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Jessica Gooch, M.D.
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Pluta Cancer Center

125 Red Creek Drive
Rochester, NY 14623

Wilmot Cancer Center

90 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14642

About Me

Professional Background

Dr. Gooch is originally from England, but spent most of her childhood growing up in northern New Jersey. She graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Biology from The College of New Jersey in 2007. While there, she also completed minors in both Chemistry and History and was a graduate of the college h...
Dr. Gooch is originally from England, but spent most of her childhood growing up in northern New Jersey. She graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Biology from The College of New Jersey in 2007. While there, she also completed minors in both Chemistry and History and was a graduate of the college honors program.

She then attended Georgetown University for medical school, graduating as an MD in 2011. She subsequently was a resident in General Surgery at Stony Brook University Medical Center on Long Island, NY until graduation in 2017. Her training included a sabbatical during the 2013-2014 academic year to pursue clinical research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer in the department of Breast Surgery.

Following surgical residency she completed a one year SSO-accredited fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology at New York University Langone Medical Center, prior to joining the faculty at the University of Rochester.

Dr. Gooch is board certified in General Surgery.

She currently resides in Pittsford, NY with her husband and two daughters.

Certified Specialties

Surgery (General Surgery) - American Board of Surgery

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Surgery, Oncology (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Breast Oncology, New York University Langone Medical Center-GME. 2017 - 2018

Fellowship, Research, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. 2013 - 2014

Residency, Resident, State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook. 2011 - 2017

Education

MD | Georgetown University School of Medicine. 2011

Awards

Esther Rentas Research Award. 2017

AACR Scholar-in-Training Award. 2014

Publications

Journal Articles

Single versus Double Drainage for Immediate Two-Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

Escandón JM, Aristizábal A, Langstein HN, Christiano JG, Gooch JC, Prieto PA, Skinner KA, Weiss A, Manrique OJ

Aesthetic plastic surgery.. 2024 January 12 Epub 01/12/2024.

Updates in the Surgical Management of Benign and High-Risk Breast Lesions.

Marin C, Weiss A, Gooch JC

Clinical breast cancer.. 2023 December 21 Epub 12/21/2023.

Prepectoral versus subpectoral two-stage implant-based breast reconstruction: U.S. medical center experience and narrative review.

Escandón JM, Weiss A, Christiano JG, Langstein HN, Escandón L, Prieto PA, Gooch JC, Manrique OJ

Annals of translational medicine.. 2023 December 2011 (12):411. Epub 06/20/2023.

Latissimus dorsi flap with immediate fat transfer (LIFT) for autologous breast reconstruction: Single institution experience.

Escandón JM, Langstein HN, Christiano JG, Aristizábal A, Gooch JC, Weiss A, Manrique OJ

American journal of surgery.. 2023 September 20 Epub 09/20/2023.

Breast reconstruction with latissimus dorsi flap: a comprehensive review and case series.

Escandón JM, Manrique OJ, Christiano JG, Mroueh V, Prieto PA, Gooch JC, Weiss A, Langstein HN

Annals of translational medicine.. 2023 August 3011 (10):355. Epub 05/24/2023.

Predictors for Prolonged TE-to-Implant Exchange During Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Single Institution Experience.

Escandón JM, Langstein HN, Christiano JG, Gooch JC, Prieto PA, Aristizábal A, Weiss A, Manrique OJ

Aesthetic plastic surgery.. 2023 August 10 Epub 08/10/2023.

Autologous breast reconstruction with latissimus dorsi flap in obese patients: Time-to-event analysis.

Escandón JM, Catanzaro M, Christiano JG, Gooch JC, Weiss A, Langstein HN, Manrique OJ

Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS.. 2023 June 1484 :605-617. Epub 06/14/2023.

Two-Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Using Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

Escandón JM, Christiano JG, Gooch JC, Olzinski AT, Prieto PA, Skinner KA, Langstein HN, Manrique OJ

Plastic and reconstructive surgery.. 2023 April 26 Epub 04/26/2023.

Simultaneous Fat Grafting During Tissue Expander-to-Implant Exchange: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.

Escandón JM, Ali-Khan S, Christiano JG, Gooch JC, Olzinski AT, Prieto PA, Skinner KA, Langstein HN, Manrique OJ

Aesthetic plastic surgery.. 2022 October 21 Epub 10/21/2022.

Subpectoral versus prepectoral two-stage breast reconstruction: A propensity score-matched analysis of 30-day morbidity and long-term outcomes.

Escandón JM, Sweitzer K, Christiano JG, Gooch JC, Olzinski AT, Prieto PA, Skinner KA, Langstein HN, Manrique OJ

Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS.. 2022 October 1976 :76-87. Epub 10/19/2022.

Breast Density in a Contemporary Cohort of Women With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS).

Gooch JC, Chun J, Kaplowitz E, Kurz E, Guth A, Lee J, Schnabel F

Annals of surgical oncology.. 2019 October 26 (11):3472-3477. Epub 05/30/2019.

A Nomogram to Predict Factors Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ with Microinvasion.

Gooch JC, Schnabel F, Chun J, Pirraglia E, Troxel AB, Guth A, Shapiro R, Axelrod D, Roses D

Annals of surgical oncology.. 2019 September 16 Epub 09/16/2019.

Pregnancy-associated breast cancer in a contemporary cohort of newly diagnosed women.

Gooch JC, Chun J, Kaplowitz E, Guth A, Axelrod D, Shapiro R, Roses D, Schnabel F

The breast journal.. 2019 August 25 Epub 08/25/2019.

Perceptions of Surgery Residents About Parental Leave During Training.

Altieri MS, Salles A, Bevilacqua LA, Brunt LM, Mellinger JD, Gooch JC, Pryor AD

JAMA surgery.. 2019 August 7 Epub 08/07/2019.

ASO Author Reflections: Margin Analysis and Breast-Conserving Surgery.

Gooch JC, Schnabel F

Annals of surgical oncology.. 2019 August 6 Epub 08/06/2019.

Increases in Postmastectomy Reconstruction in New York State Are Not Related to Changes in State Law.

Gooch JC, Guth A, Yang J, Zhu C, Park J, Telem D, Bui D, O'Hea B, Khan S

Plastic and reconstructive surgery.. 2019 August 144 (2):159e-166e. Epub 1900 01 01.

The Relationship of Breast Density and Positive Lumpectomy Margins.

Gooch JC, Yoon E, Chun J, Kaplowitz E, Jubas T, Guth A, Axelrod D, Shapiro R, Darvishian F, Schnabel F

Annals of surgical oncology.. 2019 June 26 (6):1729-1736. Epub 03/19/2019.

Increases in Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction in New York State Are Not Related to Changes in State Law.

Gooch JC, Guth A, Yang J, Zhu C, Park J, Telem D, Bui D, O'Hea B, Khan S

Plastic and reconstructive surgery.. 2019 May 6 Epub 05/06/2019.

Management of Lobular Neoplasia

Current Breast Cancer Reports. 2018; 10(3): 226-231.

Repair of the deflated nipple following nipple-sparing mastectomy utilizing the skate flap technique.

Gooch JC, Huston T

The breast journal.. 2017 November 23 (6):768-769. Epub 04/10/2017.

Is Preoperative Axillary Imaging Beneficial in Identifying Clinically Node-Negative Patients Requiring Axillary Lymph Node Dissection?

Pilewskie M, Jochelson M, Gooch JC, Patil S, Stempel M, Morrow M

Journal of the American College of Surgeons.. 2016 February 222 (2):138-45. Epub 11/25/2015.

Lobular Carcinoma in Situ: A 29-Year Longitudinal Experience Evaluating Clinicopathologic Features and Breast Cancer Risk.

King TA, Pilewskie M, Muhsen S, Patil S, Mautner SK, Park A, Oskar S, Guerini-Rocco E, Boafo C, Gooch JC, De Brot M, Reis-Filho JS, Morrogh M, Andrade VP, Sakr RA, Morrow M

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2015 November 2033 (33):3945-52. Epub 09/14/2015.

The extent of extracapsular extension may influence the need for axillary lymph node dissection in patients with T1-T2 breast cancer.

Gooch J, King TA, Eaton A, Dengel L, Stempel M, Corben AD, Morrow M

Annals of surgical oncology.. 2014 September 21 (9):2897-903. Epub 04/29/2014.

Dual bronchodilatory and pulmonary anti-inflammatory activity of RO5024118, a novel agonist at vasoactive intestinal peptide VPAC2 receptors.

Tannu SA, Renzetti LM, Tare N, Ventre JD, Lavelle D, Lin TA, Morschauser A, Paciorek J, Bolin DR, Michel H, Singer L, Hargaden M, Knowles I, Gardiner P, Cazzola M, Calzetta L, Matera MG, Hicks A

British journal of pharmacology.. 2010 November 161 (6):1329-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

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