Award Recipients
The American Society of Breast Surgeons Foundation presents Scientific Awards each year at the Annual Meeting of The American Society of Breast Surgeons. The Foundation congratulates all of the Scientific Award recipients for their outstanding presentations.
2020 Scientific Award Recipients
GEORGE PETERS AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow
Brittany Murphy, MD - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Contralateral Risk Reducing Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients Who Undergo Panel Testing
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow, Resident, or Medical Trainee
Daniel Lustig, MD - University of British Columbia
Development and Prospective Validation of a Risk Calculator That Predicts a Low Risk Cohort for Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia Upstaging to Malignancy: Evidence for a Watch and Wait Strategy of a High-Risk Lesion
2019 Scientific Award Recipients
GEORGE PETERS AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow
Susie Sun, MD - The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Institute, Houston, TX
Patient selection for non-operative management of HER2+ invasive breast cancer after neoadjuvant systemic therapy
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow, Resident, or Medical Trainee
Olga Kantor, MD - University of Chicago
Physician Knowledge of Contralateral Breast Cancer and Local Recurrence Risk Is Associated with Increased Recommendations for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: A Survey of Physicians at NAPBC Accredited Centers
2018 Scientific Award Recipients
GEORGE PETERS AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow
Alison Barron, MD - Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
Predicting non-sentinel lymph node metastases in patients with a positive sentinel lymph node after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow, Resident, or Medical Trainee
Austin Williams, MD - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Is Age Trumping Genetic Profiling in Clinical Practice? Relationship of Chemotherapy Recommendation and Oncotype DX Recurrence Score in Patients <50 versus >50 and Trends Over Time.
2019 Keynote Speaker Academy Award Winning Actress Kathy Bates
2018 Keynote Speaker: Kelly K. Hunt, MD, FACS, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Judy Boughey (left) presents the 2015 George Peters Award to Dr. Katherine Hansen
2019 Keynote Speaker Academy Award Winning Actress Kathy Bates
Keynote Speakers
Each year the ASBrS Foundation sponsors the keynote speaker at The American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting. A new keynote speaker is introduced annually to consistently provide cutting edge research results and information in the breast care field to thousands of leading surgeons.
Included in the slide show above are photos of past years' keynote speakers.
2017 Scientific Award Recipients
GEORGE PETERS AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow
Megan E. Miller, MD - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Contralateral Breast Cancer (CBC) Risk in Women with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS): Is it High Enough to Justify Bilateral Mastectomy?
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow, Resident, or Medical Trainee
Jessemae Welsh, MD - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Model for Predicting Nodal Positivity in Women Age ≥ 70 With Hormone Receptor Positive Cancer to Aid Incorporation of a Recently Released Society of Surgical Oncology Choosing Wisely Guideline into Clinical Practice
2016 Scientific Award Recipients
GEORGE PETERS AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow
Jennifer Plichta, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Factors Associated With Recurrence Rates and Long-Term Survival in Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Ages 40 and Younger
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow, Resident, or Medical Trainee
Jennifer Mirrielees, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI
Analysis of Operative and Oncologic Outcomes in 5351 Patients with Operable Breast Cancer: Support for Breast Conservation and Oncoplastic Reconstruction
2015 Scientific Award Recipients
GEORGE PETERS AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow
Katherine Hansen, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Competing Risks of Death in Older Women With Breast Cancer and Comorbidities
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AWARD - For Best Presentation by a Fellow, Resident, or Medical Trainee
Erik Liederbach, BS, Northshore University Health System, Evanston, IL
Survival Outcomes and Pathological Features Among Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Developed a Contralateral Breast Cancer.