Biography
Dr. Cheryl Ewing is Associate Professor of Surgery at UCSF Mount Zion Hospital. Her focus is in breast cancer surgery and sentinel lymph node dissection. Her other interests include quality of care and evaluation of barriers to medical and breast care for minority women.
Dr. Ewing completed her undergraduate education at the University of Michigan, and received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She then went on to complete her residency at University of Michigan Medical School, and then her fellowship at the University of Chicago. She joined the faculty at UCSF in 2001.
Dr. Ewing has lectured extensively at many local, national, and international events. She has been very active in mentoring residents and fellows, serving four years as the Mount Zion Site Director for the Surgery 110 Rotations and teaching several CME courses and Grand Rounds.
Dr. Ewing is involved in several studies involving quality of care among breast cancer survivors. Specifically, these involve post-surgery symptom management, and customizing risk assessment and tailoring treatment to the individual patient's medical profile and preferences. Her primary focus in on how being a breast cancer survivor affects the quality of life in different race/ethnic groups, and how that relationship is modified by social support, depression, and spirituality.
Dr. Ewing is a member of most of the major surgical societies, and has been the recipient of several awards, including the Susan G. Komen Local Hero Award.
Dr. Ewing completed her undergraduate education at the University of Michigan, and received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She then went on to complete her residency at University of Michigan Medical School, and then her fellowship at the University of Chicago. She joined the faculty at UCSF in 2001.
Dr. Ewing has lectured extensively at many local, national, and international events. She has been very active in mentoring residents and fellows, serving four years as the Mount Zion Site Director for the Surgery 110 Rotations and teaching several CME courses and Grand Rounds.
Dr. Ewing is involved in several studies involving quality of care among breast cancer survivors. Specifically, these involve post-surgery symptom management, and customizing risk assessment and tailoring treatment to the individual patient's medical profile and preferences. Her primary focus in on how being a breast cancer survivor affects the quality of life in different race/ethnic groups, and how that relationship is modified by social support, depression, and spirituality.
Dr. Ewing is a member of most of the major surgical societies, and has been the recipient of several awards, including the Susan G. Komen Local Hero Award.
Education
Education
- 1978-83, Wayne State University School of Medicine, MD
Residencies
- 1983-88, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, University of Michigan Medical School
Board Certifications
- 1984, American Board of Surgery
- 1998, American Board of Surgery
Program Affiliations
- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Interests
- Mastectomy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Minority Health
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 61
- Is it necessary to harvest additional lymph nodes after resection of the most radioactive sentinel lymph node in breast cancer?| | PubMed
- Surgery for palliation and treatment of advanced breast cancer.| | PubMed
- Ethnicity and spirituality in breast cancer survivors.| | PubMed
- Primary tumor characteristics predict sentinel lymph node macrometastasis in breast cancer.| | PubMed
- The effect of sentinel node tumor burden on non-sentinel node status and recurrence rates in breast cancer.| | PubMed
- Ratio of positive to total number of sentinel nodes predicts nonsentinel node status in breast cancer patients.| | PubMed
- MRI measurements of breast tumor volume predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and recurrence-free survival.| | PubMed
- Safety of immediate transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous breast reconstruction for patients with locally advanced disease.| | PubMed
- Accuracy of selective sentinel lymphadenectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: effect of clinical node status at presentation.| | PubMed
- Nonepithelial malignancies mimicking primary carcinoma of the breast.| | PubMed