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5
Citations
221
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Active since
2013
Affiliations
Georgetown University Medical Center(Current)
Georgetown University
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Howard University Hospital
Office of Minority Health
Fikru Hirpa is an author at Georgetown University Medical Center specializing in medicine, oncology, and breast oncology.
Publications per year
2013–2015
Disparities in Breast Cancer Surgery Delay: The Lingering Effect of Race
Vanessa B. Sheppard, Bridget A. Oppong, Regina Hampton et al. · Annals of Surgical Oncology · 2015 · 86 citations
Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +12
Narrowing racial gaps in breast cancer chemotherapy initiation: the role of the patient–provider relationship
Vanessa B. Sheppard, Claudine Isaacs, George Luta et al. · Breast Cancer Research and Treatment · 2013 · 60 citations
Medicine, Oncology, Breast Oncology +15
The importance of contextual factors and age in association with anxiety and depression in Black breast cancer patients
Vanessa B. Sheppard, Felicity W. K. Harper, Kimberly Davis et al. · Psycho-Oncology · 2013 · 48 citations · Full text
Medicine, Oncology, Psychology +13
The role of knowledge, language, and insurance in endorsement of cancer screening in women of African origin
Vanessa B. Sheppard, Alejandra Hurtado‐de‐Mendoza, Minna Song et al. · Preventive Medicine Reports · 2015 · 17 citations · Full text
Medicine, Health Promotion, Preventive Medicine +17
Patterns of 21-Gene Assay Testing and Chemotherapy Use in Black and White Breast Cancer Patients
Vanessa B. Sheppard, Suzanne C. O’Neill, Asma Dilawari et al. · Clinical Breast Cancer · 2014 · 10 citations · Full text
Medicine, Genetics, Oncology +7
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