Surgical Oncology
DO, FACS, FACOS, Fellowship Trained Breast Surgical Oncologist, Cleveland Clinic; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine; Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine…
Lauren Kopicky, DO, FACS, FACOS is a fellowship-trained Breast Surgical Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Dr. Kopicky earned her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her general surgery residency at Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY. She further specialized by completing a prestigious fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI. Certified in Breast Ultrasound by the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Dr. Kopicky specializes in high-precision, image-guided procedures. Her clinical expertise includes advanced localization techniques and "hidden scar" surgical approaches, focused on delivering optimal oncologic and aesthetic outcomes for patients with benign and malignant breast disease.
Selected publications from PubMed
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy is Associated with Worse 5-Year Overall Survival in Patients with Metaplastic Breast Cancer Compared with Primary Surgery: A National Cancer Database Analysis.
Chichura AM, Chen X, Nelis M, Kopicky L, Wei W, Ali A, Tendulkar R, Al-Hilli Z
Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct;32(11):8525-8533 doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18085-z.
Intraoperative evaluation of surgical margins in breast cancer.
Kopicky L, Fan B, Valente SA
Semin Diagn Pathol. 2024 Nov;41(6):293-300 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2024.06.005.
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