Ashley Holder, MD, FACS

Dr. Ashley Holder is an Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology in the Melanoma Surgery Section at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is currently exploring the lymphatic transport of immune cells between primary cutaneous melanoma and the sentinel nodal basin to understand how macrophages facilitate lymphatic metastasis, which is supported by the ACS Clowes Award and the DOD Melanoma Academy Scholar Award. Her basic and translational research program aims to build our understanding of the metastatic process, ultimately culminating in the development of innovative therapies for cutaneous melanoma and other cancers. She also has begun exploring how the gut microbiome may contribute to the progression of melanoma from the primary tumor to the draining nodal basin.