Jennifer Erdrich

Turtle Mountain Ojibwe

Dr. Erdrich is a surgical oncologist and Associate Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in the Department of Surgery for the Division of Surgical Oncology. For her clinical practice, she specializes in operations for melanoma, sarcoma, and breast cancers. Her research focuses on Native American cancer topics, ranging from epidemiology to interventional studies. She is particularly interested in how reservation based prehabilitation (prehab) with exercise and anti-inflammatory foods before cancer surgery can modify the tumor microenvironment and improve cancer outcomes. She strives to expand university-tribal partnerships for cancer prevention and treatment through multidisciplinary approaches that leverage innovation and teamwork.

Education
  • Stanford University, BA
  • Harvard Medical School, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Stanford University, General Surgery Residency
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Surgical Oncology Fellowship
  • Institute of American Indian Arts, MFA
  • Board Certifications from the American Board of Surgery: General Surgery
  • (FACS), and Complex General Surgical Oncology (FSSO)
Publications