Susie X. Sun, M.D., M.S.
Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | Penn State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA, MS, Public Health Sciences |
| 2011 | Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2007 | Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA, BS, Biochemistry |
Postgraduate Training
| 2018-2019 | Clinical Residency, Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2013-2015 | Research Fellowship, Department of Surgery-Division of Outcomes Research and Quality, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA |
| 2011-2018 | Clinical Residency, General Surgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Medical Quality |
| 2018 | American Board of Surgery |
Experience & Service
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Clinical Specialist, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | George Peters Award: Best Presentation by a Fellow, American Society of Breast Surgeons 2019 Annual Meeting |
| 2019 | Scientific Impact Award, American Society of Breast Surgeons 2019 Annual Meeting |
| 2019 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Award in Population Science. 1st place Oral Competition, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Trainee Research Day |
| 2018 | Professionalism and Humanism in Surgery Award, Penn State Department Surgery |
| 2015 | Best Oral Presentation, Penn State College of Medicine |
| 2014 | Best Oral Presentation, Penn State College of Medicine |
| 2014 | Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Achievement Award, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University |
| 2014 | International E-Learning Award- Academic Division, Penn State Hershey Medical Center |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Sun S, van la Parra RFD, Rauch GM, Checka C, Tadros AB, Lucci A, Teshome M, Black D, Hwang RF, Smith BD, Krishnamurthy S, Valero V, Yang WT, Kuerer HM. Patient Selection for Clinical Trials Eliminating Surgery for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy. Ann Surg Oncol 26(10):3071-3079, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31342361.
- Greenleaf EK, Sun SX, Hollenbeak CS, Wong J. Minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer: the American experience. Gastric Cancer 20(2):368-378, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26961133.
- Kulaylat AN, Qin D, Sun SX, Hollenbeak CS, Schubart JR, Aboud AJ, Flemming DJ, Bollard ER, Dillon PW, Han DC. Aligning perceptions of mistreatment among incoming medical trainees. J Surg Res 208:151-157, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27993202.
- Kulaylat AN, Qin D, Sun SX, Hollenbeak CS, Schubart JR, Aboud AJ, Flemming DJ, Dillon PW, Bollard ER, Han DC. Perceptions of mistreatment among trainees vary at different stages of clinical training. BMC Med Educ 17(1):14, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28088241.
- Sun SX, Kulaylat AN, Hollenbeak CS, Soybel DI. Cost-effective Decisions in Detecting Silent Common Bile Duct Gallstones During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Ann Surg 263(6):1164-72, 2016. PMID: 26575281.
- Sun SX, Hollenbeak CS, Rogers AM. Readmissions Following Gastric Bypass Surgery. Obes Surg 26(2):269-75, 2016. PMID: 26264895.
- Sun SX, Greenleaf EK, Hollenbeak CS, Leung AM. Attributable cost of obesity in breast surgery: a matched cohort analysis. Am J Surg 210(4):668-77.e1, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26212389.
- Sun SX, Leung AN, Dillon PW, Hollenbeak CS. Length of Stay and Readmissions in Mastectomy Patients. Breast J 21(5):526-32, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26104795.
- Sun SX, Hollenbeak CS, Leung AM. Deviation from the Standard of Care for Early Breast Cancer in the Elderly: What are the Consequences?. Ann Surg Oncol 22(8):2492-9, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25515198.
- Maag R, Sun S, Hannon M, Davies R, Alagona P, Foy A. Positive predictive value of an elevated cardiac troponin for type I myocardial infarction in ED patients based on the chief complaint. Am J Emerg Med 33(4):516-20, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25680564.
Invited Articles
- Sun SX, Kuerer HM. ASO Author Reflections: Selecting Patients for Elimination of Surgery Trials-Predicting Residual Invasive and In Situ Disease in Patients with HER2-Positive Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy. Ann Surg Oncol 26(Suppl 3):804-805, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31654165.
- Sun SX, Kulaylat AN, Hollenbeak CS, Soybel DI. Reply to Letter: "Cost-Effective Decisions in Managing Silent Common Bile Duct Stones Should Include all the Management Options to Help Decision Makers". Ann Surg 266(6):e90-e91, 2017. PMID: 28257325.
- Grant SB, Hon H, Iver P, Smith C, Sun S. The RAS-ACS: Recruiting medical students and training future leaders. Bull Am Coll Surg 100(8):23-8, 2015. PMID: 26419051.
- Polavarapu HV, Kulaylat AN, Sun S, Hamed OH. 100 years of surgical education: the past, present, and future. Bull Am Coll Surg 98(7):22-7, 2013. PMID: 24010218.
- Sun SX, Moseley TW, Kuerer HM, Yang WT. Imaging-Based Approach to Axillary Lymph Node Staging and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients With Breast Cancer. AJR Am J Roentgenol:1-10. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31714846.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Sun S, Kass R. Invasive Carcinoma (Ductal, Lobular, All Variants). The SCORE Portal, 2016.
- . Nurse BEDI (Breast Education Decision Aid Instrument), 2014.
- Piotrowski M, Singh P, Sun S. Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. The SCORE Portal.
- Sun S, Kass R. Breast Cancer – Invasive Carcinoma (Ductal, Lobular, All Variants). The SCORE Portal.
Editorials
- Sun S, Messaris E. Soluble CD73 can predict future organ failure in pancreatitis: simple, low cost, but not perfect*. Crit Care Med 42(12):2641-2, 2014. PMID: 25402289.
- Messaris E, Sun S. Genetic correlations between murine and human trauma: time to focus only on highly selected genetic pathways. Crit Care Med 42(6):1552-3, 2014. PMID: 24836793.
Book Chapters
- S. Sun, Z. Bostanci, R. Kass, A. Mancino, A. Rosenbloom, V.S. Klimberg, K. Bland. Breast Physiology: Normal and Abnormal Development and Function. In: The Breast: Comprehensive Management of Benign and Malignant Disease. 5th edition. Elsevier, 539-56, 2018.
- E. Greenleaf, A. Kulaylat, S. Sun, C. Hollenbeak.. “Large Databases for Health Services Research in Endocrine Surgery.”. In: Medical and Surgical Treatment of Parathyroid Disease. Springer International, 539-56, 2017.
- Sun S, DeSnyder S. The Surgical Management of Locally Advanced and Stage IV Breast Cancer. In: Spear's Surgery of the Breast: Principles and Art. 4. Wolters Kluwer Health.