Monica Rizzo
MD, FACS
Dr. Rizzo is a board certified surgeon who specializes in the management of melanoma, breast cancer, and soft tissue sarcoma.
Titles and Roles
- Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Associate Director, Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship
- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Surgical Oncologist
- Breast Cancer
- Melanoma
- Sarcoma
- Research Program
- Cancer Prevention and Control
Biography
Monica Rizzo, MD, FACS, is professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology of the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. A board certified surgeon, Dr. Rizzo specializes in the management of melanoma, breast cancer, and soft tissue sarcoma.
As an ACS Commission on Cancer Liaison Physician at EUHM, Dr. Rizzo is actively involved in quality measures and initiatives to assure excellence in cancer care at the hospital. She serves as a Chair for the weekly Breast Multidisciplinary Tumor Board at Midtown. She is also engaged in projects dedicated to decreasing disparities in breast cancer treatment for women of underserved communities. Her clinical expertise includes treatment of breast cancer, melanoma and skin cancer as well as soft tissue sarcoma.
Dr. Rizzo is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute. She is also a member of Association of Program Directors Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Fellowship, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Liaison Physician for Emory University Hospital Midtown and Society of Surgical Oncology Disparities Committee.
Education
Dr. Rizzo earned her medical degree from the Turin School of Medicine in Italy, where she also completed her first residency in thoracic surgery. At Washington University School of Medicine, she completed a research fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery and part of her general surgery residency. Dr. Rizzo completed her General Surgery residency at The University of Missouri Columbia. She also completed a surgical oncology fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine.
Research
Dr. Rizzo has research interests in mechanisms to decrease disparities in breast cancer care among different ethnic groups and optimization of glucose management and diabetes care in surgical patients.
Publications
Dr. Rizzo has authored or co-authored over 40 peer reviewed articles. She is published in leading journals such as the American Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Surgical Oncology and Cancer.
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Awards
Dr. Rizzo has been consistently listed in Atlanta Magazine's annual "Top Doctors" issue since 2016.