Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
An outpatient department of Cabell Huntington Hospital
1400 Hal Greer Blvd.
Huntington, WV 25701
Phone: 304.399.6500
Mary T. Legenza, MD, FACS
About Mary T. Legenza, MD, FACS
Dr. Legenza specializes in breast and oncoplastic surgery as well as stereotactic and ultrasound biopsies. In addition to her roles at Marshall Health and the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Dr. Legenza serves as medical director for Marshall Health Network - Edwards Cancer Institute.
Education & Training
- Medical School: Medical College of Ohio (Toledo, Ohio)
- Residency: Mt. Sinai Medical Center (Cleveland, Ohio)
Honors & Memberships
- Fellow
- American College of Surgeons Member
- American Society of Breast Surgeons Member
- American College of Surgeons - West Virginia Chapter Outstanding Clerkship Faculty Teacher Award
- Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Silver Scalpel Surgery Award
- Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
- Department of Surgery
Certification
Certified: American Board of Surgery
Emily Saurborn 1, Jessia Adkins 1, Waqas Mahmud 2, Logan M Lawrence 2, Krista L Denning 2, Mary Legenza 3, Diane Krutzler-Berry 3. 2025. “Rare Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer Involving the Peritoneal Cavity: Two Cases Arising From Stage 0/1 Disease.”
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Miracle CE, McCallister CL, Denning KL, Russell R, Allen J, Lawrence L, Legenza M, Krutzler-Berry D, Salisbury TB. 2024. High BMI Is Associated with Changes in Peritumor Breast Adipose Tissue That Increase the Invasive Activity of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 10 1;25(19).
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Yadala V, Jafri H, Legenza MT, Tirona M. 2020. Breast cancer in a patient with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) with dramatic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 2 7;13(2).
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Hardman WE, Primerano DA, Legenza MT, Morgan J, Fan J, Denvir J. 2019. Dietary Walnut Altered Gene Expressions Related to Tumor Growth, Survival, and Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients: A Pilot Clinical Trial 2019 Mar 10. pii: S0271-5317(18)31190-4.
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Hardman WE, Primerano DA, Legenza MT, Morgan J, Fan J, Denvir J. 2019. mRNA expression data in breast cancers before and after consumption of walnut by women Data in Brief 2019, 8; 25:104050
Wolbert T, Leigh ECN, Barry R, Traylor JR, Legenza M. 2017. Early stage malignant phyllodes tumor case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2017 12 17;42:148-153.
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Blair, KJ, Legenza, M, Espiridion, M, Harger, R, Edwards, P. 2017. Re-Excision Rates Following Breast Conserving Therapy: A Single Institution's Experience over Ten Years Vol 3 Issue 3