Dr. Lisa Newman

A set of gene variants that originated in Sub-Saharan West African populations may help explain why black women, compared to white women, have worse breast cancer outcomes, according to a new study from a team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

Dr. Lisa Newman and her multidisciplinary research team study why breast cancer outcomes vary by patients’ race and ethnicity.

How a soap opera inspired this leading breast cancer surgeon and researcher.

Dr. Lisa Newman, an internationally renowned breast surgeon and researcher, has been appointed chief of the Section of Breast Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, effective Aug. 20.