November 4, 2003
Breast Cancer Surgeon Marcia C. Boraas, MD, Joins Abramson
Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia, PA) – Breast cancer surgeon Marcia
C. Boraas, MD, has joined the Abramson
Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania,
where she will also hold an appointment as Clinical
Associate Professor of Surgery at Penn’s School
of Medicine.
Based at the Rena Rowan Breast Center, Boraas is an
expert in using breast conservation surgery in combination
with radiation therapy to treat breast cancer. She has
published more than a dozen editorials and studies on
various aspects of cancer in leading, peer-reviewed
journals such as Cancer, the Journal of Clinical Oncology,
and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology,
Biology, Physics.
In addition to an active clinical practice dedicated
to treating breast disease, Boraas is a fellow of the
American College of Surgeons and a member of the American
Medical Women’s Association and the Association
of Women Surgeons.
For the past decade, Boraas practiced as a staff surgeon
at Jeanes Hospital and the American Oncologic Hospital
of the Fox Chase Cancer Center. She was Director of
the Jeanes Breast Center from 1989 to 1997. A native
of Philadelphia, Boraas completed her medical school
studies at Penn in 1977 and did her general surgery
residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,
serving as chief resident in 1983. She earned her bachelor
of arts degree from Princeton University in 1973.
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The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
was established in 1973 as a center of excellence in
cancer research, patient care, education and outreach.
Today, the Abramson Cancer Center ranks as one of the
nation’s best in cancer care, according to US
News and World Report, and is one of the top five in
National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding. It is one of
only 39 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers
in the United States. Home to one of the largest clinical
and research programs in the world, the Abramson Cancer
Center of the University of Pennsylvania has 275 active
cancer researchers and 250 Penn physicians involved
in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
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