Overview
Susan E. Pories, MD is a Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology,
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 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 two 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
commmittee. 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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