Deborah M. Axelrod is an American surgeon who specializes in breast cancer.

Contents

• 1 Education
• 2 Career
• 3 Selected works
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Education

Axelrod earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry at University of Pennsylvania, then earned her MD at Tel Aviv University in 1982, then did residencies at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and a fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She worked at Mount Sinai and Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center before joining NYU in 2004.

Career

Axelrod is on the board of directors for several cancer support organizations and works to educate the public about breast cancer, including an ongoing program in the Arab American community.She is Director of Clinical Breast Programs and Services and Medical Director of Community Cancer Education and Outreach at NYU Langone Medical Center.

Selected works

• O'Donnell, Rosie; Axelrod, Deborah; Semler, Tracy Chutorian (1999). Bosom buddies:: lessons and laughter on breast health and cancer. New York, NY: Warner Books. ISBN:978-0446676205.
• Kim, JT; Wajda, M; Cuff, G; Serota, D; Schlame, M; Axelrod, DM; Guth, AA; Bekker, AY (December 2006). "Evaluation of aromatherapy in treating postoperative pain: pilot study". Pain Practice. 6 (4): 273–7. doi:10.1111/j.1533-2500.2006.00095.x. PMID:17129308. S2CID:13573738.
• Marti, JL; Ayo, D; Levine, P; Hernandez, O; Rescigno, J; Axelrod, DM (2012). "Nonimage-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of palpable axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients". The Breast Journal. 18 (1): 3–7. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4741.2011.01180.x. PMID:22098412. S2CID:28476970.
• Rose, RH; Axelrod, DM; Aldea, PA; Beck, AR (February 1988). "Colorectal carcinoma in the young. A case report and review of the literature". Clinical Pediatrics. 27 (2): 105–8. doi:10.1177/000992288802700208. PMID:2827929. S2CID:34575778.
• Axelrod, D; Burns, K; Davis, D; von Larebeke, N (2004). ""Hormesis"--an inappropriate extrapolation from the specific to the universal". International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 10 (3): 335–9. doi:10.1179/oeh.2004.10.3.335. PMID:15473091. S2CID:27061451.

References

External links

• "20 Questions: Deborah Axelrod, MD, Surgical Oncology | Student Doctor Network". Student Doctor Network. 13 October 2013.