Overview
Susan E. Pories, MD is a Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology,
Director of the Breast Center, and Chief of the section of Breast Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey
Medical School. She attended medical school and completed her surgical residency at the University
of Vermont. She also completed a surgical oncology research fellowship at the New England
Deaconess Hospital and a Medical Education Fellowship at Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical
School. Dr. Pories was previously the Director of the Hoffman Breast Center and Chief of Breast
Surgery at Mount, Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA and a former Associate Professor of Surgery at
Harvard Medical School. She is Past-President of the Medical Staff at Mount Auburn Hospital. She
was recognized with major awards from Harvard Medical School including the A. Clifford Barger
Excellence in Mentoring Award and the Shirley Driscoll Dean's Leadership Award for the
Enhancement of Women's Careers. She is the Vice Chair of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
History and Archives committee. She also serves on the national board for the accreditation of breast
centers (NAPBC). She served two terms as a Governor on the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Board of Governors and also previously served as the Chair of the ACS Women in Surgery
Committee (WiSC). Dr. Pories is a Past-President of the Association of Women Surgeons and she
was also recognized as an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons.
Books edited by Dr. Pories include The Soul of a Doctor, The Soul of a Patient, Navigating Your
Surgical Career: The AWS Guide to Success, Cancer: Biography of a Disease, and In the Kitchen
with Your Favorite Chefs.
Education
MD, 1984, Graduate and Professional University of Vermont College of Medicine
Licensure & Certification
Medical LicensureNew Jersey
Curriculum Vitae
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