Keith D Amos

My clinical practice is general surgical oncology with specific interests in the areas of surgical treatments for breast cancer, melanoma and endocrine malignancies.

I have had multiple laboratory experiences in cancer research.  I am presently a Co-Investigator with Melissa Troester, PhD for the Normal Breast Study.  The "Normal Breast Study"  aims to better  understand the biology of  normal tissue adjacent to breast tumors and how it changes with age. The  findings could help identify treatment strategies and explain why some breast  conservation surgeries, particularly among young women, more commonly result in  disease recurrence.  My research interests also include understanding and eliminating disparities in cancer care for minorities and underserved populations. Specifically, I am interested in studying three areas of disparity in cancer care - communication issues between physicians and minority patients; barriers to enrolling minorities and underserved in clinical trials for cancer; and the dissemination and availability of state of the art and standard of care procedures for cancer care in minority and underserved populations.

1992 USA TODAY All-USA College Academic First Team

1995-1996 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Scholar Cloister Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

1997 Harvard Medical School Multiculturalism Award

1997 James H. Robinson Memorial Prize in Surgery, sponsored by National Medical Fellowships

1999 Society of University Surgeons Resident Research Award

2001-2004 Washington University School of Medicine Department of Surgery Resident Teaching Award

2001,2006 American Association in Cancer Research Minority in Cancer Research Award

2009 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Robert E Bryan Public Service Award

2010 Village Pride Hometown Hero Award sponsored by WCHL 1030am

2011 US News & World Report/Castle Connolly Top Regional Doctor

2012 US News & World Report/Castle Connolly Top Regional Doctor

2012 American College of Surgeons Claude H. Organ, Jr, MD, FACS Traveling Fellowship Award