Kambiz Dowlatshahi

Biography

 Dr. Dowlat is a former professor of surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and the founder of Novian Health. Dr. Dowlat has been a practicing surgeon, specializing in breast cancer, at Rush since 1987. Prior to Rush, he was on the University of Chicago faculty of surgery. Dr. Dowlat received his MD from the University of London, and has spent more than 25 years in breast cancer research and treatment. He is named on eight US issued patents related to this technology. Dr. Dowlat is a pioneer of micro-invasive breast cancer procedures. In 1985, he introduced stereotactic needle breast biopsy to the United States for the diagnosis of breast lesions (now in use in over 2,000 breast centers in the United States). As a renowned breast specialist he has trained over a thousand surgeons in courses sponsored by the American College of Surgeons in image-guided diagnosis of breast cancer. From 1998-2002, Dr. Dowlat served on the National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health of the FDA. He previously sat on the Board of Directors for the American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Research Interest

  Biochemistry, Enzymes, Device for breast tumor ablation