Walker Lyons, MD

Walker Lyons, MD

Assistant Professor

Specialties

  • Breast Surgical Oncology

Areas of Expertise

Breast Cancer

Treatment Philosophy

Communication, comfort and trust. I want patients and their families to come away from a visit with an understanding of the diagnosis, the different treatment options they have, and feeling comfortable with their care team.

Clinical Locations

  • Fox Chase Cancer Center - Chestnut Hill
    8835 Germantown Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19118
    Phone: 888-369-2427
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center - Buckingham
    2365 Heritage Center Drive
    Furlong, PA 18925
    Phone: 888-369-2427
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center
    333 Cottman Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19111
    Phone: 888-369-2427

Educational Background

Fox Chase Cancer Center - 2024-2025

  • Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 2018-2024

  • General Surgery Resident

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University 2014-2018

  • Doctor of Medicine

Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery)

Selected Publications

Lyons W, Isch E. "ABSITE and the Boards: A Marathon Mind Set" pp 9-13; General Surgery Residency Survival Guide. Ratnasekera A, NeffM, Flannery KY, Beekley A. Springer Nature; Switzerland; 2023.

Lamm R, Lyons W, Gargano SM, Willis AL Spindle Cell Melanoma Masquerading as a Lipoma: An Interesting Case Study on the Presentation of a Rare Cancer. J Case Rep Clin Images. 2023: 6(1): 1130.

Lyons W, Lamm R, Duffner ER, Shames J, Willis AI, Lazar M. Bracketed Localization in Breast-Conserving Surgery: Indications and Success Rates From a Single, High Volume, Academic Breast Cancer Center. The American Surgeon (2022) 00031348221111516. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348221111516

Lamm R, Lyons W, So W, Willis AI. Advanced-Stage Melanoma at Presentation Following the Peak of the Pandemic: A COVID-19 Cancer Canary in a Coal Mine. World Journal of Surgery, (2022) 46(8), 1820-1825. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06623-9

Lamm R, Woodward S, Varshney K, Lyons W, Anne PR, George BJ, Willis AI. A comparison of timely completion of hypofractionated and traditional adjuvant radiation therapy in early-stage breast cancer: Evidence of impact on reducing racial and socioeconomic

disparities. Surgery (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2022.03.019

l,yons W, Omar M, Tholey R, Tatarian T. Revisional bariatric surgery: a review of workup, and management of common complications after bariatric surgery. Mini-invasive Surg (2022), 6:11. http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/2574-1225.2021.140

Lyons W, Chojnacki K. Pancreatic Ultrasound - Intraoperative. The SCORE

Portal. https://www.surgicalcore.org/modulecontent.aspx?id=159050. Published March 2020.

Lyons W, Harfouche M, Lopez J. Conservative Management of a Traumatic Common Iliac Venous Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report. J Surg Case Rep. (2017) 5.

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