Memberships
Publications
Reed, J., Rosman, M., Verbanac, K., Mannie, A., Cheng, Z., & Tafra, L. (2009). Prognostic implications of isolated tumor cells and micrometastases in sentinel nodes of patients with invasive breast cancer: 10-year analysis of patients enrolled in the prospective east carolina university/anne arundel medical center sentinel node multicenter study. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 208(3), 333-340. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.10.036
Tafra, L., & Cheng, Z. (2009). Breast biopsy and breast-conserving surgical techniques. In S. R. T. Evans & A. A. Chahine, Surgical Pitfalls: Prevention and Management (pp. 455-64). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier.
Tafra, L., Cheng, Z., Uddo, J., Lobrano, M. B., Stein, W., Berg, W. A., ... Dolinsky, S. (2005). Pilot clinical trial of 18f-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission mammography in the surgical management of breast cancer. American journal of surgery, 190(4), 628-632. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.06.029
Presentations
Ellsworth, R. E., Deyarmin, B., Patney, H. L., Shriver, C. D., Ellison, K., Thornton, J. D., ... Cheng, Z. (2010, December). Genetic discrimination of aggressive from indolent DCIS. Accepted for Poster Presentation at 33rd annual San Antonio breast cancer symposium, San Antonio, TX.
Cheng, Z., & Tafra, L. (2009, April). Use peri-operative gabapentin (neurontin) in reducing post-operative narcotic usage in patients undergoing mastectomy and axillary nodal dissection. Poster Presentation at The American Society of Breast Surgeons 10th annual meeting, San Diego, CA.
Feldman, E., Cheng Z., Tafra L., et al. (2008, April). Assessment of intraoperative margin status using a novel device measuring surface cellular electromagnetic properties. Poster presentation at the The SSO annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Tafra, L., Fine, R., Whitworth, P., Berry, M., Woods, J., Ekbom, G., ... Cheng, Z. (2006, April). Prospective randomized study comparing cryo-assisted (CAL) and needle wire (NWL) for localization of US visible breast tumors. Oral presentation at The American Society of Breast Surgeons annual meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Cheng, Z.H., Keen, R., Narayanan, D., Sawyer, K., Watkins, S., Tafra, L. (2006, March). High resolution positron emission mammography in breast cancer. Oral presentation at the Society of Surgical Oncology annual meeting. San Diego, CA.
Mannie, A., Verbanac, K., Cheng, Z., Sawyer, K., Tafra, L. (2005, September). Use of circulating tumor cells and serum protein markers to monitor breast cancer patients at high risk for recurrent disease. Poster presentation at the 5th International Symposium on Minimal Residual Cancer, San Francisco, CA.
Research
Dune MarginProbe System Pivotal Study (Protocol CP-01-003). Multi-institutional prospective study. Principal Investigator: Lorraine Tafra, MD. Co-investigator: Zandra Cheng, MD 2009-2011
Department of Defense SLND: Accuracy and Significance of Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Sentinel Node Metastases in Breast Cancer Patients. Principal Investigators: Lorraine Tafra, MD, Katherine Verbanac, PhD. Co-investigator: Zandra Cheng, MD 2004-2010
J0785: A Multi-Institutional Double-Blind Phase II Study Evaluating Response and Surrogate Biomarkers to Carboplatin and nab-Paclitaxel (CP) with or without Vorinostat as Preoperative Chemotherapy in Her2-negative Primary Operable Breast Cancer. Study Chair: Vered Stearns, MD; Site Principal Investigator: Young Lee, MD; Co-investigators: Zandra Cheng, MD, Peter Graze, MD, Wen Liang, DO, Barry Meisenberg, MD, Jeanine Werner, MD, Jay Rhee, MD, Jason Taksey, MD, Stuart Selonick, MD, Curtis Harris, MD, Lorraine Tafra, MD, Stanly Watkins, MD; sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Sidney-Kimmel Cancer Center 2009-2010
NINA: Non-Invasive Nipple Aspirate: Identification of Breast Cancer Protein Biomarkers in Nipple Aspirate Fluid. Principal Investigator: Barbara Urban, MD. Study Physicians: Lorraine Tafra, MD, Wen Liang, DO and Zandra Cheng, MD. Sponsored by the Susan Love Foundation. 2009-2010
Clinical Trial of FDG Positron Emmision Mammography (PEM). National Multisite Study. Supported by Naviscan PET Systems, Inc., Rockville, MD. Principal Investigator: Lorraine Tafra, MD. Co-investigator: Zandra Cheng, MD. 2005 – 2008
Evaluation of Surgical Impact on Nipple Sensation and Function, the Breast Center, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD. Principal Investigator: Zandra Cheng. Co-investigators: Lorraine Tafra, MD. 2004 – 2009