Leslie L. Montgomery, MD, FACS

Montefiore Medical Center
1575 Blondell Avenue
Bronx, New York 10461
Phone: 718-862-8846

Positions and Appointments

Education and Training

Honors and Awards

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles Published

1. Chan A, Goedegebuure P, Spanjaard R, Colombo M, Montgomery L, Eberlein T.  B7.1 provides a strong costimulatory signal for autologous T-cells in recognizing human ovarian cancer cells.  Journal of Immunotherapy. 20(5):421;1997.
2. Montgomery L, Tran K, Heelan M, Van Zee K, Payne D, Massie M, Borgen P.  Issues of regret in women with contralateral prophylactic mastectomies.  Ann Surg Onc 1999;6:546-52.
3. Chan A, Goedegebuure P, Bernstorff W, Carritte A, Min C, Stewart R Montgomery L, Spanjaard R, McKenzie A, Eberlein T.  B7.1 costimulation increases T-cell proliferation and cytotoxicity via selective expansion of specific variable alpha and beta genes of the T-cell receptor.  Surgery 2000; 127: 342059
4. DeMore N, Tan L, Liberman L, Kaptain T, Fey J, Borgen P, Heerdt A, Montgomery L, Paglia M, Petrek J, Cody H, Van Zee K.  Sentinel lymph node biopsy:  Is it indicated in patients with high-risk DCIS and DCIS with microinvasion?  Ann Surg Onc 2000: 7:636-42.
5. Weiser M, Montgomery L, Susnik B, Tan L, Borgen P, Cody H.  Is routine intraoperative frozen section examination of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer worthwhile?  Ann Surg Onc 2000:7;651-55.
6. Boolbol S, Fey J, Borgen P, Heerdt A, Montgomery L, Paglia M, Petrek J, Cody H, Van Zee K.  Intradermal isotope injection: a highly accurate method of lymphatic mapping in breast carcinoma. Ann Surg Onc 2001;8:20-4
7. Weiser M, Montgomery L, Tan L, Susnik B, Leung D, Borgen P, Cody H.  Lymphovascular invasion enhances the prediction of non-sentinel node metastases in breast cancer patients with positive sentinel nodes. Ann Surg Onc 2001; 8:145-9.
8. Port E, Montgomery L, Heerdt A, Borgen P.  Patient reluctance to taking tamoxifen as a chemopreventive agent.  Ann Surg Onc 2001;8:580-85.
9. Martin R, Derossis A, Fey J, Yeung H, Yeh S, Akhurst T, Heerdt A, Petrek J, VanZee K, Montgomery L, Borgen P, Cody H.  Intradermal isotope injection is superior to intramammary in sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer.  Surgery 2001;130:432-8.
10. Derossis, A, Fey J, Yeung H, Yeh S, Heerdt A, Petrek J, Van Zee K, Montgomery L, Borgen P Cody H.  A trend analysis of the relative value of blue dye and isotope localization in 2000 consecutive cases of sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer.  J Amer Coll Surg 2001;193:473-8.
11. Montgomery L, Thorne A, Van Zee K, Fey J, Heerdt A, Gemignani M, Port E, Petrek J, Cody H, Borgen P.   Isosulfan blue dye reactions during sentinel lymph node mapping for breast cancer.  Anesthesia and Analgesia 2002;95:385-8.
12. Temple L, Baron R, Cody H, Fey J, Thaler H, Borgen P, Heerdt A, Montgomery L, Petrek J, Van Zee K.  Sensory morbidity after sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary dissection:  a prospective study of 233 women.  Ann Surg Onc 2002;9:654-62.
13. Port E, Fey J, Gemignani M, Heerdt A, Montgomery L, Petrek J, Sacchini V, Van Zee K, Borgen P, Cody H.   Reoperative sentinel lymph node biopsy:  a new option for patients with primary or locally recurrent breast carcinoma.  J Am Col Surg 2002;195:167-72.
14. Tousimis E, Fey J, Van Zee K, Heerdt A, Gemignani M, Port E, Sclafani L, Sacchini V, Petrek J, Cody III H, Borgen P, Montgomery L. The accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy in multicentric and multifocal invasive breast cancer. J Am Coll Surg  2003;197:529-535.
15. Brogi E, Robson M, Panageas K, Casadio C, Ljung BM, Montgomery L.  Ductal lavage in patients undergoing mastectomy for mammary carcinoma: a correlative study. Cancer 2003;98:2170-6.
16. King T, Fey J, Van Zee K, Heerdt A, Gemignani M, Port E, Sclafani L, Sacchini V, Petrek J, Cody H, Borgen P, Montgomery L. A prospective analysis of the effect of blue dye volume on sentinel lymph node mapping success or incidence of allergic reaction in patients with breast cancer.  Ann Surg Onc 2004; 11:535-41.
17. Naik A, Fey J, Gemignani M, Heerdt A, Montgomery L, Petrek J, Port E, Sacchini V, Sclafani L, Van Zee K, Wagman R, Borgen P, Cody, H.  The risk of axillary relapse after sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer is comparable with that of axillary lymph node dissection.  Annals of Surgery 2004;240:462-71.
18. Brogi E, Miller MJ, Casadio C, Ljung BM, Montgomery L.  Paired ductal lavage and fine needle aspiration specimens from patients with breast carcinoma.  Diagn Cytopathol 2005;33:370-75.  
19. McCarthy C, Pusic A, Disa J, McCormick B, Montgomery L, Cordeiro P.  Unilateral postoperative chest wall radiotherapy in bilateral tissue expander/implant reconstruction patients: a prospective outcomes analysis.  Plast. Reconstr Surg 2005;116:1642-47.
20. Pandit-Taskar N, Dauer LT, Montgomery L, St. Germain J, Zanzonico P, Divgi C. Organ and fetal absorbed dose estimates from Tc-99m sulfur colloid lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel node localization in breast cancer patients. J Nucl Med 2006; 47: 1202-1208.
21. Port ER, Park A, Borgen PI, Morris E, Montgomery L. Results of MRI screening for breast cancer in high-risk patients with LCIS and atypical hyperplasia. Ann Surg Oncol 2007; 14:1051-7.
22. Sacchini V, Beal K, Goldberg J, Montgomery L, Port E,  McCormick B. Study of quadrant high-dose intraoperative radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer.  Br J Surg 2008; 95:1105-1110.
23. Chung A, Yu J, Stempel M,  Patil S,  Cody H, Montgomery L.  Is the "10% rule equally valid for all subsets of sentinel-node positive breast cancer patients? Annal Surg Oncol 2008; 15(10):2728-33.

Books, Chapters, and Reviews

1. Montgomery L.  Assessment and investigation of common breast symptoms.  In:  Hill AH, Borgen, PI, eds.  Handbook of Breast Diseases and Breast Cancer.  Austin, Tx:  Landes Bioscience Publishing. 2000.Stereotaxic biopsy technique.  In: Dershaw DD, ed.  Interventional breast procedures.  London: Churchill Livingstone 1996; 107-127
2. Montgomery L and Cody H.  The Newman article reviewed (Editorial).  Oncology 2004; 18:189-192
3. Montgomery L and Cody H.  The Veronesi article reviewed:  Randomized, prospective trials comparing sentinel-node surgery and axillary dissection:  just the beginning (Commentary).  American Journal of Oncology Review 2004; 3:98-100
4. Montgomery L.  Commentary on: Factors affecting metastases to non-sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer.  Breast Diseases:  A Year Book Quarterly 2005;14:450-1.
5. Montgomery L.  Commentary on: Is information from axillary dissection relevant to patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer? Breast Diseases:  A Year Book Quarterly 2005;14:427.
6. Montgomery L.  Commentary on:  Evidence-based medicine applied to sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast cancer.  Breast Diseases:  A Year Book Quarterly 2005;16:365-66.
7. Montgomery L.  Excisional Breast Biopsy.  Keurer's Textbook of Breast Surgical Oncology.  (in press).