Dr. Christina Minami
Positions
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Teaching)
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Surgery
Assistant Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology
Member
Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute
Contact information
Web presence
Preferred method of communication
Administrative Assistant
Tammy Skilnick-Mierau
Email: tammy.skilnick-mierau@albertahealthservices.ca
Office: 403.944.8427
Background
Biography
Dr. Minami completed her General Surgery residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL, and is board-certified by the American College of Surgeons. She completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Prior to relocating to Calgary, she was on faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. She now serves as a breast surgical oncologist and general surgeon at Foothills Medical Centre and the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
Research
Areas of Research
- Geriatric oncology
- Long-term patient reported outcomes
Dr. Minami's research focuses on shared decision making, physician practice patterns, and outcomes in the arena of geriatric breast oncology. Her previous work has been funded by the National Institute on Aging, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Cancer Society. This work has been both quantitative and qualitative in nature, leveraging large national cancer-specific datasets, administrative claims data, as well as semi-structured interview and recorded treatment conversation data to understand treatment experiences and outcomes in older adults with cancer.
Publications
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