Overview
Nicholas T. Champion, MD is a board-certified general surgeon with advanced training in Breast Surgical Oncology, having completed advanced fellowship training at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, FL. This advanced training focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to treating breast cancer, utilizing the latest innovations and treatment modalities available.
He attended the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, graduating with Honors, and completed his general surgery training at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell Health in Staten Island, NY. His research interests are in developing new cancer treatment modalities for breast cancer, improving surgical outcomes in breast surgery, as well as breast cancer survivorship and lymphedema prevention.
Dr. Champion has a passion for helping patients navigate the complex and uncertain path of fighting breast cancer to deliver excellent patient-centered care while improving surgical and cosmetic outcomes.
Education
Universities
- MD program, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
- BS in Biology, Minor in Chemistry, Florida Gulf Coast University
Fellowship
- Clinical Fellow, Breast Surgical Oncology at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL
Residencies
- Chief Surgical Resident Physician, General Surgery at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell Health, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Resident Physician, General Surgery at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell Health, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
Internship
- General Surgery at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell Health, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
Additional Certifications
- Hologic Reconstructive Lumpectomy Oncoplastic Surgery
- ATLS Instructor
- Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES)
- Chief Resident/Fellow as Leader, Manager, & Mentor Course ACS ASSET Course
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS)
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
- Intuitive Surgical DaVinci Xi for Residents/Fellows (P5/P5b/P6)
- Fundamentals of Critical Care Support (FCCS)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Expertise and interests
Expertise
- Breast conservation/lumpectomy
- Mastectomy - simple/total/complete
- Skin sparing and Nipple sparing mastectomy procedures
- Modified radical mastectomy Axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Axillary lymph node dissection S-LYMPHA procedure - simplified lymphaticovenous anastomosis procedure for the prevention of lymphedema
- Aesthetically flat closure techniques - Angel Wing procedure
- Oncoplastic breast surgery including hidden scar and mastopexy/breast reduction
Interests
- Utilizing novel surgical technology to improve surgical outcomes
- Utilizing oncoplastic surgical techniques to improve cosmetic outcomes
- Performance improvement to minimize complications in high-risk and elderly patients
Professional Associations
Awards and Honors
- Junior Scientist Research Partnership (JSRP) Grant
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
Research grant awarded to a clinical fellow and postdoc researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center as a collaborative effort to address a mutually intriguing research question. Funding awarded: $10,000.00
Awarded October 2022 - John D’Anna Jr. Award (Formerly the Seal Team 6 Award)
Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY, USA
Awarded to the chief surgical resident that has demonstrated the highest commitment to improving the general surgery residency program during their five years of surgical training.
Awarded June 2022 - Patient Care Excellence Award
Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY, USA
Awarded to clinicians in recognition of their commitment to delivering outstanding patient care. Clinicians are nominated annually for this award by their peers.
Awarded Spring 2019
- Best Surgical Video Award
Transverse Mesocolic Internal Hernia as a Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in a Virgin Abdomen: Diagnosis, Management and Laparoscopic Repair.Awarded by the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (SLS).
Awarded September 2021 - Alpha Omega Phi Honor Society
American University of the Caribbean Schoolof Medicine Cupecoy, Sint Maarten
Awarded for maintaining above an 85.00 average GPA throughout all five semesters of the basicscience education, as well as having exhibited qualities of leadership and a commitment to community service Awarded December 2014 - Dean’s List
American University of the Caribbean Schoolof Medicine Cupecoy, Sint Maarten Awarded for maintaining abovean 87.00 averageGPA every semester, received semesters 1-5 of the basic sciences education
Awarded May 2013 – December 2014, All five semesters of basic clinical sciences - Accelerated Collegiate Experience
Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL, USA
Full time dual-enrollment scholarship funded by the Florida Department of Education
Awarded September 2006 – May 2011 - Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL, USA Scholarship awarded for achieving above average SAT scores and maintaining greater than a 3.50 GPA, funded by the Florida Lottery - Eagle Scout Rank
Boy Scouts of America
This is the highest rank achieved in Boy Scouts
Awarded August 2006
Publications
- Khoury L, Tobin-Schnittger P, Champion N, Sim V, Gave A, Hawkins S, Panzo M, Cohn S. Natural History of Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Endoscopies for Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Am Surg. 2019 Nov 1;85(11):1246-1252.
PMID: 31775966. - Champion NT, Monasterio D, Mukherjee I, et al. Robotic-assisted left adrenal cystic mass excision in a pregnant patient. BMJ Case Reports CP 2022;15:e245954.
PMID: 35186588 - Abdelhalim S, Kania T, Heldreth A, Champion N, Mukherjee I. Operative management of perforated jejunal diverticulitis. Cureus 14(1): e21330. doi:10.7759/cureus.21330
PMID: 35649621 - Champion NT, Mooney B, Kim Y, Whiting J, Sun W, Kiluk J, Czerniecki B, Hoover S, Lee MC. Surgeon and Radiologist Evaluation of Electromagnetic Chip Localization for Benign and Malignant Breast Lesions. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Aug 8. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13976-5. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 37552349.
Abstracts
- JT Ngo, S Palfi, N Champion, J Whiting, W Sun, C Sam, MC Lee. Predictive value of the 5-factor modified frailty index (MFI-5) in elderly breast patients. Abstract accepted for the 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Washington, DC, Feb 2024. Abstract ID: ASC20240017
- S Palfi, JT Ngo, N Champion, J Whiting, W Sun, C Sam, MC Lee. Malnutrition and surgical outcomes in elderly breast cancer patients. Abstract accepted for the 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Washington, DC, Feb 2024. Abstract ID: ASC20240158
- N Champion, B Mooney, Y Kim, J Whiting, W Sun, J Kiluk, B Czerniecki, S Hoover, MC Lee. Surgeon and Radiologist Evaluation of Electromagnetic Chip Localization for Breast Conservation Surgery. Abstract accepted for the 2023 Moffitt Scientific Symposium, Tampa, FL, May 2023.
- J Daniel, N Champion, S Garg, L Liu, N Lewis, A Basu, J Whiting, W Sun, S Hoover, B Czerniecki. The correlation of oncodriver expression with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in triple negative breast cancer. Abstract accepted to the American Society of Clinical Oncology Medical Student and Resident Abstract Forum on February 8, 2023.
- N Champion, W Sun, H Sinner, J Kiluk, B Czerniecki, S Hoover, B Mooney, MC Lee. Electromagnetic Chip Surgical Breast Localization. Society of Surgical Oncology SSO 2023 - International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care. Ann Surg Oncol 30 (Suppl 1), 1–257 (2023)., Boston, MA – 2023 https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13332-7
- N Champion B Mooney, Y Kim, J Whiting, W Sun, J Kiluk, B Czerniecki, S Hoover, MC Lee. Surgeon and Radiologist Evaluation of SmartClip for Breast Conservation Surgery. The American Society of Breast Surgeons Official Proceedings, Volume XXIV 2023 Annual Meeting Scientific Session Abstracts.Ann Surg Oncol 30 (Suppl 2), 259–664 (2023)., Boston, MA – 2023 https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13650-w
- N Champion, S Garg, J Whiting, A Basu, W Sun, S Hoover, B Czerniecki. Tissue microarray analysis of MET, EGFR, and HER3 in primary triple negative breastcancer: a potential target for the development of immunotherapeutic treatment strategies. The American Society of Breast Surgeons Official Proceedings, Volume XXIV 2023 Annual Meeting Scientific Session Abstracts.Ann Surg Oncol 30 (Suppl 2), 259–664 (2023)., Boston, MA – 2023 https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13650-w
- S Garg, N Champion, A Basu, J Whiting, W Sun, S Hoover, B Czerniecki. Oncodrivers expression analysis in primary tumors: potential for development of targeted immunotherapies for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Abstract accepted November 16, 2022 for the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023, Orlando, FL.
- N Champion, A Abeysekera, S Kim, B Azab. The impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on overall survival in patients with early stage HER2 positive breast cancer. The American Society of Breast Surgeons Official Proceedings, Volume XXIII 2022 Annual MeetingScientific Session Abstracts. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 1–330 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-11703-0
- J Agochiya, N Champion, H Burchfield, M Mikhail, AJ Shah, Uterine Leiomyomas – Minimally Invasive Outcomes on Management and Hospital Stay (MIOMAHS): A Disease Specific Approach, Journal of MinimallyInvasive Gynecology, Volume 23, Issue 7, Supplement, 2016, Pages S248-S249, ISSN 1553-4650, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2016.08.803. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1553465016309906)
Poster Presentations
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (April 2023).Surgeon and Radiologist Evaluation of SmartClip for Breast Conservation Surgery. Poster presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons 24th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. Poster also presented at the 2023 Moffitt Scientific Symposium, Tampa, FL May 2023
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (April 2023).Tissue microarray analysis of MET, EGFR, and HER3 in primary triple negative breastcancer: a potential target for the development of immunotherapeutic treatment strategies. Poster presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons 24th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (March 2023).Electromagnetic Chip Surgical Breast Localization. Poster presented at the Society of Surgical Onocology 2023 International Conference on Cancer Care, Boston, MA.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (April 2022).The impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on overallsurvival in patients with early stage HER2-positive breast cancer. Poster presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons 23rd Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (August 2021).Cecal bascule following abdominoplasty: a rare cause of large bowel obstruction. Electronic poster presented at the South East Surgical Congress (SESC) annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (February 2020). Thigh burns from electronic cigarette lithium-ion battery combustion. Electronic Poster presented at the South East SurgicalCongress (SESC) annual meeting, New Orleans, LA
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (February 2020). Robotic assisted adrenal mass excision and left partial adrenalectomy in a pregnantpatient. Electronic Posterpresented at the South East Surgical Congress(SESC) annual meeting, New Orleans, LA
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (February 2018). Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gallbladder. Electronic Poster presented at the South East Surgical Congress (SESC) annual meeting, Tampa, FL
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (April 2011). Determination of Accuracy of the SRK/Tand Holladay 2 Intraocular Lens Power Calculation Formulas. Poster presented at FGCU Senior Research Symposium, Fort Myers, FL
Video Presentations
- N Champion, S Hoover, N Panetta (October 2023). Prophylactic lymphovenous bypass and reverse axillary lymphatic mapping performed following modified radical mastectomy. Video to be presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2023, Boston, MA
- N Champion, K Singer, N Narula, I Mukherjee (March 2022).>Exploratory Laparoscopy for Perforated Viscus in a Patient with a Large Type 3 Paraoesophageal Hernia. Video presented at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) annual meeting, Denver, CO.
- N Champion, K Singer, N Narula, I Mukherjee (March 2022). Laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated ventral hernia with pre-peritoneal mesh: a review of laparoscopic surgical technique.
- N Champion, A Over, I Mukherjee, L Shimotake, K Gibbs (September 2021).Transverse Mesocolic Internal Hernia as a Rare Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in a Virgin Abdomen: Diagnosis, Management and Laparoscopic Repair.Video presented at the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (SLS) annual meeting, virtual meeting
- N Champion, T Kania, A Over, F Elabassy, A Gave, G Coppa (August 2021).Laparoscopic repair of an internal hernia in a virgin abdomen with chylous ascites.Video presented at the South East Surgical Congress (SESC) annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.
- NChampion, I Mukherjee, A Juneja, A Picon (April 2019). Robotic excision of left adrenal hemorrhagic cyst in a pregnant woman. Video presented at the Society of American gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons annual meeting, Baltimore, MD
Oral Presentations
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (August 2023). Breast Cancer Survivorship: integrated medicine, supportive care, and lymphedema prevention strategies. Presented at the HCA/Fawcett Breast Cancer Support Group. Punta Gorda, FL
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (July 2023). Management of elderly breast surgery patients and the prediction of morbidity and mortality in primary breast surgery octogenarians utilizing the 5-factor modified frailty index and GLIM malnutrition criteria. Presented at the Surgical Oncology Grand Rounds Conference. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (June 2023). Breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma: case presentation and review of the current literature for management strategies. Presented at the Surgical Oncology Grand Rounds Conference. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD and Kelly Elleson, MD (June 2023). Great debates: surgical management in stage IV breast cancer patients. Presented at the Surgical Oncology Grand Rounds Conference. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (February 2023). Secondary Angiosarcoma of the breast: case presentation and review of the current literature for management strategies. Presented at the Surgical Oncology Grand Rounds Conference. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (January 2023). Radiation oncology de-escalation: Fast-forward, APBI/Florence, and Prime II trials. Presented at the Breast Surgical Oncology Didactics Conference, Journal Club. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (December 2022). Hereditary breast cancer: ASCO, NCCN, and ASBrS guidelines and the Olympia trial. Presented at the Breast Surgical Oncology Didactics Conference, Journal Club. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (October, 2022). NSABP P-1 and STAR Trials. Presented at the Breast Surgical Oncology Didactics Conference, Journal Club. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD and Kelly Elleson, MD (September 9, 2022). Axillary reverse mapping and lymphovenous anastomosis case presentations. Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center. Presented at the Tampa Club in Tampa, FL.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (September, 2022). NSABP B-17 and B-24 Randomized controlled clinical trials for DCIS. Presented at the Breast Surgical Oncology Didactics Conference, Journal Club. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (August, 2022). ACR appropriateness criteria breast imaging of pregnant and lactating women. Presented at the Breast Surgical Oncology Didactics Conference, Journal Club. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
- NicholasT. Champion, MD (December 2021). Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture: diagnosis and repair pitfalls. Presented at the Department of Surgery problem-based learning (PBL) conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (July 2021). Management of male DCIS and earlystage breast cancer. Presented at the Breast Oncology Multidisciplinary Meeting, FlorinaRusi-Marke Comprehensive Breast Center, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY.
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (May 2021) Strong’s Procedure: a case presentation and review of the literature. Presented at the Department of Surgery problem based learning (PBL) conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- NicholasT. Champion, MD (November 2020). Management of high outputstomas. Presented at the Department of Surgery problem based learning (PBL) conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- NicholasT. Champion, MD (October 2020). Cecal Bascule: A rare cause of large bowel obstruction. Presented at the Department of Surgeryproblem based learning(PBL) conference, StatenIsland University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (June 2020). Diagnosis and management of splenic arteryaneurysms. Presented at the Department of Surgery problem based learning (PBL) conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion,MD (February 2020). Management of hanging injuriesin trauma patients. Presented at the Department of Surgery problem based learning (PBL) conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (December 2019). Use of REBOA in pelvic trauma patients. Presented at the Department of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery journalclub conference, Staten island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- NicholasT. Champion, MD (November 2019). Trauma resuscitation with cold-stored wholeblood. Presented at the Department of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery journal club conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- NicholasT. Champion, MD (October 2019). Negative pressurewound therapy for surgical wounds. Presented at the Department of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery journal club conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion,MD (August 2019). Active Shooterand Massive CasualtyProtocol. Presented at the Department of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery journal club conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (August 2019). Intraoperative cholangiogram and extreme vasculobiliary injury. Presented at the Department of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery journal club conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- NicholasT. Champion, MD (June 2019). Surgical resresident well-beingurnout, and depression. Presented at the Department of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery journal club conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- NicholasT. Champion, MD (May 2019). Hypotension in ICU patients and in hospital mortality. Presented at the Department of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery journal club conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (December 2018). Approach to obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Presented at the Department of Surgery problem based learning (PBL) conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- NicholasT. Champion, MD (August 2018). Diagnostic approachto Splenomegaly. Presented at the surgical oncology conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (June 2018). Targeted temperature management of cardiac arrest in hanging victims. Presented at the Department of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery journalclub conference, StaStaten islandiversity Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (May 2018). Diagnosis and management of the adrenalincidentaloma. Presented at the surgical oncology conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (April 2018). Eltrombopag therapy in chronic ITP patients. Presented at the Department of Traumaand Critical Care Surgery journalclub conference, StatenStaten islandrsity Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (March 2018). Methods of abdominal wall closure. Presented at the Department of Surgery problem based learning (PBL) conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (March 2018). Psuedomyxoma Peritonei: cytoreduction therapy and HIPEC as management strategies. Presented at the surgical oncology conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion, MD (November 2017). New surgical treatment for hemorrhoids. Presented at the Department of Traumaand Critical Care Surgery journalclub conference, Staten island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- NicholasT. Champion, MD (September 2017). Melanoma: A review of the pathologyreport. Presented at the surgical oncology conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion,MD (August 2017). Goal DirectedResuscitation Guided by Thromboelastography. Presented at the Department of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery journal club conference, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
- Nicholas T. Champion(June 2016). High-voltage electrical injury to the male perineum. Presented the Long Island PlasticSurgery Group grand rounds conference, Nassau University MedicalCenter, East Meadow, NY