Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Alycia So

Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Alycia So, MD, as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Breast Surgery in the Department of Surgery. The addition of So to the department now expands the rapidly growing Division of Breast Surgery to six full-time breast surgeons, adding to its continued growth across the health system.

So is joining Fox Chase following the completion of her breast surgical oncology fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and her general surgery residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. While at Mount Sinai, So served as the surgical palliative care residency team leader and administrative chief resident.

She earned her medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. There, she received the FOCUS Fellowship in Women’s Health from the Rena Rowan Breast Cancer Center, which allowed her to examine the role of perioperative gabapentin in decreasing the incidence of postmastectomy pain syndrome.

So is the recipient of several awards, including The Adrian Greenstein, MD, Award, presented by Mount Sinai Hospital to the general surgery resident who best demonstrates professionalism, humanism, and civility, as well as The Corynne S. Uhl Award for Compassion and Excellence in Patient Care from MD Anderson Cancer Center.

She has contributed to 20 publications and presentations studying breast cancer and surgical outcomes. So has also worked on several global health initiatives, including an independently organized research fellowship with the Department of Surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, and the installation of solar suitcases at rural clinics in The Gambia to improve maternal-fetal health outcomes.