Ann Leitch, M.D. Professor Endowed Title S.T. Harris Family Distinguished Chair in Breast Surgery, in Honor of A. Marilyn Leitch, M.D. School Medical School Department Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Leitch graduated from Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 1978. She completed a residency in general surgery at UCLA. Her fellowship training in Surgical Oncology was completed at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Leitch joined the faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center as assistant professor of surgery in 1986 and was promoted to professor in 1998. Her primary clinical interest relates to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. She is considered to be a local, regional and national authority on this subject. Dr. Leitch holds an endowed chair, the S.T. Harris Family Distinguished Chair in Breast Surgery. Other areas of clinical interest and activity include the treatment of melanoma and soft tissue sarcoma. Education Other Post Graduate Training University of California San Diego Medical School UT Southwestern Medical School (1978) Internship University of California at San Diego (1979), Surgery Residency University of CA Los Angeles Med Ctr (1984), Surgery Fellowship MD Anderson Cancer Center (1985), Surgical Oncology Research Interest Breast Cancer Lymphatic Mapping Melanoma Publications Featured Publications Association of occult metastases in sentinel lymph nodes and bone marrow with survival among women with early-stage invasive breast cancer. Giuliano AE, Hawes D, Ballman KV, Whitworth PW, Blumencranz PW, Reintgen DS, Morrow M, Leitch AM, Hunt KK, McCall LM, Abati A, Cote R JAMA 2011 Jul 306 4 385-93 American College of Surgeons Oncology Group and the community surgeon. Ota DM, Leitch AM, Unzeitig G Surg. Oncol. Clin. N. Am. 2011 Jul 20 3 439-45, vii Axillary dissection vs no axillary dissection in women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis: a randomized clinical trial. Giuliano AE, Hunt KK, Ballman KV, Beitsch PD, Whitworth PW, Blumencranz PW, Leitch AM, Saha S, McCall LM, Morrow M JAMA 2011 Feb 305 6 569-75 Impact of immediate versus delayed axillary node dissection on surgical outcomes in breast cancer patients with positive sentinel nodes: results from American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Trials Z0010 and Z0011. Olson JA, McCall LM, Beitsch P, Whitworth PW, Reintgen DS, Blumencranz PW, Leitch AM, Saha S, Hunt KK, Giuliano AE J. Clin. Oncol. 2008 Jul 26 21 3530-5 Patterns of participation and successful patient recruitment to American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0010, a phase II trial for patients with early-stage breast cancer. Leitch AM, Beitsch PD, McCall LM, Posther K, Newman LA, Herndon JE, Hunt KK, Giuliano AE Am. J. Surg. 2005 Oct 190 4 539-42 Screening for Breast Cancer Leitch, A.M. Cancer of the Breast, 5th Edition, Donegan & Spratt, Saunders 2002 Chapter 15 269-286 What's New in Surgical Oncology. Leitch, A.M. Journal of American College of Surgeons 2001 Volume 192 624-639 Breast cancer screening: success amid conflict. Leitch, A.M. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America October 1999 Volume 8, No. 4 657-72 American Cancer Society Lymphedema Workshop - Workgroup I Treatment of the axilla with surgery - preoperative and postoperative risk assessment. Leitch, A.M., Meek, A.G., Smith, R.A., Boris, M. Bourgeois, P., Higgins, S., Pressman, P.I., Stevens, J., and Stevens, R.E. Cancer Supplement 1998 83/12 2877-2879 American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of breast cancer: Update 1997 Leitch, A.M., Dodd, G.D., Constanza, M., Linver, M., Pressman, P., McGinis, L., and Smith, R.A. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 1997 Volume 47 150-53 Results 1-10 of 48 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Honors & Awards Castle Connolly Top Cancer Doctors in America (2012) Castle Connolly Top Doctors in America (2012) D Magazine, The Best Doctors in Dallas (2012) Castle Connolly Top Cancer Doctors in America (2011) Castle Connolly Top Doctors in America (2011) D Magazine, The Best Doctors in Dallas (2011) Castle Connolly Top Cancer Doctors in America (2010) Castle Connolly Top Doctors in America (2010) D Magazine, The Best Doctors in Dallas (2010) Castle Connolly Top Cancer Doctors in America (2009) Castle Connolly Top Doctors in America (2009) D Magazine, The Best Doctors in Dallas (2009) Castle Connolly Top Doctors in America (2008) D Magazine, The Best Doctors in Dallas (2008) Castle Connolly Top Cancer Doctors in America (2007) D Magazine, The Best Doctors in Dallas (2007) Castle Connolly Top Cancer Doctors in America (2006) D Magazine, The Best Doctors in Dallas (2006) U.S. Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee Service Award in Recognition of Distinguished Service on the General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel, 2003 - 2006 (2006) Top MD's in Dallas, Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors for Cancer (2005) 2004 Macys Heart and Soul Award, Dallas Metro Chapter of the American Cancer SocietyVolunteer service award (2004) American Cancer Societys National Volunteer Leadership AwardAwarded for service on National Board of Directors (2003) St. George MedalAmerican Cancer Society National Divisional Award (2001) S.T. Harris Family Distinguished Chair in Breast Surgery (2000) S.T. Harris Family Chair in Breast Surgery (1999) The George & Carol Poston Professorship in Breast Cancer Research (1997) State of Texas Governor’s Certificate of Volunteer Service (1993) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Society of Breast Surgeons American Society of Clinical Oncology Association of Women Surgeons Fellow of the American College of Surgeons Society of Surgical Oncology
