Professor, Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
General Surgery
Dr. Rebecca L. Aft, MD
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Dr. Rebecca L. Aft works in the field of General Surgery. He graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He over the years received 2 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Rebecca is a published doctor and has 68 publications published. The lastest was: 'Lymphovascular space invasion and lack of downstaging after neoadjuvant chemotherapy are strong predictors of adverse outcome in young women with locally advanced brea...' He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- LymphoVascular space invasion and lack of downstaging after neoadjuvant chemotherapy are strong predictors of adverse outcome in young women with locally advanced brea...
- CXCR4 Protein Epitope Mimetic Antagonist POL5551 Disrupts Metastasis and Enhances Chemotherapy Effect in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
- US breast Cancer mortality trends in young women according to race.
- A Prospective Longitudinal Clinical Trial Evaluating Quality of Life After Breast-Conserving Surgery and High-Dose-Rate Interstitial Brachytherapy for Early-Stage Brea...
- Endocrine-Therapy-Resistant ESR1 Variants Revealed by Genomic Characterization of Breast-Cancer-Derived Xenografts.
- Cosmetic analysis following breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for early-stage breast Cancer: a prospective clinical study.
- Analysis of fat necrosis after adjuvant high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for early stage breast Cancer.
- Patient and tumor characteristics associated with breast Cancer recurrence after complete pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
- Detection of disseminated tumor cells in the bone marrow of breast Cancer patients using multiplex gene expression measurements identifies new therapeutic targets in p...
- Assessment of Cellular Proliferation in Tumors by PET Using 18F-ISO-1.
- Disease recurrence in sentinel node-positive breast Cancer patients forgoing axillary lymph node dissection.
- Temporal and Spatial cooperation of Snail1 and Twist1 during Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition predicts for human breast Cancer recurrence.
- Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Is Associated with Improved Survival Compared with Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Only after Complete Pa...
- Correlates of fear of Cancer recurrence in women with ductal carcinoma in situ and early invasive breast Cancer.
- Are we overtreating papillomas diagnosed on core needle biopsy?
- Breast Cancer in elderly women (≥ 80 years): variation in standard of care?
- Micrometastatic disease and isolated tumor cells as a predictor for additional breast Cancer axillary metastatic burden.
- Changes in sexual problems over time in women with and without early-stage breast Cancer.
- Accuracy of ultrasonography and mammography in predicting pathologic response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast Cancer.
- Accuracy of perceived risk of recurrence among patients with early-stage breast Cancer.
- The impact of Breast MRI on surgical decision-making: are patients at risk for mastectomy?
- Predictors of primary Breast abscesses and recurrence.
- Predictors of complete pathological response after neoadjuvant systemic therapy for breast Cancer.
- Patient and tumor characteristics associated with increased mortality in young women (< or =40 years) with breast Cancer.
- Method of breast Cancer presentation and depressed mood 1 year after diagnosis in women with locally advanced disease.
- Shared management of a rare necrotizing soft tissue infection of the Breast.
- Treatment and outcomes of patients with primary Breast sarcoma.
- Impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on rate of tissue expander/implant loss and progression to successful Breast reconstruction following mastectomy.
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with multicentric/multifocal breast Cancer: low false-negative rate and lack of axillary recurrence.
- Scientific Presentation Award: The combination of axillary ultrasound and ultrasound-guided biopsy is an accurate predictor of axillary stage in clinically node-negati...
- Estrogen carcinogenesis: specific identification of estrogen-modified nucleobase in Breast tissue from women.
- Isolation and molecular profiling of bone marrow micrometastases identifies TWIST1 as a marker of early tumor relapse in breast Cancer patients.
- Perioperative outcomes and complications of laparoscopic ventral Hernia repair.
- Enhancing targeted radiotherapy by copper(II)diacetyl- bis(N4-methylthiosemicarbazone) using 2-deoxy-D-glucose.
- 2-Deoxy-D-glucose-induced cytotoxicity and radiosensitization in tumor cells is mediated via disruptions in thiol metabolism.
- Estimated effects of potential interventions to prevent decreases in self-rated health among breast Cancer survivors.
- Bisphosphonates in breast Cancer: antitumor effects.
- Effects of breast Cancer surgery and surgical side effects on body image over time.
- Bisphosphonates in breast Cancer: clinical activity and implications of preclinical data.
- Effect of zoledronic acid on disseminated tumour cells in women with locally advanced breast Cancer: an open label, randomised, phase 2 trial.
- Genome remodelling in a basal-like breast Cancer metastasis and xenograft.
- National estimates of racial disparities in health status and behavioral risk factors among long-term Cancer survivors and non-Cancer controls.
- A longitudinal study of factors associated with perceived risk of recurrence in women with ductal carcinoma in situ and early-stage invasive breast Cancer.
- Temporal trends in geographic disparities in small-area breast Cancer incidence and mortality, 1988 to 2005.
- Risk factors for surgical site infection after major Breast operation.
- Impact of multiple caregiving roles on elevated depressed mood in early-stage breast Cancer patients and same-age controls.
- A gene expression signature that predicts the therapeutic response of the basal-like breast Cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
- Chemosensitizing and cytotoxic effects of 2-deoxy-D-glucose on breast Cancer cells.
- Temporal trends in area socioeconomic disparities in breast-Cancer incidence and mortality, 1988-2005.
- An evaluation of lower-body functional limitations among long-term survivors of 11 different types of Cancers.
- Area-level poverty is associated with greater risk of ambulatory-care-sensitive hospitalizations in older breast Cancer survivors.
- The role of poverty rate and racial distribution in the geographic clustering of breast Cancer survival among older women: a geographic and multilevel analysis.
- Racial disparities in the development of breast Cancer metastases among older women: a multilevel study.
- Scientific Presentation Award. Patterns of local breast Cancer recurrence after skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction.
- Therapeutic management of intracystic papillary carcinoma of the Breast: the roles of radiation and endocrine therapy.
- Surveillance mammography and the risk of death among elderly breast Cancer patients.
- Self-report by elderly breast Cancer patients was an acceptable alternative to surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) abstract data.
- Prognosis of metachronous contralateral breast Cancer according to stage at diagnosis: the importance of early detection.
- The effects of radiotherapy for the treatment of contralateral breast Cancer.
- Geographic clustering of adequate diagnostic follow-up after abnormal screening results for breast Cancer among low-income women in Missouri.
- Metastatic disease to the Breast: the Washington University experience.
- Surgical resection of the primary tumor is associated with increased long-term survival in patients with stage IV breast Cancer after controlling for site of metastasis.
- The full potential of breast Cancer screening use to reduce mortality has not yet been realized in the United States.
- Disparities related to socioeconomic status and access to medical care remain in the United States among women who never had a mammogram.
- Rapid onset of hepatocyte apoptosis in a patient with trauma.
- Rural-urban differences in radiation therapy for ductal carcinoma in-situ of the Breast.
- Evaluation of 2-deoxy-D-glucose as a chemotherapeutic agent: mechanism of cell death.
Procedures Preformed
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Biopsy of Breast
- Breast Reconstruction
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Atelectasis
- Breast Cancer
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- CHAMPVA
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- LocalPlus
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care of Illinois PPO
- Health and Life PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Kansas, Inc. PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Missouri PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Golden Rule
- Group Health Cooperative
- Homestate Health Plan
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- Molina
- Mutual of Omaha
- Tricare
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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Washington University - Barnes-Jewish Hospital -
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Hospital
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1164440897 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | AFT | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | REBECCA | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 631101026 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MO | |
| Specialty Description | Surgical Oncology | |
| Total Claim Count | 76.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1164440897 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | AFT |
| First Name Of The Provider | REBECCA |
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