Physician
General Surgery
Dr. Sharon S. Lum, MD
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Doctor Sharon S. Lum, MD is an expert in the field of General Surgery. He attended Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He received 2 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Doctor Sharon S. Lum, MD is a published MD. He published 34 publications, including: 'The current status of somatostatin receptors in malignant melanoma.' He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Partial Breast radiation therapy with proton beam: 5-year results with cosmetic outcomes.
- The Role of the Cancer Center When Using Lymph Node Count as a Quality Measure for Gastric Cancer Surgery.
- Extranodal extension on sentinel lymph node dissection: why should we treat it differently?
- Giant abdominal mass: a unique form of metastatic malignant phyllodes tumor of the Breast.
- Revisiting the free nipple graft: an opportunity for nipple sparing mastectomy in women with Breast ptosis.
- The prevalence of overweight and obesity in a Breast clinic population: consideration for weight loss as a therapeutic intervention.
- When is a Lymph Node Dissection a Lymph Node Dissection? The Number of Lymph Nodes Resected in Sentinel and Axillary Lymph Node Dissections.
- Predictors of delayed-stage colorectal Cancer: are we neglecting critical demographic information?
- The impact of radiation on surgical outcomes of immediate Breast reconstruction.
- Sentinel lymph node nomograms: predicting the future.
- Unnecessary axillary surgery for patients with node-negative Breast cancer undergoing total mastectomy.
- Lymph Node Counts as an Indicator of Quality at the Hospital Level in Colorectal Surgery.
- The use of pelvic radiation in stage II rectal Cancer: a population-based analysis.
- The impact of multidisciplinary therapy in node-positive rectal Cancer.
- Time from diagnosis to surgical treatment of Breast cancer: factors influencing delays in initiating treatment.
- The impact of the ratio of positive to total lymph nodes examined and outcome in colorectal Cancer.
- Disparities in the surgical management of women with stage I Breast cancer.
- The identification and treatment of isolated tumor cells reflect disparities in the delivery of Breast cancer care.
- Disparities in BRCA testing: when insurance coverage is not a barrier.
- Quantitating the impact of stage migration on staging accuracy in colorectal Cancer.
- The impact of hospital volume on the number of nodes retrieved and outcome in colorectal Cancer.
- The Gail model predicts Breast cancer in women with suspicious radiographic lesions.
- A new score for the evaluation of palpable Breast masses in women under age 40.
- Factors associated with variance in compliance with a sentinel lymph node dissection quality measure in early-stage Breast cancer.
- Surgical treatment of metastatic melanoma.
- Changes in serum estrogen levels in women during tamoxifen therapy.
- Are percutaneous biopsy rates a reasonable quality measure in Breast cancer management?
- Accuracy and upgrade rates of percutaneous Breast biopsy: the surgeon's role.
- Partial Breast irradiation delivered with proton beam: results of a phase II trial.
- Presence of the T-cell activation marker OX-40 on tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and draining lymph node cells from patients with melanoma and head and neck Cancers.
- Potential impact of USPSTF recommendations on early diagnosis of Breast cancer.
- Distribution and functional significance of somatostatin receptors in malignant melanoma.
- The current status of somatostatin receptors in malignant melanoma.
Schools
Washington University In St Louis School Of Medicine
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
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Lump
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Cholecystitis and Gallstones
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- Pathway X Direct Access PPO
- Pathway X Tiered Direct Access
- Select PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Delta Health System
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Health Alliance
- Covered California - Bronze PPO
- Health Net PPO
- Individual and Family PPO
- MagnaCare
- Medicare MCR
- Molina Healthcare
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- PacifiCare HMO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Oregon Health & Science University -
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Hospital
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Loma Linda University Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1083642730 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | LUM | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | SHARON | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 923543450 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CA | |
| Specialty Description | Surgical Oncology | |
| Total Claim Count | 41.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 18.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 43.9 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1083642730 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | LUM |
| First Name Of The Provider | SHARON |
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