Overview
Dr. Michele Gage earned a Bachelor's Degree in Science from the University of Florida and commissioned as a Naval Officer in 2006. She earned her medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD, then completed her General Surgery Internship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She was selected amongst her peers to direct advance to General Surgery Residency, which she completed in 2016. In Residency, she was awarded numerous commendations, including the Joint Service Commendation Award, Joint Service Achievement Award, Outstanding Chief Resident Scholar Award, as well as numerous research awards, including the Robert A. Phillips Clinical Research Award and American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Award. She then completed advanced specialty training in Complex General Surgical Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, gaining expertise in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery and complex surgical oncology. After completing the Complex General Surgical Oncology fellowship, Dr. Gage returned to Walter Reed and was quickly promoted as Division Chief of Surgical Oncology. As of August 1, 2024, Dr. Gage has also joined Johns Hopkins Medicine as an Instructor of Surgery while maintaining an active clinical practice with both institutions. She is an active member of numerous initiatives and committees, such as the IPASS committee and the IRB committee. Dr. Gage is also a leader in the DC area, serving as an executive member of the Association of Women Surgeons and American College of Surgeons DC Chapters. Nationally, she contributes as a member and reviewer of the DOD Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program, a reviewer for numerous national surgical and oncology journals, and as an active member of the Society of Surgical Oncology, the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, the Association of Academic Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Gage is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Breast Cancer, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Tissue Biopsy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 21 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Building B, Building B, Washington, DC 20016
10215 Fernwood Road, Suite 630, Bethesda, MD 20817
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Gage has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Richard Burkhart, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital with a focus on complex minimally-invasive surgery and research for cancers of the pancreas, liver and bile ducts. Dr. Burkhart received his medical degree from Boston University and completed his surgical residency and research fellowships at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Cancer Research, the American College of Surgeons, the Society of Surgery for the Alimentary Tract, the Pancreas Club, and the Society of Surgical Oncology. Outside the operating room, Dr. Burkhart heads a multidisciplinary laboratory team dedicated to bringing next-generation precision medicine approaches into the routine clinical care of patients that we serve. He has a particular research interest in using personalized models of pancreas cancer, made from tumor during and immediately after surgical resection, to select the best chemotherapy for each patient to support long-term survival and improve rates of disease cure. The laboratory team, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute, the Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up to Cancer, is also thankful to the many patients who have supported the work through philanthropic gift. Dr. Burkhart is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Andrea Hayes is a Surgical Oncologist and a Pediatric Surgeon in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Hayes is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Epithelioid Sarcoma. Dr. Hayes is currently accepting new patients.
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Shawna Willey is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Willey has been practicing medicine for over 44 years is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Intraductal Papilloma, Paget Disease of the Breast, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Willey is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- PancreaticoduodenectomyDr. Gage isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Experienced
- Breast CancerDr. Gage isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- LymphadenectomyDr. Gage isExperienced. Learn about Lymphadenectomy.
- PancreatectomyDr. Gage isExperienced. Learn about Pancreatectomy.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Gage isExperienced. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- SplenectomyDr. Gage isExperienced. Learn about Splenectomy.
- Tissue BiopsyDr. Gage isExperienced. Learn about Tissue Biopsy.