Education
MD
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Residency
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship
- American Cancer Society
Memberships & Activities
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Philadelphia Wellness Community, Professional Advisory Board Member
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Founder and President Emeritus
- Mommy’s Light Lives On, Board Member
- Special Government Employee appointed to serve on the CDC Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women
- United States Breastfeeding Committee, member
Awards & Honors
HONORS, AWARDS, CITATIONS
- 1990 American Cancer Society Career Development Award
- 1993 American Cancer Society-Pennsylvania's Most Innovative Project Award, “Living Beyond Breast Cancer”
- 1999 Jonathan J. King Lectureship, Stanford University Visiting Professorship
- 2000 Brain Trust Award, Philadelphia Magazine
- 2000, 2002 Top Doc Award, Philadelphia Magazine
- 2001 American Cancer Society Leadership Award
- 2001 Coping Magazine Hero Award
- 2002 WHYY Community Service Award
- 2003 Susan G. Komen Foundation Professor of Survivorship Award
- 2004 Philadelphia Women of Distinction Award
- 2005 Named one of the top 10 radiation oncologists in the area by Philadelphia Magazine, featured in the cover story as a “Top Doc”
- 2006-2019 Annually named a “Top Doc” in radiation oncology by Philadelphia Magazine
- 2011 Nonprofit Communicator of the Year, PR News’ Nonprofit PR Awards
- 2018 Angel Award, Philadelphia Women’s Dragon Boat Team
Research Description
Dr. Weiss is a leading figure in the breast cancer community, having started the education and advocacy website breastcancer.org. Her present research interests focus on the use of cannabinoid compounds from hemp to relieve side effects in breast cancer patients.
Publications
- Increasing Clinical Trial Participation of Black Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Fairley R, Lillard JW Jr, … Weiss MC. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Jun 14. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01644-z.
- Psychosocial Wellbeing among Patients with Breast Cancer during COVID-19. Maculaitis MC, Liu X, … Weiss MC, et al. Curr Oncol. 2023 Mar 30;30(4):3886-3900.
- Risk factors for heightened COVID-19-Related anxiety among breast cancer patients. Shah YB, Kjelstrom S, … Larson S, Weiss M. Cancer Med. 2022 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/cam4.5184.
- A Survey of Breast Cancer Patients' Use of Cannabis During Radiation Therapy. Weiss M, Danese S, Ruiz KA, Kjelstrom S, Buckley M, … Larson S, DeNittis AS, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Nov 1;111(3S):e165-e166.
- A Coala-T-Cannabis Survey Study of breast cancer patients' use of cannabis before, during, and after treatment. Weiss MC, Hibbs JE, Buckley ME, ... Meske SW, Aliano-Ruiz KE, McHugh TW, Larson SL, … Gilman PB, et al. Cancer. 2022 Jan 1;128(1):160-168.
- Breastfeeding and breast cancer risk by receptor status – a systemic review and meta-analysis. Islami F, Liu Y, Zhou J, Weiderpass E, Colditz G, Bofetta P, Weiss M. Annals of Oncology. 2015; 26(12);2398-407.
- Weiss, MC, Weiss EW. Living Beyond Breast Cancer (Random House 1997, 1998, 2010)
- Weiss, MC. 7 Minutes! How to Get the Most from Your Doctor Visit (Random House Custom Media 2007).
- Weiss, MC, Friedman, I. Taking Care of Your “Girls:” A Breast Health Guide for Girls, Teens, and In-Betweens (Random House 2008).
- Weiss, MC, Weiss EW. Living Well Beyond Breast Cancer (Random House, 2010).