CURRICULUM VITAE
Amanda L. Kong MD, MS
Amanda L. Kong MD, MS
Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Hub for Collaborative Medicine |
8701 Watertown Plank Road |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
09/1994 - 05/1998 A.B., Brown University, Providence, RI |
09/1998 - 05/2002 M.D., Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence |
09/2008 - 05/2010 M.S., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2002 - 06/2007 Resident in General Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY |
07/2007 - 07/2008 Breast Surgical Oncology Fellow, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
10/03/2010 Fellowship, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL |
07/07/2012 - 07/10/2012 Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C. |
04/30/2017 - 05/03/2017 Surgeons as Leaders from Operating Room to Boardroom, American College of Surgeons, Durham, NC |
12/02/2017 - 12/05/2017 Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges, Scottsdale, AZ |
08/26/2018 - 08/29/2018 Leadership Agility Program, Society of University Surgeons, Chicago, IL |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
08/2008 - 06/2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/01/2014 - Present Associate Professor, Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
11/01/2018 - Present Member, Center for Advancing Population Science(CAPS) department, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/01/2020 - Present Professor, Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
11/08/2010 - 04/01/2016 Cancer Liaison Physician to the American College of Surgeons, Froedtert Memorial Luthern Hospital, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI |
07/01/2013 - Present Chair of Cancer Committee, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
06/2015 - 07/2015 Task Force for Genetics in Adult Practice, MCW, Milwaukee, WI |
05/01/2017 - 10/01/2025 Chief, Section of Breast Surgery, Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
01/2020 - Present Surgical leader of the Inflammatory Breast Program in conjunction with MD Anderson IBC Connect Program, Surgery, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
03/31/2023 - Present Clinician Champion in Healthcare Philanthropy, Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin. Dean's Office, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
09/2008 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2025 - 2028 Board Member, SSO Board for a 3-year term, from 2025-2028, Society of Surgical Oncology |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Kong, A, The De-escalation of Breast Surgery: We haven't gone far enough. Surgical Debate, International Surgical Week, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 08/27/2024 |
Kong, A, Breast Surgery Fellowship: Global Opportunities, International Surgical Week, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 08/28/2024 |
National |
Kong, AL, Mock oral examiner, SSO CGSO Board Review Course, virtual, 01/24/2026 |
Kong AL, Shark Tank Judge, Society of Surgical Oncology 2026 meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 03/05/2026 - 03/07/2026 |
Regional |
Cortina CS and Kong AL., The New SCW Breast Initiative: Reducing Unncessary Nodal Surgery for Women Undergoing Upfront Lumpectomy for DCIS in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Surgical Collaborative, Green Lake, WI, 08/10/2024 |
Kong AL and Weber J, Opportunities to omit sentinel node biopsy for invasive breast cancer: Where are we today?, Wisconsin Surgical Collaborative, Green Lake, WI, 08/10/2024 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Norwood Toro L, Mis B, Hader SN, Birch E, Nishijimi Y, Kong AL, Beyer AM, Augmented Endothelial Dysfunction in Non-Hispanic Black versus Non-Hispanic White Patients in Response to Antineoplastic Therapies (poster), Global Cardio-Oncology Summit, Minneapolis, MN, 09/22/2024 - 09/24/2024 |
Gaughan N, McLaughlin S, Jeruss JS, Hung KK, Teshome M, Kong AL, Closing the Gap: A longitudinal review of the trends of gender representation in the Society of Surgical Oncology committee membership and annual meeting presenters from 2010 to 2023, eposter and first place winner for poster competition, Society of Surgical Oncology 2025 Annual Meeting, Tampa Florida, 03/27/2025 - 03/29/2025 |
Chaudhary,LN, Abid,H,Jorns, JM, Szabo, A, Sun, Y, Kamaraju, S, Cheng, YC, Kong, AL, Yen, T, Patten, CR, Cortina, CS, Weil, E, Chervoneva, I Chitambar, CR, Rui, H, Cemiplimab in High-risk or Locally Advanced Luminal and Triple Negative Breast Cancer (CemiHALT) (poster presentation), 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium®, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, 12/09/2025 - 12/12/2025 |
Gaur KS , Conroy MM, Szabo A, Rein L, Cobb AN, Patten C, Walker J, Cortina CS, Kong AL, Assessing Surgical Treatment Delays in Asian Women with Breast Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis (poster presentation), Society of Surgical Oncology 2026 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 03/05/2026 - 03/07/2026 |
Conroy MM, Gaur KS, Szabo A, Rein L, Cobb AN, Patten C, Walker J, Cortina CS, Kong AL, A Population Based Analysis of Breast Cancer Outcomes among Disaggregated Asian Women (poster presentation), Society of Surgical Oncology 2026 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, 03/05/2026 - 03/07/2026 |
Cohen LN, Johnson M, Lloren JIC, Walker J, Patten CR, Cobb A, Kong AL, Cortina CS., Axillary Surgical Management and Nodal Burden in Patients with DCIS (poster presentation), Society of Surgical Oncology 2026 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona., 03/05/2026 - 03/07/2026 |
Haghi L, Makope A, Zimmerman K, Kong AL, Jorns JM., Progesterone Receptor Loss in the Elderly: Age-Related Biology of ER-Positive, PR-Negative, and HER2-Negative Invasive Breast Carcinoma (poster presentation), United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology’s 115th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas., 03/21/2026 - 03/26/2026 |
National |
Rogers C, Zeien S, Puccetti K, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Cherian S, Cortina CS., Determining the Negative-Predictive Value of Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Core-Needle Axillary Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Upfront Surgery, Clinical/Outcomes: Breast Quickshot I. Academic Surgical Congress, Washington DC, 02/06/2024 - 02/08/2024 |
Rogers, C.C., Cohen, L.N., Lloren, J.I.C., Huang, C., Cobb, A.N., Kong, A.L., Singh, P., Teshome, M., Cortina, C.S., Does Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Early-Stage Node-Negative HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Increase the Extent of Axillary Surgery? [Oral Presentation], Central Surgical Association 82nd Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, 06/05/2025 - 06/07/2025 |
Lautner MA, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, Venkatesh M, Weber JJ, Lawson E, Kong AL, Cortina CS, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Utilization in Wisconsin Women Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery for DCIS. (oral presentation), American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference., San Diego, CA, 07/17/2025 - 07/20/2025 |
Medicielo, JV, Cortina, CS, Johnson, MK, Dong, X, Huang, CC, Walker, J, Cobb, AN, Kong, AL, Is Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Associated With An Increased Nodal Burden Compared To Invasive Ductal Carcinoma? (oral presentation), Academic Clinical Congress 2025, Chicago, IL, 10/04/2025 - 10/07/2025 |
Ciralsky, T, Cortina, CS, Huang, CC, Hansen, C, Cobb, AN, Kong, AL, A Systematic and Cost-effectiveness Review of Sentinel Node Tracers in Breast Cancer (quickshot oral), 21st Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 02/03/2026 - 02/05/2026 |
Regional |
Kong A, Bedrosian I, Rao R, Meric-Bernstam F, Lee JE, Hunt KK, Ross MI, Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer Metastases to Ipsilateral Supraclavicular nodes 2009 Oral presentation, The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/07/2009 |
Kelley KA, Yen TW, Kong A, The Role of Screening Mammography in Detecting Breast Cancer: Who Should Be Screened? 2010 Oral presentation, The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/06/2010 |
Kong A, Saving A, Rathke S, Basir Z, Yen TW., Racial Differences in the Surgical Management of Papillary Lesions Diagnosed by Core Needle Biopsy 2010 Oral presentation, The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/06/2010 |
Karm D, Wein M, Marks D, Kong A, Benign Arterial Calcifications on Screening Mammogram: A Marker for Coronary Artery Disease?, Oral Presentation, The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/02/2012 |
Kelley K, Yen T, Sparapani R, Kong A, The Prognostic Significance of Axillary Lymph Node Ratio in Stage II/III Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Oral Presentation, The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/02/2012 |
Hudak KA, Kong A, Kelley K, Hijjawi J, Discussion of Pre-operative Mammography in Women Undergoing Reduction Mammaplasty: An Opportunity for Improvement, oral presentation, Midwestern Association of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, 04/27/2013 - 04/28/2013 |
Patten C, Kong A, Lewis B, Purdy A, Treat R, Leisten A, Redlich P, Development of a Clinical Breast Exam (CBE) Web-Based Module, Oral Presentation, Wisconsin Surgical Society, Kohler, WI, 11/14/2014 - 11/15/2014 |
Kijak J, Bergom C, Aldakkak M, Kong A., Breast Radiation Therapy Practice Patterns Over Time: Analysis of The National Cancer Database, Oral Presentation, Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/07/2019 - 11/09/2019 |
Curwick L, Sanden K, Chaudhary L, Susan T, Jacquart A, Kong AL., The Significance and Impact of a Hereditary Cancer Management Program for High Risk Cancer Patients (oral presentation), Wisconsin Surgical Society Meeting, Kohler, WI *virtual secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic, 11/06/2020 |
Mehdi M, Kong AL, Frebault J, Huang S, Huang CC, Cortina CS., Prognostic Outcomes of Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast., Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI *virtual secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic, 11/2020 |
Cortina C, Yen T, Bergom C, Fields B, Craft M, Currey A, Kong AL., Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema After Modern Axillary Treatments: How Accurate Are Our Estimates? (oral presentation), Central/Midwest Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 07/25/2021 - 07/27/2021 |
Johnson, M, Cortina C, Huang C, Huang S, Frebault J, Kong A, National Trends in "Going Flat" After Mastectomy (oral presentation), Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/05/2021 - 11/06/2021 |
Weber J, Kong AL, May J, Lawson E, Marka N, Hanlon B, Venkatesh M, Cartmill R, Greenberg C, Schumacher J., A Statewide Approach to Reducing Re-excision Rates for Women with Breast Conserving Surgery (oral presentation), Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/05/2021 - 11/06/2021 |
Ray H, Doren EL, Adamson KA, LoGiudice JA, Yen TWF, Kong AL, Cortina CS, Risk Factors for Flap Necrosis in Patients Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Reconstruction (oral presentation), Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/05/2021 - 11/06/2021 |
Rogers C, Zeien S, Puccetti K, Jorns J, Kong AL, Cherian S, Cortina CS., The Negative Predictive Value of Pre-Operative Ultrasound-Guided Core-Needle Axillary Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Upfront Surgery. Oral presentation. *top rated abstract session, Wisconsin Surgical Society 2023 Conference, Kohler, WI, 11/03/2023 - 11/04/2023 |
Cortina CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, Lautner MA, Weber JJ, Ties J, Pasiuk J, Cobb AN, Natarajan S, Boyer BJS, Lawson E, Kong AL., Axillary Nodal Staging in Women Undergoing Upfront Surgery for DCIS in Wisconsin. Oral Presentation, Wisconsin Surgical Society 2023 Conference, Kohler, WI, 11/03/2023 - 11/04/2023 |
Valencia E, Cortina CS, Cobb AN, Chaudhary LN, Kelly T, Kong AL, Evaluating the Accuracy, Quality, and Readability of Online Breast Cancer Information (poster), The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/04/2023 |
Cobb, AN, Cortina C, Kong AL, Persistent racial disparities in outcomes in older breast cancer patients. Quick shot oral presentation, Central Surgical Association, Louisville, KY, 06/06/2024 - 06/08/2024 |
Cohen L, Rogers C, Lloren JIC, Huang CC, Teshome M, Singh P, Kong, AL, Cobb AN, Cortina CS, National trends in neoadjuvant chemotherapy utilization in patients with early-stage node-negative HER2 positive breast cancer: the impact of the KATHERINE trial (oral presentation), The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting., Kohler, WI, 11/08/2024 - 11/09/2024 |
Rogers C, Cohen L, Lloren JIC, Huang CC, Kong AL, Singh P, Cobb AN, Teshome M, Cortina CS, Does Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Clinical T1–2 N0 HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Increase Rates of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection? (oral presentation), The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/08/2024 - 11/09/2024 |
Cobb AN, Dong X, Huang S, Kong AL, Cortina CS, Axillary Nodal Management in Older Women with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (oral presentation), The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/08/2024 - 11/09/2024 |
Ray HR, Zepeda JL, LoGiudice J, Kong AL, Doren EL, Cortina CS, Immediate vs Delayed DIEP Reconstruction on Time to Surgery After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (oral presentation), The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI., 11/08/2024 - 11/09/2024 |
Cortina CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill R, Venkatesh M, Lautner MA, Weber JJ, Lawn E, Kong AL, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Utilization in Wisconsin Women with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)Undergoing Breast Conserving Surgery (oral presentation), The Wisconsin Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Kohler, WI, 11/08/2024 - 11/09/2024 |
Rogers C, Cohen L, Lloren JIC, Huang CC, Cobb AN, Kong AL, Singh P, Teshome M, Cortina CS, Does Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Clinical T1–2 N0 HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Increase Rates of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection?, Central Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, 06/05/2025 - 06/07/2025 |
Cohen LN, Johnson M, Lloren JIC, Walker J, Patten CR, Cobb A, Kong AL, Cortina CS, Upstaging to Invasive Breast Cancer and Axillary Nodal Burden in Patients with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ in the National Cancer Database (oral presentation), Wisconsin Surgical Society 2025 Fall Conference, Kohler, WI., 11/07/2025 - 11/08/2025 |
Ciralsky, T, Cortina, CS, Huang, CC, Hansen, C, Cobb, AN, Kong, AL, A Systematic and Cost-effectiveness Review of Sentinel Node Tracers in Breast Cancer (poster presentation), Wisconsin Surgical Society 2025 Conference , Kohler, WI, 11/07/2025 - 11/08/2025 |
Medicielo, JV, Cortina, CS, Johnson, MK, Dong, X, Huang, CC, Walker, J, Cobb, AN, Kong, AL, Is invasive lobular carcinoma associated with an increased nodal burden compared to invasive ductal carcinoma?" (oral presentation), Wisconsin Surgical Society 2025 Conference, Kohler, WI, 11/07/2025 - 11/08/2025 |
Lautner, MA, Quamme, SR, Pung, D Jessica R Schumacher, Cartmill, RS, Venkatesh, M, Weber, JJ, Lawson, E, Kong, AL, Cortina, CS, Development of a Statewide Breast Surgery Virtual Case Conference through the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin, UW Annual Department of Surgery Research Summit, Madison, WI, 01/29/2026 |
Local |
Kong, AL, Kelly KA, Yen TW, The Role of Screening Mammography in Detecting Breast Cancer. Who Should Be Screened?, Medical College of Wisconsin Research Day Poster Presentation, Milwaukee, WI, 09/14/2011 |
Kong A, Karm D, Wein M, Marks D, Benign Arterial Calcifications on Screening Mammogram: A Marker for Coronary Artery Disease?, Poster Presentation, MCW Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 09/12/2012 |
Hudak KA, Kong A, Kelley K, Hijjawi J, Discussion of Pre-operative Mammography in Women Undergoing Reduction Mammaplasty: An Opportunity for Improvement, Oral Presentation, The Wisconsin Society of Plastic Surgeons, Milwaukee, WI, 03/22/2013 |
Anderson B, Drew E, Griffie J, Harris C, Holder P, Kong A, Walker A, Underwood S, Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors among African American Women in Central Milwaukee, Oral Presentation, MCW Cancer Center Scientific Retreat, Milwaukee, WI, 05/03/2013 |
Kong A, Lin J, Basir Z, Termuhlen P, Do All Radial Scars And Complex Sclerosing Lesions Diagnosed On Core Needle Biopsy Need To Undergo Surgical Excision?, Poster Presentation, MCW Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 09/18/2013 |
Lin J, Termuhlen P, Basir Z, Kong A, Do All Radial Scars And Complex Sclerosing Lesions Diagnosed On Core Needle Biopsy Need To Undergo Surgical Excision?, Poster Presentation, Pathways M3 Scholarship Forum- * 1 of 2 oral presentations selected from 65 Master Clinician abstracts, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/05/2014 |
Patten C, Kong A, Lewis B, Purdy A, Treat R, Leisten A, Redlich P, Development of a Clinical Breast Exam (CBE) Web-Based Module, MCW Innovations in Medical Education Research Forum, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/18/2014 |
J. Frebault , C. Bergom , M. Shukla , Y. Zhang , C. Huang , A. Kong, Breast Cancer Treatment Patterns in Women age >80: A Report from the National Cancer Database, MCW Medical Student Research Day Poster Session, *Winner of the Dr. Michael J. Dunn Poster contest (1 of 8 clinical research poster winners out of 110), Milwaukee, WI, 10/04/2018 |
Ray H, Doren EL, Adamson KA, LoGiudice JA, Yen TWF, Kong AL, Cortina CS, Risk Factors for Flap Necrosis in Patients Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Reconstruction (oral presentation), MCW Department of Surgery Fall Research Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2021 |
Ray H, Doren EL, Adamson KA, LoGiudice JA, Yen TWF, Kong AL, Cortina CS., Risk Factors for Flap Necrosis in Patients Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap Reconstruction (poster presentation), MCW Medical Student Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2021 |
Gellings, JA, Cortina CS, Jorns J, Johnson M, Huang CC, Kong AL, Annual Cost Savings with the Implementation of Estrogen-Receptor-Only Testing on DCIS Specimens (oral presentation), Condon-Donegan Research Department of Surgery Research Competition * JA Gellings winner, Milwaukee, WI, 06/07/2022 |
Reynolds C, Ziadeh S, Kong A, Price J, Uyar D, Sabsevitz D, Chaudhary L, Greenberg AS., Longitudinal Evaluation of Cognitive Outcomes in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy Highlights Need for Highly Sensitive Assessments
(oral presentation and poster), MCW 2023 Trainee Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 04/21/2023 |
Valencia E, Cortina CS, Cobb AN, Chaudhary LN, Kelly T, Kong AL, Evaluating the Accuracy, Quality, and Readability of Online Breast Cancer Information (poster), MCW 2023 Trainee Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 04/21/2023 |
Rogers CS, Lloren J, Johnson M, Cobb AN, Chaudhary LN, Huang CC, Teshome M, Singh P, Kong AL, Cortina CS, National trends in neoadjuvant chemotherapy utilization for cT1-2 N0 triple negative breast cancer: Did the CREATE-X trial impact treatment patterns? (poster), MCW 2023 Trainee Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 04/21/2023 |
Lautner MA, Cortina CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, , Weber JJ, Ties J, Pasiuk J, Cobb AN, Natarajan S, Boyer B, Lawson E, Kong AL., Axillary Nodal Staging in Women Undergoing Upfront Surgery for DCIS in Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Research Summit 2024, Madison WI, 01/2024 |
Cohen L, Flanagan, Kong AL, Cortina CS., A Systematic Review of Sebaceous Carcinoma of the Breast from 2000–2023: A Rare Entity with High Recurrence Rates, MCW Cancer Center Trainee Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 03/2024 |
Cohen L, Flanagan, Kong AL, Cortina CS., A Systematic Review of Sebaceous Carcinoma of the Breast from 2000–2023: A Rare Entity with High Recurrence Rates., Building the Next General of Academic Physicians Research Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2024 |
Cohen L, Flanagan, Kong AL, Cortina CS, A Systematic Review of Sebaceous Carcinoma of the Breast from 2000–2023: A Rare Entity with High Recurrence Rates, MCW Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 04/2024 |
Cohen L, Rogers C, Lloren JIC, Huang CC, Teshome M, Singh P, Kong, AL, Cobb AN, Cortina CS, National trends in neoadjuvant chemotherapy utilization in patients with early-stage node-negative HER2 positive breast cancer: the impact of the KATHERINE trial, MCW Annual Department of Surgery Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 09/27/2024 |
Ray HR, Zepeda JL, LoGiudice J, Kong AL, Doren EL, Cortina CS., Immediate vs Delayed DIEP Reconstruction on Time to Surgery After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy, MCW Annual Department of Surgery Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 09/27/2024 |
Davis AP, Dong X, Huang S, Kong AL, Cortina CS, Cobb AN, Surgical Nodal Management in Older Patients with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer, MCW Annual Department of Surgery Research Conference., Milwaukee, WI, 09/27/2024 |
Rogers C, Cohen L, Lloren JIC, Huang CC, Kong AL, Singh P, Cobb AN, Teshome M, Cortina CS., Does Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Clinical T1–2 N0 HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Increase Rates of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection?, MCW Annual Department of Surgery Research Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 09/27/2024 |
Cohen LN, Johnson M, Lloren JIC, Walker J, Patten CR, Cobb A, Kong AL, Cortina CS., Upstaging to Invasive Breast Cancer in Patients with DCIS in the National Cancer Database., MCW Department of Surgery Fall Symposium, Milwaukee, WI., 10/10/2025 |
Johnson M, Cortina CS, Mohammed, Kong AL., The Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy for DCIS. MCW Department of Surgery Fall Research Symposium., MCW Department of Surgery Fall Research Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 10/10/2025 |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
2020 - Present Surgery Update Leading the Way. Department of Surgery publication. Winter 2020 Vol 13 No.1. "The History of Breast Implants and Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)"
Kong A, Doren E. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Beach-Ferrara J, Fauntleroy D and Kong A. Tamoxifen and the Breast Cancer Prevention Trials. The National Women's Health Network, 1998. |
2. Tartter P, Kaplan J, Bleiweiss I, Gajdos E, Kong A, Ahmed B, and Zappetti D. Lumpectomy margins, re-excision and local recurrence of breast cancer. American Journal of Surgery 2000; 179; 1-5. |
3. Chun J, Singer E, Kong A, Phelps R, Weltz C. Desmoplastic amelanotic melanoma in irradiated burn scar. Dermatol Surg 2006 Jan; 32 (1): 161-4. |
4. Valero III V, Kong A, Hunt K, Yi M, Hwang R, Meric-Bernstam F, Bedrosian I, Ross M, Babiera G, and Mittendorf E. Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection is Technically Feasible in Older Breast Cancer Patients. Clin Br Cancer 2010; 10 (6): 477-482. |
5. Amin A and Kong A. Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Found On Screening Mammogram. Wisconsin Medical Journal 2011 June;110 (3): 140-143. |
6. Kong A, Yen TW, Pezzin LE, Miao H, Sparapani R, Laud PW, Nattinger AB. Socioeconomic and Racial Differences in Hospital Utilization in Breast Cancer Patients. Ann Surg Onc 2011 Oct; 18 (11): 3220-227. DOI 10.1245/s10434-011-2011-z. PMCID: PMC3201787 [Available on 2012/10/1] |
7. Gaughn N, Rogers CR, Rademacher A, Purdy A, Mattingly J, Cobb AN, Patten C, Kong AL, Cortina CS. A Contemporary Review of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk. Minerva Surgery. 2025. |
8. Kong AL, Tereffe W, Hunt KK, Yi M, Kang T, Weatherspoon K, Mittendorf EA, Bedrosian I, Hwang RF, Babiera GV, Buchholz TA, Meric-Bernstam F. Impact of internal mammary lymph node drainage identified by preoperative lymphoscintigraphy on outcomes in patients with stage I to III breast cancer. Cancer. 2012 Dec 15;118(24):6287-96. PMCID: PMC3913471 |
9. Amin A, Neuner J, Finn V, Griffie J, Kong A. The Success of a One-to-One Mentoring Support Service for Breast Cancer Survivors. Wisconsin Med Journal 2014 October; 113(5):185-189. |
10. Amin AL, Purdy AC, Mattingly JD, Kong AL, Termuhlen PM. Benign breast disease. Surg Clin North Am. 2013 Apr;93(2):299-308. |
11. Kong AL, Saving A, Rathke S, Basir Z, Yen TW. Racial differences in the surgical management of papillary lesions diagnosed by core needle biopsy. Breast J. 2015;21(2):203-4. |
12. Karm D, Marks DS, Wein M, Kong AL. Benign Arterial Calcification on Screening Mammogram: A Marker for Coronary Artery Disease? J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2015 Oct;24(10):795-800. |
13. Kong A, Pezzin L, Nattinger A. Identifying Patterns of Breast Cancer Care Provided At High Volume Hospitals: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2015 Oct;153(3):689-98. doi: 10.1007/s10549-015-3561-6. Epub 2015 Sep 26. |
14. Patten C, Redlich P, Kong A. Clinical Breast Exam Video and Presentation. MedEdPORTAL Publications; 2016. Available from: https://www.mededportal.org/publication/10351 http://dx.doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10351
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15. Ludwig KK, Neuner J, Butler A, Geurts JL, Kong AL. Risk reduction and survival benefit of prophylactic surgery in BRCA mutation carriers, a systematic review. Am J Surg. 2016 Oct;212(4):660-669. |
16. Neuner JM, Shi Y, Kong AL, Kamaraju S, Smith EC, Smallwood AJ, Laud PW, Charlson JA. Fractures in a nationwide population-based cohort of users of breast cancer hormonal therapy. J Cancer Surviv. 2018 Apr;12(2):268-275. |
17. Kong AL, Nattinger AB, McGinley E, Pezzin LE. The relationship between patient and tumor characteristics, patterns of breast cancer care, and 5-year survival among elderly women with incident breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018 Sep;171(2):477-488. |
18. Currey A, Patten CR, Bergom C, Wilson JF, Kong AL. Management of the axilla after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: Sentinel node biopsy and radiotherapy considerations. Breast J. 2018 Nov;24(6):902-910. |
19. Ferrigni E, Bergom C, Yin Z, Szabo A, Kong AL. Breast Cancer in Women Aged 80 Years or Older: An Analysis of Treatment Patterns and Disease Outcomes. Clin Breast Cancer. 2019 Jun;19(3):157-164. |
20. Klement KA, Hijjawi JB, Neuner J, Kelley K, Kong AL. Discussion of preoperative mammography in women undergoing reduction mammaplasty. Breast J. 2019 May;25(3):439-443. |
21. Schapira MM, Fletcher KE, Ganschow PS, Jacobs EA, Walker CM, Smallwood AJ, Gil D, Faghri A, Kong AL, Yen TW, McDunn S, Marcus E, Neuner JM. Improving Communication in Breast Cancer Treatment Consultation: Use of a Computer Test of Health Numeracy. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 Oct;28(10):1407-1417. PMCID: PMC6797073 |
22. Frebault J, Bergom C, Kong AL. Surgery in the Older Patient with Breast Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep. 2019 Jun 25;21(8):69. |
23. Neuner JM, Kong A, Blaes A, Riley D, Chrischilles E, Smallwood A, Lizarraga I, Schroeder M. The association of socioeconomic status with receipt of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Jan;173(1):179-188. PMCID: PMC6687292 |
24. Quryshi N, Norwood Toro LE, Ait-Aissa K, Kong A, Beyer AM. Chemotherapeutic-Induced Cardiovascular Dysfunction: Physiological Effects, Early Detection-The Role of Telomerase to Counteract Mitochondrial Defects and Oxidative Stress. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Mar 10;19(3). PMCID: PMC5877658 |
25. Jin Y, Hu W, Liu T, Rana U, Aguilera-Barrantes I, Kong A, Kumar SN, Wang B, Gao P, Wang X, Duan Y, Shi A, Song D, Yang M, Li S, Han B, Zhao G, Fan Z, Miao QR. Nogo-B receptor increases the resistance of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer to paclitaxel. Cancer Lett. 2018 Apr 10;419:233-244. PMCID: PMC5821135 |
26. Chaudhary LN, Wilkinson KH, Kong A. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Who Should Receive Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2018 Jan;27(1):141-153. |
27. Throckmorton A, VanderWalde L, Brackett C, Dominici L, Eisenhauer T, Johnson N, Kong A, Ludwig K, O'Neill J, Pugliese M, Teller P, Sarantou T. The Ethics of Breast Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Oct;22(10):3191-6. |
28. Wang B, Zhao B, North P, Kong A, Huang J, Miao QR. Expression of NgBR is highly associated with estrogen receptor alpha and survivin in breast cancer. PLoS One. 2013;8(11):e78083. PMCID: PMC3817177 |
29. Kong A, Tartter PI, Zappetti D. The significance of risk factors for infection in patients undergoing lumpectomy and axillary dissection Breast Journal. 1997;3(2):81-84. |
30. Hader SN, Zinkevich N, Norwood Toro LE, Kriegel AJ, Kong A, Freed JK, Gutterman DD, Beyer AM. Detrimental effects of chemotherapy on human coronary microvascular function. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2019 Oct 01;317(4):H705-H710. PMCID: PMC6843017 |
31. Ludwig K, Kong AL. Targeted Axillary Dissection for Patients Who Convert to Clinically Node Negative After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Node-Positive Breast Cancer Current Breast Cancer Reports. 2020. • DOI: 10.1007/s12609-020-00375-y |
32. Cortina CS, Ward EP, Kong AL. The consideration for outpatient mastectomy during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Am J Surg. 2021 Aug;222(2):290-291. PMCID: PMC7837365 |
33. Mehdi M, Kong AL, Frebault J, Huang S, Huang CC, Cortina CS. Prognostic Outcomes of Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast. J Surg Res. 2021 Aug;264:138-148. PMCID: PMC8222152 |
34. Cortina CS, Bergom CR, Kijack J, Thorgerson AA, Huang CS, Kong AL. Postmastectomy breast reconstruction in women aged 70 and older: An analysis of the National Cancer Database (NCDB). Surgery. 2021 Jul;170(1):30-38. PMCID: PMC8217182 |
35. Cortina CS, Bergom C, Craft MA, Fields B, Brazauskas R, Currey A, Kong AL. A National Survey of Breast Surgeons and Radiation Oncologists on Contemporary Axillary Management in Mastectomy Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Oct;28(10):5568-5579. |
36. Frebault J, Bergom C, Cortina CS, Shukla ME, Zhang Y, Huang CC, Kong AL. Invasive Breast Cancer Treatment Patterns in Women Age 80 and Over: A Report from the National Cancer Database. Clin Breast Cancer. 2022 Jan;22(1):49-59. PMCID: PMC9003119 |
37. Cortina CS, Yen TWF, Bergom C, Fields B, Craft MA, Currey A, Kong AL. Breast cancer-related lymphedema rates after modern axillary treatments: How accurate are our estimates? Surgery. 2022 Mar;171(3):682-686. |
38. Cortina CS, Bergom C, Craft MA, Fields B, Brazauskas R, Currey A, Kong AL. ASO Visual Abstract: A National Survey of Breast Surgeons and Radiation Oncologists on Contemporary Axillary Management in Mastectomy Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec;28(Suppl 3):588. |
39. Frebault J, Bergom C, Cortina CS, Shukla ME, Zhang Y, Huang CC, Kong AL. Treatment Patterns in Women Age 80 and Over With DCIS: A Report From the National Cancer Database. Clin Breast Cancer. 2022 Aug;22(6):547-552. |
40. Martinez EO, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Kijak J, Lee WY, Huang CC, Cortina CS. Primary Breast Neuroendocrine Tumors: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct;29(10):6339-6346. PMCID: PMC9464685 |
41. Schumacher JR, Lawson EH, Kong AL, Weber JJ, May J, Landercasper J, Hanlon B, Marka N, Venkatesh M, Cartmill RS, Pavuluri Quamme S, Nikolay C, Greenberg CC. A Statewide Approach to Reducing Re-excision Rates for Women With Breast-conserving Surgery. Ann Surg. 2022 Oct 01;276(4):665-672. PMCID: PMC9529150 |
42. Martinez EO, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Kijak J, Lee WY, Huang CC, Cortina CS. ASO Visual Abstract: Primary Breast Neuroendocrine Tumors-An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct;29(10):6349. |
43. Holland H, Kong A, Buchanan E, Patten C. Breast Surgery Cost Savings Through Surgical Tray Instrument Reduction Journal of Surgical Research. December 2022;280:495-500. |
44. Gellings JA, Cortina CS, Jorns JM, Johnson MK, Huang CC, Kong AL. Annual cost-savings with the implementation of estrogen-receptor-only testing on Ductal Carcinoma in Situ specimens. Am J Surg. 2023 Feb;225(2):304-308. |
45. Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Guo MS, Kong AL. Postoperative Complications from Breast and Axillary Surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Feb;103(1):121-139. |
46. Joung RH, Mullett TW, Kurtzman SH, Shafir S, Harris JB, Yao KA, Bilimoria KY, Cance WG, Nelson H; Return-to-Screening Quality Improvement Collaborative.Evaluation of a National Quality Improvement Collaborative for Improving Cancer Screening. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2242354. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.42354. PMID: 36383381; PMCID: PMC9669819. |
47. Cortina CS, Kong AL. Chest mass in a transgender man after top surgery. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Jan;24(1):e57. |
48. Cortina CS, Kong AL. Using the tools we have to improve perioperative outcomes for mastectomy patients with severe persistent mental illness. Am J Surg. 2023 Jul;226(1):2-3. |
49. Cortina CS, Cobb AN, Kong AL. Invited Commentary: Current and Future Opportunities in Mitigating Breast Cancer Disparity. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Jun 01;236(6):1239-1241. |
50. Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Frebault J, Cho Y, Thorgerson A, Bergom CR, Huang CC, Kong AL. Associations Between Hospital Volume and Overall Survival After Surgery in Older Patients with Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6462-6470. |
51. Chaudhary LN, Jorns JM, Sun Y, Cheng YC, Kamaraju S, Burfeind J, Gonyo MB, Kong AL, Patten C, Yen T, Cortina CS, Carson E, Johnson N, Bergom C, Tsaih SW, Banerjee A, Wang Y, Chervoneva I, Weil E, Chitambar CR, Rui H. Frequent upregulation of HER2 protein in hormone-receptor-positive HER2-negative breast cancer after short-term neoadjuvant endocrine therapy. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2023 Oct;201(3):387-396. PMCID: PMC10795510 |
52. Bacos JT, Doren E, D'Souza A, Jorns J, Kong A. Surgical Management of Breast Amyloidosis. Clin Breast Cancer. 2023 Aug;23(6):e359-e367. |
53. Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Hsu TL, Huang S, Frebault J, Huang CC, Kong AL. National Trends in "Going Flat" After Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6374-6382. |
54. Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Hsu TL, Huang S, Frebault J, Huang CC, Kong AL. ASO Visual Abstract: National Trends in "Going Flat" After Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6385. |
55. Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Frebault J, Cho Y, Thorgerson A, Bergom CR, Huang CC, Kong AL. ASO Visual Abstract: Associations Between Hospital Volume on Overall Survival After Surgery in Older Patients with Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6473-6474. |
56. Rogers C, Cobb AN, Lloren JIC, Chaudhary LN, Johnson MK, Huang CC, Teshome M, Kong AL, Singh P, Cortina CS. National trends in neoadjuvant chemotherapy utilization in patients with early-stage node-negative triple-negative breast cancer: the impact of the CREATE-X trial. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Jan;203(2):317-328. PMCID: PMC10872271 |
57. Brinton, M.A., Kong, A. Progress Toward Non-operative Management of Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia. Curr Breast Cancer Rep 16, 20–27 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12609-024-00522-9 |
58. Cortina CS, Lloren JI, Rogers C, Johnson MK, Cobb AN, Huang CC, Kong AL, Singh P, Teshome M. Does Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Clinical T1-T2 N0 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Increase the Extent of Axillary Surgery? Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 May;31(5):3128-3140. PMCID: PMC11003830 |
59. Cortina CS, Lloren JI, Rogers C, Johnson MK, Cobb AN, Huang CC, Kong AL, Singh P, Teshome M. ASO Visual Abstract: Does Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Clinical T1-T2 N0 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Increase the Extent of Axillary Surgery? Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Feb 15. |
60. Cortina CS, Kong AL. Should surgeons reconsider the role of intraoperative sentinel lymph node evaluation for premenopausal breast cancer patients in the era of RxPONDER? Am J Surg. 2024 Aug;234:184-185. PMCID: PMC11223953 |
61. Ray HR, Doren EL, Adamson K, Kong AL, Cortina CS. Risk Factors for Skin Flap and Nipple-Areolar Necrosis in Patients Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy With Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Reconstruction. Am Surg. 2024 Nov;90(11):2769-2779. |
62. Norwood Toro LE, Hader SN, Terwood JD, Didier D, Kong A, Beyer AM. Chemotherapy, Microvascular Function, and Angiogenesis- a Longitudinal Study.FASEB J 2022 May; 36 Suppl 1. |
63. Jorns JM, Sun Y, Kamaraju S, Cheng YC, Kong A, Yen T, Patten CR, Cortina CS, Chitambar CR, Rui H, Chaudhary LN. Divergent Cellular Expression Patterns of PD-L1 and PD-L2 Proteins in Breast Cancer. J Pers Med. 2024 Apr 29;14(5). PMCID: PMC11121947 |
64. Cobb A, Rogers C, Dong X, Huang C-C, Kong AL*, Cortina CS*. Are There Differences in Overall Survival Amongst Older Breast Cancer Patients by Race and Ethnicity. Surgery. 2024
*co-senior authors |
65. Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Aldakkak M, Huang CC, Kong AL. The Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy for DCIS. Clin Breast Cancer. 2024 Oct;24(7):611-619. PMCID: PMC11402566 |
66. Cohen LN, Flanagan C, Kong AL, Cortina CS. A systematic review of sebaceous carcinoma of the breast from 2000-2023: A rare entity with high recurrence rates. Surg Oncol Insight. 2024 Sep;1(3). PMCID: PMC11310847 |
67. Cortina CS, Kong AL. Minimally Invasive Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Can Be Done but Should It? JAMA Surg. 2024 Oct 01;159(10):1187. PMCID: PMC11464166 |
68. Chaudhary LN, Jorns J, Sun Y, Cheng YC, Kamaraju S, Burfeind J, Gonyo M, Kong A, Patten C, Yen T, Cortina CS, Carson E, Johnson N, Bergom C, Tsaih SW, Banerjee A, Wang Y, Chervoneva I, Weil E, Chitambar CR, Rui H. Frequent Upregulation Of HER2 Protein In Hormone Receptor-Positive HER2-Negative Breast Cancer After Short-Term Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy. Research Square. April 2023. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2777910/v1 |
69. Valencia EA, Cortina CS, Cobb AN, Chaudhary LN, Kelly T, Kong AL. Evaluating the Accuracy, Quality, and Readability of Online Breast Cancer Information. Ann Surg Open. 2024 Sep;5(3):e465. PMCID: PMC11415127 |
70. Rogers C, Zeien S, Puccetti K, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Cherian S, Cortina CS. Examining the false-negative rate of a negative axillary node ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in breast cancer patients undergoing upfront surgery. Am J Surg. 2025 Jan;239:116047. PMCID: PMC11650375 |
71. Cobb AN, Rogers C, Dong X, Huang CC, Kong AL, Cortina CS. Are there differences in overall survival among older breast cancer patients by race and ethnicity? Surgery. 2025 Mar;179:108896. PMCID: PMC11786985 |
72. Gellings JA, Cortina CS, Kijak J, Bradley J, Aldakkak M, Bergom C, Kong AL. Adjuvant breast radiation therapy practice patterns in the United States from 2012-2017. Surg Oncol Insight. 2024 Dec;1(4). PMCID: PMC11566854 |
73. Walker JC, Kong AL, Cortina CS. Should abemaciclib candidacy be an indication for ALND?-commentary on SENOMAC post-hoc analysis. Gland Surg. 2025 Apr 30;14(4):776-780. PMCID: PMC12093160 |
74. Cohen LN, Rogers CC, Lloren JIC, Kamaraju S, Chaudhary LN, Huang CC, Cobb AN, Singh P, Kong AL, Teshome M, Cortina CS. National trends in neoadjuvant systemic therapy utilization in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer from 2016-2021: The impact of the KATHERINE trial. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Aug;212(3):531-543. PMCID: PMC12213117 |
75. Cortina CS, Schumacher JR, Cartmill RS, Venkatesh M, Lawson EH, Kong AL, Lautner MA. Sentinel Node Biopsy Utilization in Wisconsin Women Undergoing Breast-Conserving Surgery for DCIS. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Aug;32(8):5446-5448. PMCID: PMC12210222 |
76. Gaughan NA, Rademacher N, Rogers C, Purdy A, Mattingly JD, Patten CR, Cobb AN, Kong AL, Cortina CS. Current insights into breast and ovarian cancer risk: a contemporary review. Minerva Surg. 2025 Aug;80(4):334-353. PMCID: PMC12355728 |
77. Summerside M, Istl AC, Rogers CC, Cobb AN, Kong AL, Singh P, Cortina CS. From Podium to PubMed: Successful Manuscript Publication of Oral Breast Surgery Abstract Presentations at National Meetings from 2017 to 2022. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct;32(11):8184-8191. PMCID: PMC12355729 |
78. Do Couto N, Hidde M, Grigoriadis G, Sparapani R, Durand M, Widlansky M, Jankowski C, Berendt M, Canales B, Golus S, Norwood Toro LE, Laud P, Kong A, Hoskins K, Lewandowski D, Phillips SA, Gutterman DD, Kriegel AJ, Beyer KMM, Beyer AM, Stolley M. Take charge during treatment: a protocol for a pilot study to evaluate the impact of exercise on cardiovascular biomarkers among black and white breast cancer patients undergoing treatment. Cardiooncology. 2025 Aug 21;11(1):75. PMCID: PMC12369258 |
79. Cobb AN, Dong X, Makope A, Cohen L, Huang CC, Kong AL, Cortina CS. Contemporary Nodal Management and Overall Survival of Older Patients with HR-/HER2+ Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jan;33(1):118-128. PMCID: PMC12558606 |
80. Ludwig KK, Kong A, Grossi S, Joseph KA, Cox S, Pratt D. Implementation of Quality Improvement Projects: A Practical Guide From the American Society of Breast Surgeons Patient Safety and Quality Committee. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Feb;33(2):1221-1231. |
81. Terwoord JD, Norwood Toro LE, Hader SN, Hammond ST, Hockenberry JC, Linn J, Vazirabad IY, Kong AL, Kriegel AJ, Liu Z, Kivelä RM, Murtagh G, Gutterman DD, Beyer AM. Characterization of anticancer therapy-induced microvascular dysfunction in patients with breast cancer supports targeted intervention. JCI Insight. 2025 Nov 24;10(22). PMCID: PMC12643535 |
82. Rogers CC, Cohen LN, Lloren JIC, Huang CC, Cobb AN, Kong AL, Singh P, Teshome M, Cortina CS. Does neoadjuvant systemic therapy in clinical T1-2 N0 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer increase the extent of axillary surgery? Surgery. 2025 Dec 11:109907. |
83. Cobb AN, Dong X, Makope A, Cohen L, Huang CC, Kong AL, Cortina CS. ASO Visual Abstract: Contemporary Nodal Management and Overall Survival in Older Patients with HR-/HER2+ Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Feb;33(2):1250. |
84. Cobb AN, Dong X, Makope A, Cohen L, Huang CC, Kong AL, Cortina CS. Correction: Contemporary Nodal Management and Overall Survival of Older Patients with HR-/HER2+ Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Feb;33(2):1259. |
Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other |
1. Cortina CS, Kong AL. Using the tools we have to improve perioperative outcomes for mastectomy patients with severe persistent mental illness. The American Journal of Surgery. Published online ahead of print, Jan 21, 2023. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.01.015 |
2. Cortina CS, Cobb AN, Kong, AL. Current and Future Opportunities in Mitigating Breast Cancer Disparities. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2023. doi:10.1097/XCS.0000000000000664 |
3. Cortina CS, Kong AL. A Minimally Invasive/Robotic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Can Be Done – But Should It Be? JAMA Surgery. Aug 14. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.2986. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39141380. |
4. Cortina CS, Kong AL. Comment on "Women Could Avoid Axillary Lymph Node Dissection by Choosing Breast-Conserving Therapy Instead of Mastectomy". Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec;28(Suppl 3):772-773. |
5. Cortina CS, Kong AL. ASO Author Reflections: The Evolving Multidisciplinary Management of the Axilla in Mastectomy Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jun;29(6):3853-3854. |
6. Martinez EO, Jorns JM, Kong AL, Cortina CS. ASO Author Reflections: Rare Breast Cancer Subtypes and the Role for Precision Oncology. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct;29(10):6347-6348. |
7. Thalji SZ, Cortina CS, Kong AL. ASO Author Reflections: Extending Optimal Care for Breast Cancer to the Elderly Population. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6471-6472. |
8. Johnson MK, Cortina CS, Kong AL. ASO Author Reflections: The Potential Impact of the "Going Flat" Movement on National Rates of Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(11):6383-6384. |
9. Crown A, Kong AL. Unveiling the disparities within: Why we need to disaggregate data for Asian women with breast cancer. Am J Surg. 2025 Feb;240:116013. |
Abstracts |
1. Cortina CS, Bergom C, Craft MA, Fields B, Currey A, Kong AL. A Survey of Radiation Oncologists on Contemporary Axillary Management in Postmastectomy Breast Cancer Patients. 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, TX. December 2020. |
2. Chaudary L,Jorns JM, Cheng YC, Kamaraju S, Gonyo M, Kong A, Patten C, Yen T, Cortina C, Carson E, Bergom C, Banarjee, A, Wang Y, Chitambar C, Rui H. Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy Helps Identify HER2 Up-regulation in Patients with Hormone Receptor-Positive HER2-Negative Breast Cancer. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. San Antonio, TX. December 2020 |
3. Medhi M, Kong AL, Frebault J, Huang S, Huang CC, Cortina CS. Prognostic Outcomes of Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast. 2020 MCW Department of Surgery Fall Research Symposium. Milwaukee, WI September 2020. |
4. Cortina CS, Bergom CR, Kijack J, Zhang Y, Huang CC, Kong AL. Breast Reconstruction in the Elderly: An Analysis of the NCDB. American Society of Breast Surgeons 21st Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. May 2020 *Virtual secondary to COVID-19 pandemic |
5. Flanagan C, Kong AL, Cortina CS. A Systematic Review of Sebaceous Carcinoma of the Breast. 37th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference. Miami, FL. March 2020 |
6. Valencia EA, Cortina CS, Cobb A, Chaudhary L, Kelly T, Kong AL. Accuracy of Patient-Focused Breast Cancer Online Resources. American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. April 2023. |
7. Johnson M, Cortina CS, Mohammed, Kong AL. The Use of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy for DCIS. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, June 2022. J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr e12572) doi: 10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.e12572 |
Peer Reviewed Educational Products |
1. Kong AL. Young Black Women May be More Likely to Have First Mammogram Cancers: A New Perspective in Breast Cancer Disparities. American Society of Breast Surgeons Selected Readings Program. June 2023. |
