I am a breast surgical oncologist at Memorial Cancer Institute where I provide surgical interventions and care for people with all stages of breast cancer.

I served as an active-duty Naval officer and Lieutenant Commander for the Medical Corps from 1998 to 2011, where I performed general surgery. After 13 years of service, I knew I wanted to continue to work with patients battling breast cancer at a place where they could receive expert, comprehensive care along with compassion, empathy, and support. I completed a fellowship in breast surgical oncology at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Pennsylvania in 2014 and joined Memorial shortly thereafter in YEAR.

When you’re diagnosed with breast cancer, you deserve to find the right people who are going to make you feel comfortable and take good care of you. We strive to be that team here at Memorial. My team and I are here to do everything we can to make the cancer treatment process less traumatic while achieving the best outcomes possible. In addition to the latest treatments and surgical techniques, we also provide support for you and your family including a survivorship program, nurse navigators, and support groups. Here, you’re treated as family. 

We are living in an exciting era where research has led to countless breakthroughs that have transformed cancer care and are increasing survival every day.

Hospital Affiliations

• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Female

Education

Wake Forest U Bowman Gray School Of Medicine, 2002

Internships

Naval Medical Center San Diego, 2003, Surgery

Residency

Naval Medical Center San Diego, 2007, Surgery

Fellowships

Bryn Mawr Hospital, 2014

Certifications

American Board of Surgery-Surgery

Publications

• View Dr. Erica Bloomquist's publications on PubMed

Professional Organizations

• American College of Surgeons
• American Society of Breast Surgeons
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• Society of Surgical Oncology

Presentations

• “A Prospective Comparison of Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes with Radioactive Seed Localization versus Wire Localization,” Bloomquist EV, Collett AE, Ajkay N, Gracely EJ, Frazier TG, Barrio AV.  Accepted for poster presentation at the 15th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV, 2014
• “The Value of Screening Breast MRI in an At Risk Population,” Bloomquist EV, Collett AE, Ajkay N, Gracely EJ, Frazier TG, Barrio AV.  Accepted for poster presentation at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Society of Surgical Oncology, Phoenix, AZ, 2014
• “A Comparison of Complication Rates and Local Recurrence in Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Brachytherapy versus Whole Breast Irradiation,” Nicolas Ajkay, MD, Abigail Collett, BS, Erica Bloomquist, MD, Thomas G Frazier, MD, Andrea V Barrio, MD Accepted for poster presentation at the 67th annual meeting of the Society of Surgical Oncology Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 2014
• “The Value of Screening Breast MRI in an At Risk Population,” Poster Presentation, Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, 2014

Awards

• Navy Commendation Medal, Expeditionary Medical Facility-Kuwait, 2009