M. Michele Blackwood

I am the Medical Director at The Center for Breast Health and Disease Management at the Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center, Northern Regional Director of Breast Services and Director of Breast Surgery for RWJBarnabas Health. I am also the leader of the woman’s oncologic health as part of the RWJBarnabas Women’s Health Program. I provide oversight and guidance through collective research and strategies of the system-wide group of breast surgeons at RWJBarnabs Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. 

A dedicated breast surgeon, my expertise is in complex breast malignancies and cares for patients with breast cancer and monitors women at high risk for the disease. I obtained my bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and graduated with my medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. I completed my internship and residency at The Stamford Hospital, and a fellowship with the Breast Service from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.

I am a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is certified by the American Board of Surgery. In addition, my various academic appointments include Clinical Instructor, New York Medical College and Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Columbia University.

I have published several articles in professional publications, including The Lancet and The Journal of Trauma, and served on the Editorial Review Board for Women in Medicine Journal. I am a frequent guest on national and local media programs including Fox Five Television, WOR Radio, “60 Minutes”, CBS News, Good Day New York, More Magazine, and CBS’s Early Show, among others.

I have been honored by Castle Connolly’s “Best Doctors” lists for over 15 years. I recently was the Medical honoree for The American Cancer Society.

I am a member of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group and affiliated with Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.