Kelly K. Hunt

Kelly K. Hunt is a Professor in the Department of Breast Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her research focuses on breast cancer biology, surgical oncology, and the de-escalation of surgical interventions, including the selective elimination of breast surgery for invasive disease. Recent work includes single-cell RNA sequencing to identify biomarkers predicting progression to CDK4/6 inhibition in HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer, clinicopathologic outcomes of phyllodes tumors in young women, and comparative genomics of human and canine nerve sheath tumors. She has published extensively in JAMA Oncology, Molecular Cancer, and Cancer Research, and leads international collaborations advancing precision cancer treatment and translational research.