Susan M. Domchek, MD
Medical Oncology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Rena Rowan Breast Center
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About me

  • Executive Director, Basser Center for BRCA
  • Director, MacDonald Women’s Cancer Risk Evaluation Center
  • Basser Professor in Oncology

Education and training

  • Medical School: Harvard University
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

454 reviews

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February 2026
professional and personal
January 2026
great doctor
January 2026
overall great experience.
January 2026
i feel like she has my back and sincerely cares about me.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Domchek is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Zhang Y, Xu M, Yuan J, Hu Z, Jiang J, Sun Y, Huang J, Wang Y, Wang B, Shen J, Long M, Fan Y, Montone KT, Tanyi J, Kim SH, Tavana O, Vonderheide RH, Chan HM, Domchek S, Zhang L, Hu X. Repression of PRMT activities sensitize human homologous recombination-proficient ovarian and breast cancer cells to PARP inhibitor treatment , Elife: 2026


Tung NM, Robson ME, Li T, Nanda R, Shah PD, Khoury K, Kimmick G, Santa-Maria C, Brufsky A, DeMeo M, Vieira JP, Carey LA, Wulf G, Domchek S, Krop IE, Wolff AC, Winer EP, Garber JE; Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium (TBCRC). TBCRC 048 (Olaparib Expanded) Expansion Cohorts: Phase II Study of Olaparib Monotherapy for Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer With Germline Mutations in Germline Mutations in PALB2 or Somatic Mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2. , J. CLin Oncol : 2026


Domchek SM. Therapeutic Considerations in Early-Stage, Estrogen Receptor-Positive, BRCA-Associated Breast Cancer. , J Clin Oncol.: 2026


Smyczynska U, Rycerz A, Kozlowska K, Symecko H, Brower J, Domchek SM, Elias K, Konstantinopoulos P, Apostolidou S, Menon U, Fendler W, Chowdhury D. Comparative analysis of microRNA expression in serum and plasma in patients screened for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. , Biomark Res., 14(1): 2026,9


Darrah KE, Hemker SL, Rawal Y, Goff NJ, Parker P, Ganesan G, Stratton CM, Oppenheimer K, Roberts E, Glick E, Banks N, Kumar A, Casadei S, Snyder MW, Nathanson K, Domchek SM, Starita LM, Olsen SK, Sung P, Kitzman JO, Bernstein KA. High-throughput mapping of 6,888 RAD51D variants identifies distinct biochemical functions needed for homologous recombination and olaparib response. , bioRxiv.: 2026


Hu X, Huang J, Yuan J, Sun Y, Wang Y, Hu Z, Jiang J, Wang Z, Wang B, Long M, Maxwell KN, Fan Y, Tanyi JL, Montone KT, Li H, Kim SH, Nathanson KL, Rebbeck TR, Domchek SM, Vonderheide RH, Zhang L., Immune gene diversity and STING1 variants in shaping cancer immunity across different genetic ancestry populations. , Cell Rep., 45(2): 2026


Hickey M, Tejada-Berges T, Domchek SM, Krejany EO, Brand A, Li P, Braat S, Kingsberg S. Sexual Function, Activity and Distress 24 Months After Surgical Menopause: What Happens After Menopause (WHAM)-A Prospective Controlled Study , BJOG : 2026


O'Brien KM, Keil AP, Taylor JA, Weinberg CR, Polley EC, Yadav S, Boddicker NJ, Hu C, Ambrosone CB, Anton-Culver H, Auer PL, Bodelon C, Brantley K, Burnside ES, Chen F, Domchek SM, Eliassen AH, Haiman CA, Hodge JM, Kraft P, Lacey JV, Lindstroem S, Martinez ME, Nathanson KL, Neuhausen SL, Olson JE, Palmer JR, Patel AV, Penney KL, Ruddy KJ, Scott CG, Teras LR, Trentham-Dietz A, Vachon CM, Weitzel JN, Yao S, Zirpoli G, Couch FJ, Sandler DP. Pathogenic Variants, Family History, and Cumulative Risk of Breast Cancer in US Women. , JAMA Oncol., 11(12): 2025,458-1469


Mastaglio E, Egleston B, Lee KT, Fetzer D, Brown S, Domchek SM, Fleisher L, Wen KY, Wagner L, Roberts JS, Cacioppo C, Christiansen J, Howe S, Wood EM, Weinberg M, Karpink K, Selmani E, Feng J, John S, Schweickert K, McLeod B, Bradbury AR. A Randomized Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-Implementation Study of an eHealth Delivery Alternative for Cancer Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer (eREACH2):study protocol. , medRxiv: 2025


O'Brien KM, Keil AP, Taylor JA, Weinberg CR, Polley EC, Yadav S, Boddicker NJ, Hu C, Ambrosone CB, Anton-Culver H, Auer PL, Bodelon C, Brantley K, Burnside ES, Chen F, Domchek SM, Eliassen AH, Haiman CA, Hodge JM, Kraft P, Lacey JV, Lindstroem S, Martinez ME, Nathanson KL, Neuhausen SL, Olson JE, Palmer JR, Patel AV, Penney KL, Ruddy KJ, Scott CG, Teras LR, Trentham-Dietz A, Vachon CM, Weitzel JN, Yao S, Zirpoli G, Couch FJ, Sandler DP. Pathogenic Variants, Family History, and Cumulative Risk of Breast Cancer in US Women , JAMA Oncol: 2025