Tasha M Hughes, MD, MPH

 Tasha M. Hughes
Associate Chair, Department of Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Medical School
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Tasha M Hughes, MD, MPH
Tasha M. Hughes
Clinical Associate Professor
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    • About

    Dr. Tasha Hughes is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery and a surgical oncologist at the University of Michigan. Her clinical efforts are focused on the treatment of breast cancer and melanoma. She is a health services research with a program centered around provider communication, provider bias and health care safety and quality.
    Dr. Hughes completed her surgical oncology training at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Society and her residency at Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago, IL.

    Qualifications
    • MD
      Rush Medical College, 600 S Paulina St ste 202, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
      2006 - 2010
    • MPH, Public Health
      Brown University, 121 S Main St, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
      2004 - 2006
    • BA
      University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States
      1999 - 2004

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    • Center Member
      Center for History, Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Ethics in Medicine
    • Center Member
      Rogel Cancer Center

    Recent Publications

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    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Surgeon Hiring Patterns Over Time in the Setting of Formalized Departmental Recruitment Processes
      Shao J, Ryan D, Rivard L, Dossett L, Telem DA, Perrone E, Adams Newman E, Hughes T, Ehlers AP, Dimick JB. 2026 Sep 26;
    • Journal Article
      Factors in Considering and Adopting Part-Time Work Schedules Among Early-Career Physicians.
      Kim E, Sinco BR, Zhao Z, Fang Y, Frank E, Sen S, Bohnert A, Hughes TM. JAMA Netw Open, 2026 Aug 3; 9 (8): e2631241 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.31241
      PMID: PMC13522958
    • Journal Article
      Characteristics of Gender-Diverse Patients With Breast Cancer
      Cortina CS, Brazauskas R, Flanagan MR, Dill ED, Joseph KAP, Trifonov A, Mukhtar RA, Kim EA, Kantor O, Barmettler G, Rezak KM, Rosenberger LH, Jordan SW, Perez MM, Jimenez RB, Smart AC, Kopkash KA, Hughes TM, Walker JC, Lautner MA, Siegel EL, Brabender DE, Al-Hilli Z, Cassidy MR, Weiss A, McCaffrey RL, Lee MC, Kaoutzanis C, Nguyen KN, Son JD, Williams AD, Madrigrano A, McLaughlin SA, Petroll AE, Stolley M. JAMA Network Open, 2026 Jul 23; 9 (7): DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.24824
      PMID: 42490110
    • Journal Article
      Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Attitudes Towards Wearable Devices for Ergonomic Optimization
      LaMonica LC, Farha MW, Mullen CR, Hughes TM, Kozlow JH, Chrouser KL. Annals of Surgery, 2026 Jun 1; 283 (6): DOI:10.1097/SLA.0000000000006617
      PMID: 39717907
    • Journal Article
      Abstract 6961: Patient matched organoid-immune co-culture model as a predictive platform for immunotherapy response in precision oncology
      Nakhjiri M, Chaudhury S, Kriko Y, Orabi M, Bao L, Horn M, Avery R, Grajqevci A, Chang A, Odell D, Singhal U, Reddy RM, Borza T, Hughes T, Sabel M, Dossett L, Piche J, Aibinder W, Merajver S, Merrill N. Cancer Research, 2026 Apr 5; 86 (7_Supplement): 6961 - 6961. DOI:10.1158/1538-7445.am2026-6961
    • Journal Article
      Evaluating Variation in Lymph Node Sampling During Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma
      Taylor CD, Niba VS, Baskin AS, Mott NM, Kim E, Kappelman A, Wang T, Sinco BR, Francescatti AB, Boffa DJ, Hendren S, Boughey JC, Hieken TJ, Weigel RJ, Hughes TM, Dossett LA. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2025 Dec 1; 32 (13): 9660 - 9667. DOI:10.1245/s10434-025-18063-5
      PMID: 40890547
    • Presentation
      Harnessing Agency to Improve Workplace Efficiency and Professional Well-Being Subtitle: Listening, Identifying, and Facilitating Transformation Together (LIFT2)
      Hughes T. 2026 Jan 29;
    • Presentation
      Mental Health Matters: Breaking the Silence in the Surgical Profession
      Hughes T. 2026 Jan 29;

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