Professor of Surgery; Associate Dean, Regulatory Affairs; Associate Vice President for Research, Director,Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Dr. Jeruss is Professor of Surgery, Pathology and Biomedical Engineering. She is Associate Vice President for Research and Associate Dean for Regulatory Affairs at the University of Michigan. She also serves as Director of the Breast Cancer Center, the Polly Suk-Yee Cheung Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, and Co-Director of the Cancer Genetics and Breast Health Fellowship. Additionally. she is Co-Director of the National Institutes of Health Surgical Oncology T32 Training Program.
Dr. Jeruss earned her undergraduate degree in neuroscience and history from Brandeis University and her medical degree from the University of Vermont. She completed her general surgery residency training at Northwestern University and holds a Ph.D. from that institution, with her dissertation in the field of breast cancer biology. She completed a fellowship in breast surgical oncology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2006, and returned to Northwestern, in the Division of Breast Surgery, before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2014.
Her clinical and basic research program has been supported by the NIH for more than two decades. Her research interests are focused on novel therapeutics for aggressive breast cancer subtypes, new approaches to manage cancer metastasis, incorporation of fertility preservation into the care of young patients with cancer, and surgical ethics. Through her basic science and clinical career, she has served in leadership roles on several national committees, and has been actively involved in the education of students at all levels of training. She also has published numerous manuscripts and book chapters, and received many awards for teaching and research excellence.
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