Education

DO, Midwestern University, AZ College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale, AZ (2002)
BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1995)

Postdoctoral Training

Norma Lies Mitchell Interdisciplinary Breast Fellow, Department of Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, CT (2010-2011)
General Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center (2003-2007)
General Surgery Intern, Department of Surgery, Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center (2002-2003)

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Larner  College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2016-present)
Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2011-2016)

Awards and Honors

Merit Award Winner, “Who Provides Follow Up Care for Breast Cancer Survivors and Does it Make a Difference?” ASCO-Breast Cancer Symposium (2011)

Publications

Persing S, Jerome MA, James TA, Callas P, Mace J, Sowden M, Goodwin A, Weaver DL, Sprague BL.  Surgical margin reporting in breast conserving surgery: Does compliance with guidelines affect re-excision and mastectomy rates?  Breast.  2015 Oct;24(5):618-22. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2015.06.007.  Epub 2015 Jul 18.  PMID: 26199197.  PMCID: PMC4752196 [Available on 2016-10-01]

Sowden M, Vacek P, Geller BM.  The impact of cancer diagnosis on employment: is there a difference between rural and urban populations?  Cancer Surviv.  2014 Jun;8(2):213-7.  doi: 10.1007/s11764-013-0317-3.  Epub 2013 Dec 12.  PMID: 24337871


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