Clinical Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest
Breast cancer surgery, hidden scar techniques, oncoplastic breast surgery, skin sparing mastectomy, nipple sparing mastectomy, prophylactic/risk reduction mastectomy, benign diseases of the breast, breastfeeding medicine, breast cancer survivorship, breast cancer genetic, predisposition, high risk screening, male breast cancer, treatment of breast cancer
Biography
Dr. Katelin Holmes is a fellowship trained board certified breast surgical oncologist (breast surgeon) who treats a full range of breast diseases and surgical problems—both cancer and benign.
She received her medical degree with honors from the University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her General Surgery Internship at Medical City Fort Worth Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. She completed her General Surgery Residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in Houston, Texas. She completed specialty rotations within breast surgery during her residency training at MD Anderson in Houston, Texas and the West Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee. Upon graduation of residency, she pursued specialty fellowship training in Breast Surgical Oncology in a Society of Surgical Oncology nationally accredited fellowship through the OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 2023 as well as a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons in 2023. She additionally was selected as an emerging young leader for the SAIL Leadership Program at UAB in 2023 and as a candidate for the LEAD: Leading Advancing and Developing Program in 2024.
A Sigma Sigma Phi Honors Graduate, Dr. Holmes was also the recipient of the Dean’s Award at Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine for her graduating medical school class. During her internship year of residency, she received the honor of Intern of the Year for all graduate medical education programs.
Dr. Holmes’s surgical interests include the treatment of breast cancer with hidden scar surgical techniques, sentinel lymph node biopsy, reverse axillary lymphatic mapping, oncoplastic breast surgery, skin sparing mastectomy, nipple sparing mastectomy, prophylactic/risk reduction mastectomy, and male breast cancer. Additionally, her clinical interests include benign diseases of the breast, breastfeeding medicine, breast cancer survivorship, and breast cancer genetic predisposition/high risk screening.
She serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor within the Department of Surgery at UAB and practices with the Infirmary Health UAB Alliance in Fairhope, Alabama. She practices a multidisciplinary approach for breast cancer treatment and is a weekly participant with the Infirmary Health System Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Conference.
She is an active member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, and the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. She serves on multiple national committees through the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons.
Dr. Holmes and her husband are the proud parents of two little girls whom they adore. Along with spending time with her family, you can find Dr. Holmes reading, coming up with new home improvement projects, and enjoying time at the beach.
Honors and Awards
Sigma Sigma Phi Honors Graduate, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2015
Dean's Award, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2015
Intern of the Year, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2015
Education
Medical School
University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville, KY
Internship
Medical City Fort Worth Hospital
General Surgery
Residency
University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX
General Surgery
Fellowship
Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Breast Surgical Oncology
Contact
Phone
251-990-9191