Sarah M. DeSnyder, M.D. FACS, CMQ, FSSO (Gainer)
Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2006 | University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2002 | The University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA, BA, Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2011-2012 | Clinical Fellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2006-2011 | Clinical Residency, General Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2012 | American Board of Surgery |
Experience & Service
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Institutional Professional Liability Committee (PLC), 2019 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2018 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Faculty Educator of the Month, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2016 | 2016 Bronze Award - Best Consumer Health Programs and Materials, National Health Information Awards |
| 2015 | One of Five Top Scoring Posters Highlighted During Grand Rounds Session, 68th Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Surgical Symposium |
| 2012 | 2012 Bronze Award - Best Consumer Health Programs and Materials, National Health Information Awards |
| 2011 | AACR Scholar-in-Training Award, 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium |
| 2007 | General Surgery Residency Program Most Professional Award, The Methodist Hospital, Department of Surgery |
| 2002 | John J. Comer Biomedical Undergraduate Research Award for Biomedical Research Excellence, The University of Dayton |
| 2002 | Brother Francis J. Moltz, S.M. Memorial Award for Excellence in Volunteer Services to the Community, The University of Dayton |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Tadros AB, Smith BD, Shen Y, Lin H, Krishnamurthy S, Lucci A, Barcenas CH, Hwang RF, Rauch G, Santiago L, Strom EA, DeSnyder SM, Yang WT, Black DM, Albarracin CT, Chavez-MacGregor M, Hunt KK, Kuerer HM. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and Margins <2mm: Contemporary Outcomes With Breast Conservation. Ann Surg 269(1):150-157, 2019. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28742682.
- Weiss A, Mittendorf EA, DeSnyder SM, Hwang RF, Bea V, Bedrosian I, Hoffman K, Adrade B, Sahin AA, Kuerer HM, Hunt KK, Caudle AS. Expanding Implementation of ACOSOG Z0011 in Surgeon Practice. Clin Breast Cancer 18(4):276-281, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29100726.
- Kuerer HM, Rauch GM, Krishnamurthy S, Adrada BE, Caudle AS, DeSnyder SM, Black DM, Santiago L, Hobbs BP, Lucci A, Gilcrease M, Hwang RF, Candelaria RP, Chavez-MacGregor M, Smith BD, Arribas E, Moseley T, Teshome M, Miggins MV, Valero V, Hunt KK, Yang WT. A Clinical Feasibility Trial for Identification of Exceptional Responders in Whom Breast Cancer Surgery Can Be Eliminated Following Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy. Ann Surg 267(5):946-951, 2018. PMID: 28549010.
- DeSnyder SM, Mittendorf EA, Le-Petross C, Krishnamurthy S, Whitman GJ, Ueno NT, Woodward WA, Kuerer HM, Akay CL, Babiera GV, Yang W, Lucci A. Prospective feasibility trial of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the setting of inflammatory breast cancer. Clin Breast Cancer 18(1):e73-e77, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28755879.
- Marta GN, Poortmans P, de Barros AC, Filassi JR, Freitas Junior R, Audisio RA, Mano MS, Meterissian S, DeSnyder SM, Buchholz TA, Hijal T. Multidisciplinary International Survey of Post-Operative Radiation Therapy Practices after Nipple-Sparing or Skin-Sparing Mastectomy. Eur J Surg Oncol 43(11):2036-2043, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28967564.
- Rosso KJ, Tadros AB, Weiss A, Werneckie C, DeSnyder SM Kuerer HM, Ueno N, Stecklein S, Woodward WA, Lucci A. Improved Locoregional Control in a Contemporary Cohort of Nonmetastatic Inflammatory Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol 24(10):2981-2988, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28766220.
- Ayoub Z, Strom EA, Ovalle V, Perkins GH, Woodward WA, Tereffe W, Smith BD, Shaitelman SF, Stauder MC, Hoffman KE, DeSnyder SM, Garvey PB, Clemens MW, Barcenas CH, Kuerer HM, Kronowitz S. A Ten-Year Experience with Mastectomy and Tissue Expander Placement to Facilitate Subsequent Radiation and Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol 24(10):2965-2971, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28766219.
- Fayanju OM, Hall CS, Bauldry JB, Karhade M, Valad LM, Kuerer HM, DeSnyder SM, Barcenas CH, Lucci A. Body Mass Index Mediates the Prognostic Significance of Circulating Tumor Cells in Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Am J Surg 214(4):666-671, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28720217.
- McLaughlin SA, DeSnyder SM, Klimberg S, Alatriste M, Boccardo F, Smith M, Staley A, Thiruchevelan P, Hutchison N, Mendez J, MacNeil F, Vicini F, Rockson S, Feldman S. Considerations for Clinicians in the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema, Recommendations from an Expert Panel: Part 2: Preventive and Therapeutic Options. Ann Surg Oncol 24(10):2827-2835, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28766218.
- Tadros AB, Yang WT, Krishnamurthy S, Rauch GM, Smith BD, Valero V, Black DM, Lucci A, Caudle AS, DeSnyder SM, Teshome M, Barcenas C, Miggins M, Adrada BE, Moseley T, Hwang RF, Hunt KK, Kuerer HM. Identification of Patients with Documented Pathologic Complete Response in the Breast After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Omission of Axillary Surgery. JAMA Surgery 152(7):665-670, 2017. PMID: 28423171.
- Harao N, Forget MA, Roszik J, Gao H, Babiera GV, Krishnamurthy S, Chacon JA, Li S, Mittendorf EA, DeSnyder SM, Rockwood KF, Bernatchez C, Ueno NT, Raadvanyi LG, Vence L, Haymaker C, Reuben JM. 4-1BB-enhanced expansion of CD8+ TIL from triple-negative breast cancer unveils mutation-specific CD8+ T cells. Cancer Immunol Res 5(6):439-445, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28473315.
- Shaitelman SF, Chiang YJ, Griffin KD, DeSnyder SM,Smith BD, Schaverien MV, Woodward WA, Cormier JN. Radiation Therapy Targets and the Risk of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat 162(2):201-215, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28012086.
- Carter SA, Lyons GR, Kuerer HM, Bassett RL, Oates S, Thompson A, Caudle AS, Mittendorf EA, Bedrosian I, Lucci A, DeSnyder SM, Babiera G, Yi M, Baumann DP, Clemens MW, Garvey PB, Hunt KK, Hwang RF. Operative and Oncologic Outcomes in 9861 Patients with Operable Breast Cancer: Single-Institution Analysis of Breast Conservation with Oncoplastic Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol 23(10):3190-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27406093.
- Hall C, Karhade MG, Bowman Bauldry JB, Valad LM, Kuerer HM, DeSnyder SM, Lucci A. Prognostic Value of Circulating Tumor Cells Identified Before Surgical Resection in Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients. J Am oll Surg 223(1):20-29, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27049782.
- Caudle AS, Yang WT, Krishnamurthy S, Mittendorf EA, Black DM, Gilcrease MZ, Bedrosian I, Hobbs BP, DeSnyder SM, Hwang RF, Adrada BE, Shaitelman SF, Chavez-MacGregor M, Smith BD, Candelaria RP, Babiera GV, Dogan BE, Santiago L, Hunt KK, Kuerer HM. Improved Axillary Evaluation Following Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With Node-Positive Breast Cancer Using Selective Evaluation of Clipped Nodes: Implementation of Targeted Axillary Dissection. J Clin Oncol 34(10):1072-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26811528.
- Hall CS, Karhade M, Laubacher BA, Kuerer HM, Krishnamurthy S, DeSnyder SM, Anderson AE, Valero V, Ueno NT, Li Y, Su X, Lucci A. Circulating Tumor Cells and Recurrence After Primary Systemic Therapy in Stage III Inflammatory Breast Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 107(11), 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26374427.
- DeSnyder SM, Hunt KK, Smith BD, Moran MS, Klimberg S, Lucci A. Assessment of Practice Patterns Following Publication of the SSO-ASTRO Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Therapy in Stage I and II Invasive Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 22(10):3250-6, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26202554.
- Hall C, Karhade M, Laubacher B, Anderson A, Kuerer HM, DeSnyder SM, Lucci A. Circulating Tumor Cells After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage I-III Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 22:S552-S558, 2015. PMID: 25968619.
- MacDermed DM, Houtman KM, Thang SH, Allen PK, Caudle AS, Gainer SM, Hunt KK, Perkins GH, Shaitelman SF, Smith BD, Strom EA, Tereffe W, Woodward WA, Buchholz TA, Hoffman KE. Therapeutic Radiation Dose Delivered to the Low Axilla During Whole Breast Radiation Therapy in the Prone Position: Implications for Targeting the Undissected Axilla. Pract Radiat Oncol 4(2):116-22, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24890352.
- Fitzsullivan E, Lari SA, Smith B, Caudle AS, Krishnamurthy S, Lucci A, Mittendorf EA, Babiera GV, Black DM, Wagner JL, Bedrosian I, Woodward W, Gainer SM, Hwang R, Meric-Bernstam F, Hunt KK, Kuerer HM. Incidence and Consequence of Close Margins in Patients with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Treated with Mastectomy: Is Further Therapy Warranted?. Ann Surg Oncol 20(13):4103-12, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23975313.
- Gainer SM, Hunt KK, Beitsch P, Caudle AS, Mittendorf EA, Lucci A. Changing Behavior in Clinical Practice in Response to the ACOSOG Z0011 Trial: A Survey of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Ann Surg Oncol 19(10):3152-8, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22820938.
- Caudle AS, Hunt KK, Tucker SL, Hoffman K, Gainer SM, Lucci A, Kuerer HM, Meric-Bernstam F, Shah R, Babiera GV, Sahin AA, Mittendorf EA. American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) Z0011: Impact on Surgeon Practice Patterns. Ann Surg Oncol 19(10):3144-51, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22847123.
- Gainer SM, Lodhi AK, Bhattacharyya A, Krishnamurthy S, Kuerer HM, Lucci A. Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Predicts Micrometastasis in Breast Cancer. J Surg Res 177(1):93-6, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22482764.
- Gainer SM, Patel SJ, Seethamraju H, Moore LW, Knight RJ, Gaber AO. Increased Mortality of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with H1N1 Infection: A Single Center Experience. Clin Transplant 26(2):229-37, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21501229.
- Gainer SM, Lee E, Lucci A. The Suture Scaffold Technique for Improved Cosmesis in Partial Mastectomy Defects. J Surg Oncol 102(2):184-6, 2010. PMID: 20648592.
- Tsonis PA, Madhavan M, Call MK, Gainer SM, Rice A, Del Rio-Tsonis K. Effects of a CDK Inhibitor on Lens Regeneration. Wound Repair Regen 12(1):24-9, 2004. PMID: 14974961.
- Caudle AS, Bedrosian I, Milton DR, DeSnyder SM, Kuerer HM, Hunt KK, Mittendorf EA. Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Node-Positive Breast Cancer at Diagnosis: Practice Patterns of American Society of Breast Surgeons Members. Ann Surg Oncol 224(10):2925-2934. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28766207.
Book Chapters
- Gainer SM, Yamauchi H, Lucci A. Surgical Therapy for Inflammatory Breast Cancer. In: Inflammatory Breast Cancer: An Update. 1st. Springer: New York, 67-73, 2012.
- Gainer SM, Lodhi AK, Lucci A. Breast Cancer Occult Micrometastasis in Bone Marrow and Blood. In: Advanced Therapy for Breast Disease. 3rd. People's Medical Publishing House-USA, 951-956, 2012.