Dr. Sprunt and her partners at Texas Breast Specialists are one of the only fellowship-trained breast surgical groups in Austin. She specializes in breast surgery and treats all breast conditions, from benign breast disease to malignant. She completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Southern California (USC) where she learned unique oncoplastic techniques to treat breast disease. She is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Background & Education

  • Fellowship in Breast Surgical Oncology
    University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Residency
    Dell Medical School, Austin, TX
  • Internship
    Dell Medical School, Austin, TX
  • Medical Doctorate
    The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
  • Bachelor of Arts
    Plan II Honors, The University of Texas, Austin, TX

Surgical Locations

  • Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
  • St. David's Central Park Surgery Center
  • St. David's Medical Center
  • St. David's South Austin Medical Center
  • The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

Publications

Age Under 40 Is a Predictor of Poor Breast Cancer Outcome
American Society of Breast Surgeons, 2016

Incidence Rate and Outcomes for Palpable Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in the Contemporary Era
American Society of Breast Surgeons, 2016

A Matched Pair Cohort Study of the Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage I-III Breast Cancer
Society of Surgical Oncology, 2016

Predicting and Enhancing American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination Performance: Does Writing Questions Really Help?
American Journal of Surgery., 2016

Computed Tomography To Diagnose Blunt Diaphragm Injuries: Not Ready for Prime Time
The American Surgeon, 2014

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Craniotomy for Acute Subdural Hematoma in the Elderly: Not As Bad as You Thought
World Neurosurgery, 2012

Glutamine Activates Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ in Intestinal Epithelial Cells via 15-S-HETE and 13-OXO-ODE: A Novel Mechanism
American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology., 2011

The Role of Damage Control Resuscitation in Non-Trauma Patients.
South Texas American College of Surgeons. San Antonio, TX., 2012

Glutamine: A Ligand-Dependent Activator of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma (PPARγ)?
South Texas American Surgical Congress. Houston, TX., 2012

Glutamine as a Ligand-Dependent Activator of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma (PPARγ).
Research Forum, University of Texas Health Science Center. Houston, TX., 2007

Longitudinal MRI of Neoadjuvant Treatment Response in Locally Advanced Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Preliminary Results From the Community Setting.
ASCO Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL., 2018

Invasive Lobular Versus Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Are They Different?
American Society of Breast Surgeons. Dallas, TX., 2016

Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) in Patients With Breast Augmentation.
American Society of Breast Surgeons. Dallas, TX., 2016

Computed Tomography To Diagnose Blunt Diaphragm Injuries: Not Ready for Prime Time.
Oral Presenation at Academic Surgical Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2013., 2013

The Role of Damage Control Resuscitation in Non-Trauma Patients.
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). Chicago, IL., 2011

Glutamine: A Ligand-Dependent Activator of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma (PPARγ)?
National Student Research Forum. Galveston, TX., 2008