Specializing In:
- Surgical Oncology
Research Interests:
- Clinical Outcomes Research focusing on GI and HPB surgical outcomes
- Tumor Genetics & Immunology
- Socioeconomic disparities
- LGBTQ Access to care disparities, cancer screening and outcomes
Biography
I am a Fellow in Complex General Surgical Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. I completed General Surgery residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. My clinical interests include a broad range of disease sites, particularly hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, upper and lower gastrointestinal surgery and breast surgery. My research interests include clinical surgical outcomes, healthcare disparities and minimally invasive approaches to complex oncologic operations.
Positions
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Senior Fellow
- Department of Surgical Oncology
-
Complex General Surgical Oncology
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Clinical Assistant Instructor
Background
Education and Training
- 2013-2017 - MD - St. George's University, Grenada
- 2013 - BA - Biological Sciences and Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
- 2013 - BA - Anthropology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Residency
- 2017-2023 — General Surgery Residency, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn. NY
Fellowship
- 2023-2025 - Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
- 2019-2020 — Clinical Research Fellowship, Division of Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Board Certification
- General Surgery
Professional Memberships
- Society of Surgical Oncology
- Association for Academic Surgery
- ACS Resident and Associate Society
- American College of Surgeons
- World Professional Association for Transgender Health
- Association of Out Surgeons and Allies
- Association of Women Surgeons
- Lambda Alpha National Anthropological Honor Society
Honors & Awards
- 2018- Golden Apple Award for Surgical Teaching, Maimonides Medical Center
- 2024 - Nominee, Siegel Award for Excellence in Teaching, State University of New York at Buffalo
Publications
Kangas-Dick A, Ali M, Poss M, Khoury T, Takabe K. Diagnosis and Management of Desmoid Fibromatosis of the Breast. World J Oncol. 2024 Jun;15(3):394-404. doi: 10.14740/wjon1844. Epub 2024 May 7. Review. PubMed PMID: 38751692; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11092408.
Choi S, Borowsky PA, Morgan O, Kwon D, Zhao W, Koru-Sengul T, Gilna G, Net J, Kesmodel S, Goel N, Patel Y, Griffiths A, Feinberg JA, Kangas-Dick A, Andaz C, Giuliano C, Zelenko N, Manasseh DM, Borgen P, Rojas KE. A Multi-institutional Analysis of Factors Influencing the Rate of Positive MRI Biopsy Among Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 May;31(5):3141-3153. doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-14954-1. Epub 2024 Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 38286883.
Kangas-Dick AW, Greenbaum A, Gall V, Groisberg R, Mehnert J, Chen C, Moore DF, Berger AC, Koshenkov V. Evaluation of a Gene Expression Profiling Assay in Primary Cutaneous Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Aug;28(8):4582-4589. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-09563-7. Epub 2021 Jan 23. PubMed PMID: 33486642.
Kangas-Dick A, Berger AC, Koshenkov V. ASO Author Reflections: Gene Expression Profiling for Melanoma: Is it Ready for Prime Time?. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Aug;28(8):4590-4591. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-09599-3. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PubMed PMID: 33479864.
Kangas-Dick A, Gall V, Hilden P, Turner A, Greenbaum A, Sesti J, Paul S, Carpizo D, Kennedy T, Sadaria Grandhi M, Alexander HR, Wang S, Geffner S, August D, Langan RC. Disparities in utilization of services for racial and ethnic minorities with hepatocellular carcinoma associated with hepatitis C. Surgery. 2020 Jul;168(1):49-55. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.03.017. Epub 2020 May 13. PubMed PMID: 32414566.