Helena Hwang, M.D.

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

Pathology
Breast Pathology
Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology

Biography

Helena Hwang, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in breast, soft tissue, and bone pathology.

Dr. Hwang earned her medical degree at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. She completed a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology and a fellowship in breast pathology at Northwestern University.

Board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2013.

Dr. Hwang’s research interests include breast cancer and sarcoma. She is the author of multiple book chapters and has published numerous academic articles related to her areas of expertise.

Education & Training

Fellowship - Northwestern University Medical School (2006-2007), Breast Pathology
Medical School - Keck School of Medicine of USC (1996-2000)
Residency - University of New Mexico School of Medicine (2003-2004), Internal Medicine
Residency - University of California San Diego Medical Center (2000-2002), Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
Residency - Northwestern University Medical School (2004-2006), Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

Books & Publications

Books
- Lobular neoplasia: atypical lobular hyperplasia and lobular carcinoma in situ in Needle Core Biopsies of the Breast
  Hwang H, Sahoo S (2016), New York, NY, Springer
- Invasive lobular carcinoma in Needle Core Biopsies of the Breast
  Hwang H, Sahoo S (2016), New York, NY, Springer
Publications
- Frequency of breast cancer subtypes among African American women in the AMBER consortium.
  Allott EH, Geradts J, Cohen SM, Khoury T, Zirpoli GR, Bshara W, Davis W, Omilian A, Nair P, Ondracek RP, Cheng TD, Miller CR, Hwang H, Thorne LB, O'Connor S, Bethea TN, Bell ME, Hu Z, Li Y, Kirk EL, Sun X, Ruiz-Narvaez EA, Perou CM, Palmer JR, Olshan AF, Ambrosone CB, Troester MA Breast cancer research : BCR 2018 Feb 20 1 12
- Pathologic Findings of Breast Lesions Detected on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
  Jabbar SB, Lynch B, Seiler S, Hwang H, Sahoo S Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine 2017 Aug
- Primary cutaneous histiocytoid carcinoma with distant metastasis.
  Philips R, Langston L, Hwang H, Vandergriff T, Trynosky T, Berlingeri-Ramos AC Journal of cutaneous pathology 2017 Apr 44 4 376-380
- Parity and breastfeeding among African-American women: differential effects on breast cancer risk by estrogen receptor status in the Women's Circle of Health Study.
  Ambrosone CB, Zirpoli G, Ruszczyk M, Shankar J, Hong CC, McIlwain D, Roberts M, Yao S, McCann SE, Ciupak G, Hwang H, Khoury T, Jandorf L, Bovbjerg DH, Pawlish K, Bandera EV Cancer causes & control : CCC 2014 Feb 25 2 259-65

Research

Breast cancer
Sarcoma

Clinical Focus

Breast Pathology
Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology