Kristin Brill, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Enterprise Surgeon Leader for Breast Surgery, and Director, Breast Surgery Program, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health
Highlights
- LBBC Medical Advisory Board member since 2024
- Board-certified surgical oncologist
- Member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons
- Focus on young women diagnosed with breast cancer and people at high-risk for breast cancer
Kristin L. Brill, MD, FACS is board-certified surgical oncologist with comprehensive range of services for patients with malignant and benign disease, including breast-conserving surgery, nipple-sparing mastectomy, preventive mastectomy, reconstruction, accelerated partial breast radiation device placement, and clinical trials for breast cancer.
Dr. Brill has a particular focus on young women with breast cancer and people at high risk for breast cancer.
The most rewarding part of being a physician is my relationship with the patients. I come from a family of many women and my patients are like family.
Experience & accolades
Expertise
- General surgery
- Breast surgery
- Surgical oncology
Education
- Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
- Fellowship, Breast Surgical Oncology
- New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- General Surgery
- Hahnemann University School of Medicine
- Doctor of Medicine
- Gettysburg College
- Bachelor of Arts
Experience
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health
- Associate Professor, Enterprise Surgeon Leader for Breast Surgery, Director, Breast Surgery Program
- MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
- Director, Division of Breast Surgery, Janet Knowles Breast Cancer Center
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
- The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Adjunct assistant professor, Department of Surgery
Awards & distinctions
- South Jersey "Top Docs,” 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
- SJ Magazine "Top Docs," 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
- S. News & World Report "Top Doctors, 2011, 2012
Professional memberships & board positions
- LBBC Medical Advisory Board
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Society of Breast Surgeons
- Society of Surgical Oncology
Publications
- Evaluation of traditional targeted axillary dissection eligibility criteria for node-positive breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in a prospective multicenter registry, European Journal of Surgical Onncology, 2024
- Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Post Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Excision Using Lymphosonography, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2023
- Pediatric and Adolescent Breast Conditions: A Review, Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2023
- Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Patients With Breast Cancer Using Lymphosonography, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 2023
- Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid-Mediated Photodiagnoses in Surgical Oncology: A Historical Review of Clinical Trials, Frontiers in Surgery, 2019