Jennifer Plichta, MD, MS, FACS, FSSO

Dr. Jennifer Plichta is an Associate Professor of Surgery & Population Health Sciences at Duke University. She joined Duke in 2016 and currently serves as the Director of the Breast Risk Assessment Clinic in the Duke Cancer Institute, where she cares for patients with breast cancer, benign breast problems, and those with an increased risk of breast cancer. She also serves as the Co-Director for the Clinical Cancer Genetics Program. Her clinical interests include establishing routine breast cancer risk assessment for women and creating personalized management strategies for those found to be “high risk”. Dr. Plichta’s research focuses of identifying and managing women with risk factors for breast cancer, including those with genetic mutations, such as BRCA, those with abnormal breast biopsies, and those with a family history of breast cancer. She is also studying how breast cancer staging can be used to improve patient care and education, and she is currently a BIRCWH (Duke K12) scholar. However, her dedication to breast cancer extends beyond her clinical and research interests, as she also enjoys educating others about breast cancer. Currently, she is the Program Director for the Duke Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, and she is the creator and primary coordinator of Duke’s free, annual breast education day for the community, “What’s best for breasts?”.

Breast Disease/Cancer

• axillary dissection
• benign breast disease
• breast biopsy
• breast cancer
• lumpectomy
• lymph node biopsy
• mastectomy
• radical mastectomy
• sentinel node

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, NC

Attending

08/2016—Present

Davis Ambulatory Surgery Center

Durham, NC

Physician

08/2016—Present

Duke Regional Hospital

Durham, NC

Attending

08/2016—Present

Duke Cancer Institute

Durham, NC

Director

03/2017—Present

Duke University School of Medicine

Durham, NC

Assistant Professor

08/2016—Present