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UI breast surgeons are co-investigators in national cohort project.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Sonia Sugg, MD, Clinical Professor of Surgery, and Ingrid Lizarraga, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, are co-investigators in an ongoing breast cancer cohort project called "Share Thoughts on Breast Cancer" study.  University of Iowa is the lead institution for this cohort within the newly formed Greater Plains Collaborative (GPC), which consists of 10 leading medical centers in seven states.

The GPC is one of 11 Clinical Data Research Networks participating in the more than $100 million National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network initiative. It uses NIH-funded, open-source technology to provide a cost-effective data model that promotes data transparency and interoperability across the participating centers, creating tremendous potential for studies involving breast cancer patients across institutions.