancer in special presentations. In: Mastery of Surgery. Eighth. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 576-583, 2023.
- Cox SE, Sun S, Kuerer H. Management of DCIS and LCIS. In: The Breast. Fifth. Elsevier, 2022.
- Cox SE, Kuerer HM, Teshome M. Neoadjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer including Surgical Considerations. In: Breast Surgery Companion Series 7, 2021.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified October 13, 2025