Assistant Professor
SPECIALTIES
General surgical oncology, sarcoma, endocrine surgery, complex skin cancers, gastrointestinal malignancy, breast surgical oncology including excisional biopsy; lumpectomy; mastectomy; skin-sparing mastectomy; nipple-sparing mastectomy; oncoplastic surgery; sentinel lymph node biopsy and mapping; axillary node dissection; locally advanced breast cancer; breast cancer in young women; high risk breast cancer patients, breast sarcomas
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Breast cancer molecular biology, hormone response and mechanisms of hormone resistance in breast cancer.
EDUCATION
- Fellowship: Complex General Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 2017-2019
- General Surgery Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 2009-2011, 2013-2016
- Surgical Oncology Research Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 2011-2013
- Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 2005-2009
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
Complex General Surgical Oncology – Board Certified (2020)
General Surgery – Board Certified (2016)
PUBLICATIONS
Search for publications on PubMed using Spanheimer P* as search criteria
