Instructor in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
General Surgery
Dr. Michelle C. Specht, MD
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Michelle Specht is an expert in the field of General Surgery. She studied medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University is ranked 18/49 in Research/PrimaryCare. She has 2 awards "Regional Top Doctor" and "Fellow". Michelle Specht is also published. She has 71 publications published. The lastest publication: "The effects of low-dose dopamine on splanchnic blood flow and oxygen uptake in patients with septic shock.'
Publications
- Impact of Ipsilateral Blood Draws, Injections, Blood Pressure Measurements, and Air Travel on the Risk of Lymphedema for Patients Treated for Breast Cancer.
- Is a higher boost dose of radiation necessary after Breast-conserving therapy for patients with Breast cancer with final close or positive margins?
- The impact of Breast cancer-related lymphedema on the ability to perform upper extremity activities of daily living.
- Radiation therapy risk factors for development of lymphedema in patients treated with regional lymph node irradiation for Breast cancer.
- Assessment of patient factors, surgeons, and surgeon teams in immediate implant-based Breast reconstruction outcomes.
- Immediate Implant Reconstruction Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Lymphedema Compared to Mastectomy Alone: A Prospective Cohort Study.
- Lumpectomy specimen margins are not reliable in predicting residual disease in Breast conserving surgery.
- Management of Positive Sub-areolar/Nipple Duct Margins in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies.
- The impact of isolated tumor cells on loco-regional recurrence in Breast cancer patients treated with Breast-conserving treatment or mastectomy without post-mastectomy...
- Long-Term Cosmetic Outcomes and Toxicities of Proton Beam Therapy Compared With Photon-Based 3-Dimensional Conformal Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation: A Phase 1 ...
- Surgical excision of radial scars diagnosed by core biopsy may help predict future risk of Breast cancer.
- The impact of radiation therapy on the risk of lymphedema after treatment for Breast cancer: a prospective cohort study.
- Risk of lymphedema after mastectomy: potential benefit of applying ACOSOG Z0011 protocol to mastectomy patients.
- Lymphedema following treatment for Breast cancer: a new approach to an old problem.
- Impact of body mass index and weight fluctuation on lymphedema risk in patients treated for Breast cancer.
- Increasing eligibility for nipple-sparing mastectomy.
- A pilot study evaluating shaved cavity margins with micro-computed tomography: a novel method for predicting Lumpectomy margin status intraoperatively.
- Defining a threshold for intervention in Breast cancer-related lymphedema: what level of arm volume increase predicts progression?
- Cording following treatment for Breast cancer.
- A novel, validated method to quantify Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) following bilateral Breast surgery.
- Micro-computed tomography (Micro-CT): a novel approach for intraoperative Breast cancer specimen imaging.
- Residual Lymph Node Disease After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Predicts an Increased Risk of Lymphedema in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients.
- Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer After Mastectomy: Early Outcomes of a Prospective Clinical Trial.
- Application of ACOSOG Z0011 Criteria Reduces Perioperative Costs.
- Breast reconstruction with a deep inferior epigastric perforator flap: imaging appearances of the normal flap and common complications.
- The role of chemoprevention in modifying the risk of Breast cancer in women with atypical Breast lesions.
- Erratum to: Comparison of relative versus absolute arm size change as criteria for quantifying Breast cancer-related lymphedema: the flaws in current studies and need ...
- Use of Preoperative Paravertebral Block Decreases Length of Stay in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy Plus Immediate Reconstruction.
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy at the time of mastectomy does not increase the risk of lymphedema: implications for prophylactic surgery.
- Is excisional biopsy required after a Breast core biopsy yields lobular neoplasia?
- The feasibility of using natural language processing to extract clinical information from Breast pathology reports.
- Cost comparison of radiation treatment options after lumpectomy for Breast cancer.
- Comparison of relative versus absolute arm size change as criteria for quantifying Breast cancer-related lymphedema: the flaws in current studies and need for universa...
- External Beam Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation Using 32 Gy in 8 Twice-Daily Fractions: 5-Year Results of a Prospective Study.
- Lumpectomy Cavity Shaved Margins Do Not Impact Re-excision Rates in Breast Cancer Patients.
- The safety of multiple re-excisions after lumpectomy for Breast cancer.
- Diagnosis of Breast cancer in women age 40 and younger: delays in diagnosis result from underuse of genetic testing and Breast imaging.
- Outcome of multiple-wire localization for larger Breast cancers: do multiple wires translate into additional imaging, biopsies, and recurrences?
- The American Cancer Society guidelines for Breast screening with magnetic resonance imaging: an argument for genetic testing.
- Staging MR lymphangiography of the axilla for early Breast cancer: cost-effectiveness analysis.
- Do sentinel node micrometastases predict recurrence risk in ductal Carcinoma in situ and ductal Carcinoma in situ with microinvasion?
- Outcomes of multiple wire localization for larger Breast cancers: when can mastectomy be avoided?
- When is Breast magnetic resonance imaging recommended for cancer detection?
- Breast cancer diagnosis in women < or = 40 versus 50 to 60 years: increasing size and stage disparity compared with older women over time.
- A comparison of sentinel node biopsy before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: timing is important.
- Predicting nonsentinel node status after positive sentinel lymph biopsy for Breast cancer: clinicians versus nomogram.
- Is the clinically positive axilla in Breast cancer really a contraindication to sentinel lymph node biopsy?
- Personal health behaviors in women who have undergone risk-reducing mastectomy.
- Antisense hTERT inhibits thyroid Cancer cell growth.
- Cyclooxygenase-2 expression in Thyroid nodules.
- Therapy of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in intensive care unit patients following trauma: results of a prospective, randomized trial.
- Dopexamine increases splanchnic blood flow but decreases gastric mucosal pH in severe septic patients treated with dobutamine.
- The effects of low-dose dopamine on splanchnic blood flow and oxygen uptake in patients with septic shock.
- TMEM132D, a new candidate for anxiety phenotypes: evidence from human and mouse studies.
- Comparison of the performance of SAPS II, SAPS 3, APACHE II, and their customized prognostic models in a surgical intensive care unit.
- Prophylaxis of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in alcohol-dependent patients admitted to the intensive care unit after tumour resection.
- Post-operative hypoalbuminaemia and procalcitonin elevation for prediction of outcome in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.
- The legacy of Icarus in the 21st century: report of a case of aggressive submental basal cell Carcinoma resulting from frequent use of a metallic ultraviolet reflector.
- Hand-assisted demucosalized gastrocystoplasty comparing different tissue closure methods.
- Hand-assisted laparoscopic autoaugmentation gastrocystoplasty.
- p44/p42-MAP kinase expression in papillary thyroid Carcinomas.
- Characterisitcs of patients having thyroid surgery under Regional anesthesia.
- COX-2 up-regulation in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Initial dosimetric experience using simple three-dimensional conformal external-beam accelerated partial-Breast irradiation.
- Sentinel node biopsy is important in mastectomy for ductal Carcinoma in situ.
- Detecting occult malignancy in prophylactic mastectomy: preoperative MRI versus sentinel lymph node biopsy.
- Accelerated partial-Breast irradiation using proton beams: initial clinical experience.
- Nomogram for the prediction of having four or more involved nodes for sentinel lymph node-positive Breast cancer.
- Standardized method for quantification of developing lymphedema in patients treated for Breast cancer.
- Comparison of intra-operative specimen mammography to standard specimen mammography for excision of non-palpable Breast lesions: a randomized trial.
Schools
Weill Cornell Medical College
Cornell University Medical School
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Procedures Preformed
- Biopsy of Breast
- Breast Reconstruction
- Excision of Breast Tumor
- Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Atelectasis
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Lump
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Fellow
Education
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New York Presbyterian Hospital -
Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
Hospital
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Massachusetts General Hospital -
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1992778187 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SPECHT |
| First Name Of The Provider | MICHELLE |
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