Alan Hollingsworth

Alan Berch Hollingsworth, MD was Oklahoma's first breast-dedicated surgeon, now retiredfrom active practice, but still involved in breast MRI screening studies, as well as blood testresearch with biotech companies. Dr. Hollingsworth was the founding medical director of oneof the first multidisciplinary breast centers in the country, located at the University ofOklahoma where he also held the G. Rainey Williams Chair in Surgical Breast Oncology. In 1999, he was appointed as medical director of...See more

Alan Berch Hollingsworth, MD was Oklahoma's first breast-dedicated surgeon, now retiredfrom active practice, but still involved in breast MRI screening studies, as well as blood testresearch with biotech companies. Dr. Hollingsworth was the founding medical director of oneof the first multidisciplinary breast centers in the country, located at the University ofOklahoma where he also held the G. Rainey Williams Chair in Surgical Breast Oncology. In 1999, he was appointed as medical director of the Mercy Breast Center in Oklahoma City where heserved for over 20 years, also developing a unique private practice focused entirely on the long-term management of high-risk patients. As an author, he was recognized in the medical worldfor his books and original publications, prompting an invitation to serve as Editor and leadauthor for the first national think tank on breast cancer risk assessment, sponsored by Komen.He also served on the Editorial Board of The Breast Journal for many years. His writing effortswere not contained by medicine, however, and his breakthrough novel was the best-seller, Flatbellies, a coming-of-age story published by W.W. Norton (New York, London) in 2001.Various writing awards and recognition continued with his second novel, University Boulevard, as well as the true crime story of his grandfather's 1923 murder - Killing Albert Berch. For atrilogy called the Brainbow Chronicles, currently in progress, he uses the pseudonym, JohnAlbedo (www.johnalbedo.com). The first installment - Nutshell - was released in May 2021, with the second book - Cannibal Club - scheduled for release in 2022, and the final volume -Heavenly Blues - in 2023. See less