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| Dr. Jeanne A. Petrek The leadership and staff of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center mourn the tragic death on April 11, 2005, of Jeanne A. Petrek, Director of the Surgical Program at the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center. Dr. Petrek first came to MSKCC as a surgical oncology fellow in 1978 and joined the medical staff in 1984, after a brief time at Emory University School of Medicine. She was an expert in treating breast cancer, and had a particular focus on young women with the disease. She was a superb surgeon who helped to refine the current management of breast disease, as well as a tireless advocate for the quality of life of breast cancer patients. Dr. Petrek was a leading researcher in topics such as lymphedema after breast surgery, pregnancy-associated breast cancer, and the preservation of a woman's fertility after treatment for breast cancer. A warm, cheerful, and encouraging influence in the lives of her patients and her colleagues, she will be deeply missed. Dr. jeanne Petrek was born January 5, 1948 in Youngstown Ohio. Her office was located in New York. She was board certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1978 and recertified in 2001. She was educated at the Case Western Reserve and later at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. She was a member of many Medical Societies including the following: American College of Surgeons American Medical Association American Medical Women’s Association American Society of Breast Disease American Society of Clinical Oncology American Surgical Association Association for Academic Surgery Association of Women Surgeons Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Alumni Foundation The New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group North American Menopause Society The Society of Surgical Oncology, Inc. |
| Research Grants and Awards*: 1985-1988 American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Career Development Award. (Personnel award) Total Award: ,000 July 1, 1987- Principal Investigator, Breast lipid composition: a predictor of June 30, 1988 breast cancer risk. American Cancer Society ACS-PDT-331. Total Award: ,000. July 1, 1988- Principal Investigator, Adipose fatty acid composition and June 30, 1990 breast carcinogenesis and promotion. National Cancer Institute RO1-CA-47172-01. Total Award: ,000. September 1, 1994- Principal Investigator, Lymphedema: the incidence, time course, August 31, 1996 and etiology in consecutive long-term survivors. US Army Medical Research and Development Command (DAMD 17-94- J-4276). Total Award: ,631. September 1, 1996- Principal Investigator, Does subsequent pregnancy influence August 31, 2000 breast cancer survival? US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (DAMD17-96-1-6122). Total Award: ,133. September 1, 1996- Principal Investigator, Menstrual cycle maintenance and quality August 31, 2001 of life after breast cancer treatment: a prospective study. US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (DAMD17-96- J-6292). Total Award: $1,064,655. July 2001- Principal Investigator, Menstrual cycle maintenance and quality June 2005 of life after breast cancer treatment: a prospective study. CONTINUATION. US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (DAMD17-96-J-6292). Total Award: $1,125,799. July 2001- Principal Investigator, Investigating mechanisms to explain age June 2005 associated differences in quality of life among breast cancer patients. US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Total Award: $1,259,683. *NB: Multiple grants on which a co-investigator have not been listed here. Recent Distinctions: Panel member (one of 12), NIH Consensus Development January 20-23, 1997 Conference on Breast Cancer Screening. Bethesda, MD. Listed as one of 12 “Leaders in the Field of Women’s Health” June 22, 1997 in The New York Time. Name, photograph, and short description of research. Chairman, American College of Surgeon’s Annual Course October 13-16, 1997 on Breast Surgery and Cancer Treatment. Chicago IL. The postgraduate course, consisting of 14 topics, had 980 registrants. Chairman, American Cancer Society International Workshop February 20-22, 1998 on Lymphedema. New York, NY. Chairman of Breast Cancer Section, 41st Annual Sciences March 26-28, 1999 Writers Conference. Miami, FL. |
| Other Activities: National Committee Appointments: December 6-8, 1992 Invited panel speaker with remarks in report to Congress: The Role of Environmental Factors in Breast Cancer: Collaborative Workshop. Washington DC. 1992-1996 Encore, the YWCA Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Program. 1994 Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences: Committee to Advise The Department of Defense on the Army Breast Cancer Research Program. May 3, 1994 Planning Committee of Dr. Samuel Broder for Tamoxifen Prevention Trial Strategies for the Future and Workshop on Breast Preservation Surgery. Bethesda, MD November, 1996 Federal Drug Administration, Consultant for General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel, Gaithersburg, MD. 1996-1997 Consultant, Blue Ribbon Committee for Future Directions, Home Office, American Cancer Society. October, 1997 Chairman, 1997 Postgraduate Course on Breast Surgery and Cancer Treatment for the Annual Meeting of the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL. 1999 Breast Cancer Council, National Society of the American Cancer Society. 1994 - present Scientific Advisory Board of National Calcium Information Center. 1994 - present Chairman, Medical Content Committee of American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer. 1995 - present Surgeon Member, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Head of the Surgery Section for Intraductal Cancer Protocols. 1995 - present American Cancer Society, National Office, Advisory Board Cancer Detection and Treatment 1996 - present Nutrition Information Center, Scientific Review Board Member 1996 - present Continuing Medical Education Committee, The Society of Surgical Oncology, Inc. 2003 - present Young Survival Coalition, Medical Advisory Board Member State Committee Appointments: 1994-1997 New York State Department of Health Breast Cancer Treatment Quality Advisory Panel (One of Two Surgical Representatives) 1994-1997 New York State Department of Health Treatment (Sole Surgical Representative) Memorial Hospital Committees: 1986-1994 Surgical Quality Assurance Committee 1986-1994 Grievance Committee 1992-1999 Surgical Day Hospital Quality Assurance Committee 1993 Society for Surgical Oncology - Local Arrangement Committee 1994-present Executive Committee of the Lauder Breast Cancer Center Outpatient Breast Diagnosis and Treatment Quality Assurance Committee |
| Editorial Activities: Member, Editorial Board Journal of the American Medical Women's Association 1986-1993 Member, Editorial Board Cancer Smart 1994 - 1996 Member, Editorial Board The Cancer Journal of The Scientific American 1994 - present Member, Editorial Board Cancer 1995 - present Member, Editorial Board American Cancer Society for Printed & Electronic Material 1996- present |
| Books: Petrek JA. A Woman's Guide to the Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Cancer. MacMillan, New York, 1985, 244 pp. Robinson R, Petrek JA. A Step By Step Guide To Dealing With Your Breast Cancer. Carol Publishing Group, New York, 1994, 236 pp. Runowicz CD, Petrek JA, Gansler, TS. Women and Cancer: A Thorough and Compassionate Resource for Patients and Their Families. Villard Books (Division of Random House, Inc.), New York, 1999, 278 pp. Robinson R, Petrek JA. A Step By Step Guide To Dealing With Your Breast Cancer, 2nd Edition. Carol Publishing Group, New York. 1999, 236 pp. |
| Printed with permission From: Rhoda Brophy Department of Public Affairs Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Cent |
| Monographs: Petrek JA. Breast cancer and pregnancy. J Natl Cancer Inst Monograph 1994;16: 113-21. Borgen PI, Heerdt AS, Moore MP, Petrek JA. Breast conservation therapy for invasive carcinoma of the breast. Curr Probl Surg 1995;32: 191-248. Petrek JA, Blackwood MM. Axillary dissection: current practice and technique. Curr Probl Surg 1995;32: 257-323. Petrek JA. Management of the axilla. In: N. Soper, DM Radford (Eds). Selected Topics in Breast Cancer. Probl Genl Surg 1996;13: 9-18. Petrek JA, Pressman PI, Smith RA. Lymphedema: Results from a workshop on breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema and lymphedema resource guide. Cancer 1998;83: 2775-890. |
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