Lauren Postlewait, MD

Research Program

Cancer Prevention and Control
Phone Number

404-778-3307

Biography

Lauren M. Postlewait, MD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. A board certified surgeon, Dr. Postlewait's clinical interests are providing comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for patients with breast cancer and breast disease, based primarily at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Education

Dr. Postlewait attended Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia where she received her MD in 2012. She remained at Emory University for training, completing clinical residency in General Surgery and a two-year research fellowship in Surgical Oncology. She then completed a clinical fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Titles & Roles

Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery

Emory University School of Medicine

Professional Memberships

Dr. Postlewait is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship. She holds professional memberships with Society of Surgical Oncology and American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Research

Dr. Postlewait has a variety of research interests. She has worked in clinical investigation and outcomes analysis of patients treated for advanced and inflammatory breast cancer. She is also interested in optimizing the treatment of breast cancer patients through improving patient education techniques and investigating appropriate de-escalation of surgical techniques to reduce morbidity while maintaining excellent oncologic outcomes in the context of multidisciplinary care. In addition, she has a passion for clinical ethics as well as identifying and improving health disparities.

Publications

Dr. Postlewait's articles have been published in a number of leading journals including Surgery, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, JAMA Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, and Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
The prevalence and clinical significance of residual occult breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: reassessing surgical pathology in cases initially described as pathological complete response. Histopathology	D Ai, EN Arrey, LM Postlewait, Y Gao, X Li	06/01/2025
Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy for Intermediate-Risk Breast Cancer Patients With 0-3 Positive Axillary Lymph Nodes: Emulating the SUPREMO Trial Using Real-World Data. Clinical breast cancer	SE Kulkarni, SA Patel, C Jiang, L Schwieger, LM Postlewait, CA Arciero, TW Gillespie, Y Liu	03/11/2025
ASO Author Reflections: Defining the Need for Services for Patients at High Risk of Breast Cancer at a Safety-Net Hospital: An Approach to Narrowing the Disparities Gap. Annals of surgical oncology	O Cheng, LM Postlewait	12/01/2024
Clipping the Positive Lymph Node in Patients with Clinically Node Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Impact on Axillary Surgery in the ISPY-2 Clinical Trial. Annals of surgical oncology	KM Switalla, JC Boughey, K Dimitroff, C Yau, V Ladores, H Yu, J Tchou, M Golshan, G Ahrendt, LM Postlewait, M Piltin, CR Reyna, CB Matsen, TM Tuttle, AM Wallace, CA Arciero, MC Lee, J Tseng, J Son, R Rao, C Sauder, A Naik, M Howard-McNatt, R Lancaster, P Norwood, LJ Esserman, RA Mukhtar	10/01/2024
Defining the Need for Services for Patients at High Risk of Breast Cancer at a Safety-Net Hospital: An Approach to Narrowing the Disparities Gap. Annals of surgical oncology	O Cheng, C Fiser, J Paysour, R Aluwalia, A Hilliard, C Arciero, CR Farley, J Jones, J Conyers, LM Postlewait	10/01/2024
Internal Mammary Lymphadenopathy Does Not Impact Oncologic Outcomes in Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Results from the I-SPY2 Clinical Trial. Annals of surgical oncology	MA Piltin, P Norwood, V Ladores, RA Mukhtar, CA Sauder, M Golshan, J Tchou, R Rao, MC Lee, J Son, C Reyna, K Hewitt, H Kuerer, G Ahrendt, I Greenwalt, J Tseng, L Postlewait, M Howard-McNatt, N Jaskowiak, LJ Esserman, JC Boughey	10/01/2024
Changes in expression of breast cancer tumor biomarkers between primary tumors and corresponding metastatic sites: common patterns and relationships with survival. Breast cancer research and treatment	L Schwieger, LM Postlewait, Y Liu, S Jou, S Yi, L Peng, X Li	09/01/2024
ASO Visual Abstract: Clipping the Positive Lymph Node in Patients with Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Impact on Axillary Surgery in the ISPY-2 Clinical Trial. Annals of surgical oncology	KM Switalla, JC Boughey, K Dimitroff, C Yau, V Ladores, H Yu, J Tchou, M Golshan, G Ahrendt, LM Postlewait, M Piltin, CR Reyna, CB Matsen, T Tuttle, AM Wallace, CA Arciero, MC Lee, J Tseng, J Son, R Rao, C Sauder, A Naik, M Howard-McNatt, R Lancaster, P Norwood, LJ Esserman, RA Mukhtar	08/13/2024
ASO Visual Abstract: Internal Mammary Lymphadenopathy Does Not Impact Oncologic Outcomes in Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy-Results from the I-SPY2 Clinical Trial. Annals of surgical oncology	MA Piltin, P Norwood, V Ladores, RA Mukhtar, CA Sauder, M Golshan, J Tchou, R Rao, MC Lee, J Son, C Reyna, K Hewitt, H Kuerer, G Ahrendt, I Greenwalt, J Tseng, L Postlewait, M Howard-McNatt, N Jaskowiak, LJ Esserman, JC Boughey	08/03/2024
De-Escalation of Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Care with Cryoablation Therapy: Navigating Novel Therapeutics, Ethics, and Outcomes. Annals of surgical oncology	O Cheng, LM Postlewait	03/01/2024
Patterns of completion axillary dissection for patients with cT1-2N0 breast cancer undergoing total mastectomy with positive sentinel lymph nodes. Journal of surgical oncology	L Schwieger, LM Postlewait, PD Subhedar, F Geng, Y Liu, T Gillespie, CA Arciero	03/01/2024
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Operative Experience Among General Surgery Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium. Annals of surgery	CN Eruchalu, JC Etheridge, AC Hammaker, S Kader, JS Abelson, J Harvey, D Farr, SJ Stopenski, JT Nahmias, A Elsaadi, SJ Campbell, DC Foote, FA Ivascu, KB Montgomery, P Zmijewski, SE Byrd, MK Kimbrough, S Smith, LM Postlewait, SM Dodwad, SD Adams, KC Markesbery, KM Meister, MR Woeste, RCG Martin, ZM Callahan, JA Marks, P Patel, MJ Anstadt, BW Nasim, RE Willis, JA Patel, MR Newcomb, CC Stahl, MA Yafi, JM Sutton, BC George, RC Quillin, NL Cho, AR Cortez	01/01/2024
A multi-institutional study from the US ROPE consortium examining factors associated with endocrine surgery exposure for general surgery residents. Surgery	S Sisak, AD Price, DC Foote, KB Montgomery, B Lindeman, NL Cho, NO Sheu, LM Postlewait, SR Smith, KC Markesbery, KM Meister, S Kader, JS Abelson, MJ Anstadt, PP Patel, JA Marks, ZM Callahan, MK Kimbrough, SE Byrd, SJ Stopenski, JT Nahmias, JA Patel, W Wilt, SM Dodwad, SD Adams, RE Willis, D Farr, J Harvey, MR Woeste, RCG Martin, M Al Yafi, JM Sutton, AR Cortez, TM Holm	01/01/2024
Defining the Disparity: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Factors Associated With Decreased Resident Operative Experience. The Journal of surgical research	AD Price, DC Foote, MR Woeste, LK Winer, KB Montgomery, M Al Yafi, JT Nahmias, LM Postlewait, JM Sutton, RC Quillin, AR Cortez	01/01/2024
Changes in Surgical Management of the Axilla Over 11 Years - Report on More Than 1500 Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on the Prospective I-SPY2 Trial. Annals of surgical oncology	JC Boughey, H Yu, CL Dugan, MA Piltin, L Postlewait, JD Son, KK Edmiston, CV Godellas, MC Lee, MJ Carr, JE Tonneson, A Crown, RB Lancaster, HE Woriax, CA Ewing, HS Chau, AK Patterson, JM Wong, MD Alvarado, RL Yang, TW Chan, JB Sheade, GM Ahrendt, KE Larson, K Switalla, TM Tuttle, JC Tchou, R Rao, N Tamirisa, P Singh, RE Gould, A Terando, C Sauder, K Hewitt, A Chiba, LJ Esserman, RA Mukhtar	10/01/2023
ASO Visual Abstract: Changes in Surgical Management of the Axilla Over 11 Years-Report on Over 1500 Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on the Prospective I-SPY2 Trial. Annals of surgical oncology	JC Boughey, H Yu, CL Dugan, MA Piltin, L Postlewait, JD Son, KK Edmiston, C Godellas, MC Lee, MJ Carr, JE Tonneson, A Crown, RB Lancaster, HE Woriax, CA Ewing, HS Chau, AK Patterson, JM Wong, MD Alvarado, RL Yang, TW Chan, JB Sheade, GM Ahrendt, KE Larson, K Switalla, TM Tuttle, JC Tchou, R Rao, N Tamirisa, P Singh, RE Gould, A Terando, C Sauder, K Hewitt, A Chiba, LJ Esserman, R Mukhtar	10/01/2023
Breast Conservation Surgery and Mastectomy Have Similar Locoregional Recurrence After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Results From 1462 Patients on the Prospective, Randomized I-SPY2 Trial. Annals of surgery	RA Mukhtar, H Chau, H Woriax, M Piltin, G Ahrendt, J Tchou, H Yu, Q Ding, CL Dugan, J Sheade, A Crown, M Carr, J Wong, J Son, R Yang, T Chan, A Terando, M Alvarado, C Ewing, J Tonneson, N Tamirisa, R Gould, P Singh, C Godellas, K Larson, A Chiba, R Rao, C Sauder, L Postlewait, MC Lee, WF Symmans, LJ Esserman, JC Boughey	09/01/2023
Disparities in the Operative Experience Between Female and Male General Surgery Residents: A Multi-institutional Study From the US ROPE Consortium. Annals of surgery	LK Winer, S Kader, JS Abelson, AC Hammaker, CN Eruchalu, JC Etheridge, NL Cho, DC Foote, FA Ivascu, S Smith, LM Postlewait, K Greenwell, KM Meister, KB Montgomery, P Zmijewski, SE Byrd, MK Kimbrough, SJ Stopenski, JT Nahmias, J Harvey, D Farr, ZM Callahan, JA Marks, CC Stahl, M Al Yafi, JM Sutton, A Elsaadi, SJ Campbell, SM Dodwad, SD Adams, MR Woeste, RCG Martin, P Patel, MJ Anstadt, BW Nasim, RE Willis, JA Patel, MR Newcomb, BC George, RC Quillin, AR Cortez	07/01/2023
Outcomes of the same-day discharge following mastectomy before, during and after COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of surgical oncology	Y Olimpiadi, AR Goldenberg, L Postlewait, T Gillespie, C Arciero, T Styblo, Y Cao, JM Switchenko, M Rizzo	04/01/2023
A multi-institutional study from the US ROPE Consortium examining factors associated with directly entering practice upon residency graduation. Surgery	AC Hammaker, SM Dodwad, CE Salyer, SD Adams, DC Foote, FA Ivascu, S Kader, JS Abelson, M Al Yafi, JM Sutton, S Smith, LM Postlewait, SJ Stopenski, JT Nahmias, J Harvey, D Farr, ZM Callahan, JA Marks, A Elsaadi, SJ Campbell, CC Stahl, DJ Hanseman, P Patel, MR Woeste, RCG Martin, JA Patel, MR Newcomb, K Greenwell, KM Meister, JC Etheridge, NL Cho, CR Thrush, MK Kimbrough, BW Nasim, RE Willis, BC George, RC Quillin, AR Cortez	09/01/2022
Utility of Oncotype DX score in clinical management for T1 estrogen receptor positive, HER2 negative, and lymph node negative breast cancer. Breast cancer research and treatment	TTA Nguyen, LM Postlewait, C Zhang, JL Meisel, R O'Regan, S Badve, K Kalinsky, X Li	04/01/2022
ASO Author Reflections: Metastasis of Inflammatory Breast Cancer to the Contralateral Axilla: A Finding Meriting Further Study. Annals of surgical oncology	LM Postlewait, A Lucci	12/01/2021
Contralateral Axillary Metastasis in Patients with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Annals of surgical oncology	LM Postlewait, M Teshome, T Adesoye, SM DeSnyder, B Lim, HM Kuerer, I Bedrosian, SX Sun, WA Woodward, HT Le-Petross, V Valero, NT Ueno, A Lucci	12/01/2021
Impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic on Breast Surgical Oncology fellow education. Journal of surgical oncology	LJ Kilgore, BL Murphy, LM Postlewait, DH Liang, I Bedrosian, A Lucci, HM Kuerer, KK Hunt, M Teshome	12/01/2021
Cumulative GRAS Score as a Predictor of Survival After Resection for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Analysis From the U.S. Adrenocortical Carcinoma Database. Annals of surgical oncology	JJ Baechle, P Marincola Smith, CC Solórzano, TB Tran, LM Postlewait, SK Maithel, J Prescott, T Pawlik, TS Wang, J Glenn, I Hatzaras, R Shenoy, JE Phay, LA Shirley, RC Fields, L Jin, DE Abbott, S Ronnekleiv-Kelly, JK Sicklick, A Yopp, J Mansour, QY Duh, N Seiser, K Votanopoulos, EA Levine, G Poultsides, CM Kiernan	10/01/2021
Inflammatory Breast Cancer at the Extremes of Age. Annals of surgical oncology	T Adesoye, O Babayemi, LM Postlewait, SM DeSnyder, SX Sun, WA Woodward, NT Ueno, KK Hunt, A Lucci, M Teshome	10/01/2021
ASO Author Reflections: The Multidisciplinary Approach to de Novo Metastatic Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A Combined Systemic and Locoregional Strategy. Annals of surgical oncology	LM Postlewait, A Lucci	08/01/2021
The Role of Mastectomy in De Novo Stage IV Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Annals of surgical oncology	N Partain, LM Postlewait, M Teshome, K Rosso, C Hall, J Song, S Meas, SM DeSnyder, B Lim, V Valero, W Woodward, NT Ueno, H Kuerer, A Lucci	08/01/2021

Awards

Dr. Postlewait was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Alpha Omega Alpha at Emory University School of Medicine. She has received numerous awards for her research including the Merit Award in 2015 and 2016 from the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology as well as Best Clinical Research awards at Emory University for the Department of Surgery in 2015 and 2017.