Born in Canada, Anees Chagpar obtained B.S. and M.D. degrees from University of Alberta, M.Sc from University of Saskatchewan, M.Ph from Harvard University, M.A from University of Louisville and an MBA from School of Management at Yale University in 2014. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine.
Dr. Chagpar is a breast surgical oncologist who participates in investigator-initiated and group clinical trials. Her research interests span from collaborative translational science to clinical research to population science and outcomes based research using large databases. Her most recent ground-breaking work in breast-conservation surgery techniques published in the New England Journal of Medicine reduces the chance of multiple surgeries for breast cancer patients.
Dr. Chagpar built the first nationally accredited Breast Center in Kentucky. She led Yale’s effort to become the first National Cancer Institute designated cancer center in the Northeast to have a nationally accredited breast center. She is an active member of American Society of Clinical Oncology and a Fellow of the prestigious Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American College of Surgeons.