Lori J. Pierce

Lori Pierce is Professor of Radiation Oncology and Vice Provost at the University of Michigan, within the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, a senior NRG Oncology investigator and past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for 2020 to 2021. A breast radiation oncologist, she studies radiotherapy in BRCA carriers and breast cancer outcomes by race, with a focus on health equity. Her papers include a comparison of breast conservation and mastectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers with operable breast cancer and ten-year multi-institutional results of breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy in BRCA1/2-associated stage I/II breast cancer. Her work spans triple-negative and HR-positive breast cancer and modern radiotherapy.