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jenevieve hughes


Jenevieve Hughes, MD, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon specializing in breast disease and breast surgery. Dr. Hughes graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine. She completed her surgical internship and residency at Mayo Clinic in Arizona and her fellowship in breast surgical oncology at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Pennsylvania.

She moved back to Texas in 2009 with her husband and family to start her practice, Methodist Richardson Breast Surgeons. She serves as the Medical Director for the Methodist Richardson Breast Program. She has also served on multiple hospital committees and has been elected President of the Methodist Richardson Medical Center Medical staff for 2018-2020. Her medical interests include breast cancer, breast surgery, and the management of high-risk patients and benign breast disease.

Dr. Hughes is married, and is a proud mom to two children. She enjoys Pilates, weight-lifting, scrapbooking, card games, theater, and travel. She is a big fan of The Beatles, and her first two dogs were named Ringo and Lucy. Her newest puppy is an adorable Double Doodle named Rigby.

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons (Fellow)
  • American Society of Breast Surgeons (Active Member)
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (Active)

Research Publications

Weisfelner LR, Lago-Toro CE, Hughes JH, Careaga E, Brown AT, Chernick M, Barrio AV, Frazier TG. Is There a Role for MRI in the Preoperative Assessment of Patients with DCIS? Presented at the Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting, 2009. Accepted for publication in the Annals of Surgical Oncology.

Hughes JH, Mason MC, Gray RJ, McLaughlin SA, Pockaj BA, Degnim AC, et al. A multi-site validation trial of radioactive seed localization as an alternative to wire localization. Breast J. 2008 Mar-Apr; 14(2):153-7; Presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, April, 2006.

Presentations at Meetings

Hughes JH, Careaga E, Collett A, Frazier TG.Infrared Technology as a Predictor of Pathologic Outcome in Patients with Suspicious Imaging. Presented at the Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Meeting, 2009. Abstract presented as an oral-poster presentation at the Resident Research Competition of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, February, 2009. Manuscript submitted to The Breast Journal.

Hughes JH, Careaga E, Frazier TG. A Preliminary Comparison of Targeted Risk Assessment to the Gail Model. Is There a Better Way to Assess the High-Risk Patient? Presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2009.

Larson AR, Hughes JH, Stassi J, Frazier TG. Molecular Breast Imaging as a Cost-effective Diagnostic Tool for Breast Cancer. Presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX, 2009.

Goodwin MC, Hughes JH, Diego EJ, Frazier TG. The Impact of Oncotype DXTM Recurrence Score and Tumor Size on Making Chemotherapy Decisions in Breast Cancer Patients. Presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX, 2009.

Careaga E, Hughes JH, Allen LR, Carella RJ, Frazier TG. Is Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation a Superior Technique in the Adjuvant Treatment of Early Breast Cancer? Presented at the Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, 2009.

Careaga E, Hughes JH, Allen LR, Carella RJ, Frazier TG. Is Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Appropriate Adjuvant Therapy for Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ? Presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX, 2009.

Allen L, Hughes JH, Careaga E, Frazier TG. Concurrent Use of Metformin in Diabetic Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy. Presented at the American Society of Breast Disease Annual Meeting, 2009.

Allen L, Hughes JH, Careaga E, Brooks A, Frazier TG. A Comparison of Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer at an Urban Teaching Hospital and Suburban Affiliated Hospital. Presented at the American Society of Breast Disease Annual Meeting, 2009.

Lawes DA, Hughes JH, Efron, JE, Young-Fadok, TM. Laparoscopic management of small bowel obstruction. Video abstract presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, April, 2007.

Hughes JH, Russell JC, Petersen SR, Mills MR. Knife Goes In, Worm Comes Out: An Unusual Case of Hyperbilirubinemia Following Penetrating Torso Trauma. Presented at the Southwestern Surgical Congress Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, April, 2005.

Buchel EW, Garvey PB, Gray RJ, Hughes JH, Pockaj BA, Samson, TD. Outcomes After Autologous Breast Reconstruction in Elderly Patients. Presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, October, 2004.

Hughes JH, Pockaj BA, Garvey PB, Buchel EW, Gray RJ. Preoperative Co-morbidities and Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Autologous Tissue Reconstruction. Presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV, April 2004.

Hughes JH, Pockaj BA, Heigh R, Mukherjee P. Celecoxib in the Treatment of Breast Desmoid Tumor. Presented at the Southwestern Surgical Congress Annual Meeting. Monterey, CA, April, 2004.

Hughes JH, Pockaj BA, Forstner-Barthell A, McMahon L, Gray RJ, Halyard M, Schild S. Multifocal/Mulitcentric Breast Carcinoma. Presented at NCCTG Fall Meeting. Rochester, MN, October, 2002.