The UT Southwestern Center for Breast Care is a component of the NCI-designated Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is staffed by some of the nation’s leaders in breast disease diagnosis and treatment. The Center is known for excellence in patient care, research, and education. Fellows benefit from the effective cooperation and integration of faculty team members and affiliated medical institutions (including UT Southwestern University Hospitals and Parkland Hospital).

Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D.
Director, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Lisa K. Simmons Distinguished Chair in Comprehensive Oncology

Surgical Oncology

A. Marilyn Leitch, M.D.
Medical Director, UT Southwestern Center for Breast Care
Professor, Department of Surgery
The S.T. Harris Family Distinguished Chair in Breast Surgery
Special interests: Surgical oncology, diseases of the breast

James F. Huth, M.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery
The Occidental Chemical Chair in Cancer Research
Special interests: Surgical oncology, breast cancer

Rachel Wooldridge, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Special interests: disparities in breast cancer outcomes among diverse populations and medical missionary work

Medical Oncology

Dawn Klemow-Reed, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Special interests: Breast cancer, clinical trials

Hsiao (Jenny) Li, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Special interests: Breast cancer, clinical trials

Pathology

Venetia Sarode, M.D.
Professor, Department on Pathology
Special interests: Breast pathology and cytopathology

Yan Peng, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Sumeet Sorel Teotia, M.D.
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery

Shai Rozen, M.D.
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery
Special interests: Peripheral nerve surgery and cosmetic surgery

Johnathan J. Cheng, M.D.
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery

Psycho-Social

Elizabeth Paulk, M.D.
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics Section
Special interests: Minority health, psychosocial factors that impact upon quality of care at the end of life and how they vary by ethnicity

Radiology (Diagnostic)

W. Phil Evans, M.D.
Professor, Department of Radiology
Director, UT Southwestern Center for Breast Care
The George and Carol Poston Professorship in Breast Cancer Research
Special interests: Percutaneous biopsies of breast lesions, digital imaging, computer-assisted detection of mammographic lesions, and breast MRI

Paul Weatherall, M.D.
Professor, Department of Radiology
Special interests: MRI evaluation of neoplasms, breast MRI, magnetic resonance diffusion, and spectroscopic imaging

Chandini Portteus, Director, Grants
Susan G. Komen for the Cure