Professional advisory board
Editorial advisors
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Affiliations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Center for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction, Group for the Advancement of Breast Reconstruction
Areas of specialization: microsurgical breast reconstruction, lymphedema, head and neck reconstruction
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Affiliations: Paoli Hematology Oncology Associates, Bryn Mawr Hospital
Areas of specialization: oncology, hematology-oncology, cardio-oncology
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Affiliations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
Areas of specialization: oncology, breast cancer surgery, lymphedema
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Affiliations: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Jeanes Hospital, Temple University Hospital
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, general surgery, surgical oncology
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Affiliations: Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Jefferson Advantage
Areas of specialization: genetics, genetic counseling, risk assessment
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Affiliations: Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, Scripps Green Hospital, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, radiation oncology, radiation therapy
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Affiliations: University of Pittsburgh
Areas of specialization: dentistry, oral medicine, oral complications of cancer therapies
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Affiliations: Lankenau Medical Science Building, Main Line Health King of Prussia
Areas of specialization: breast surgery, surgical oncology, general surgery
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Affiliations: Washington University School of Medicine, Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
Areas of specialization: epidemiology, public health, cancer prevention
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Affiliations: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Areas of specialization: breast imaging, radiology
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Affiliations: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, oncology, hematology-oncology
Affiliations: St. Charles Surgical Hospital, Center for Restorative Breast Surgery
Areas of specialization: plastic surgery, breast reconstruction, plastic and reconstructive microsurgery
Dr. Frank DellaCroce, or "Dr. D" as he has come to be known, is a founding partner of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery and St. Charles Surgical Hospital in New Orleans. Board-certified in plastic surgery, Dr. D has performed thousands of reconstructive procedures, both for women diagnosed with breast cancer and women at high risk of the disease who choose to have prophylactic breast removal. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, and the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. He also has been named one of the “Best Doctors in America.”
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Affiliations: Speaking of Women’s Health Foundation, National Speaking of Women’s Health Foundation
Areas of specialization: women’s health, outreach, fundraising
Dr. DuPree is a general surgeon specializing in diseases of the breast and medical director of the oncology service line at Northern Arizona Healthcare in Sedona, AZ
Areas of specialization: nutrition, critical care nutrition
Diana Dyer is a registered dietitian and multiple-time cancer survivor. She is the author of the book A Dietitian’s Cancer Story and writes the blog DianaDyer.com, where she shares her thoughts about life as a cancer survivor, food and nutrition, growing food, recipes, and our environment.
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Affiliations: Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr Hospital
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, general surgery, research
Affiliations: Bowyer Oncology Center, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Medicine
Areas of specialization: oncology, breast cancer genetics, cancer prevention
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Affiliations: Clinical Research Center at Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Lankenau Medical Center Cancer Center, Division of Hematology-Oncology at Main Line Health
Areas of specialization: oncology, hematology-oncology, clinical research
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Affiliations: Northwester University Feinberg School of Medicine, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer, immunotherapy
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Affiliations: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Areas of specialization: oncology, hematology-oncology, cancer care
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Affiliations: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Cooper University Health Care, Coriell Institute for Medical Research
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, cancer genetics and risk assessment, hematology-oncology
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Affiliations: University of Michigan School of Public Health, Michigan Oncology Quality Consortium, National Poverty Center
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, hematology-oncology, health disparities
Dr. Jennifer Griggs is a medical oncologist and breast cancer specialist at the University of Rochester Cancer Center, Rochester, NY.
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Affiliations: Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital, Lankenau Medical Center
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, hematology-oncology, gastrointestinal cancer
Affiliations: Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, American Society of Clinical Oncology, SWOG
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, medical oncology, cancer population science
Dr. Dawn Hershman is professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia University. She also serves as leader of the Breast Cancer Program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia and is nationally recognized for her expertise in breast cancer treatment, prevention, and survivorship. A member of the Breastcancer.org Professional Advisory Board, Dr. Hershman also has conducted extensive research on breast cancer treatment and quality of life — she has published more than 250 scientific papers and has received the Advanced Clinical Research Award in Breast Cancer from the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Advanced Medical Achievement Award from the Avon Foundation. Dr. Hershman is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology and is an associate editor at the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Affiliations: MD Anderson Cancer Center, American Society of Clinical Oncology, SWOG
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, breast medical oncology, general oncology
Dr. Gabriel Hortobagyi is professor of breast medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is a past president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and is one of the world’s leading authorities on breast cancer treatment. He has published more than 1,000 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
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Affiliations: American Society of Clinical Oncology; Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, medical oncology, breast cancer research
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Dr. Jochelson is the director of radiology, Breast and Imaging Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Affiliations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center
Areas of specialization: breast imaging, diagnostic radiology, nuclear radiology
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Affiliations: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment
Areas of specialization: obstetrics and gynecology, high-risk pregnancy, women’s health
Affiliations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Imaging Center
Areas of specialization: social work, breast cancer, support services
Affiliations: Southern California Center for Sexual Health and Survivorship Medicine, Patty Brisben Foundation for Women’s Sexual Health, Revibe Men’s Health
Areas of specialization: sexual medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, survivorship medicine
Dr. Michael Krychman is executive director of the Southern California Center for Sexual Health and Survivorship Medicine, as well as a clinical sexologist.
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Affiliations: Helen Hayes Hospital
Areas of specialization: endocrinology, osteoporosis, bone metabolism medicine
Affiliations: Maimonides Medical Center, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Breast Surgeons
Areas of specialization: breast cancer care, breast surgery, surgical oncology
Dr. Manasseh is the chief of breast surgery at the Maimonides Breast Cancer Center in Brooklyn, NY. She is a strong advocate of empowering women by educating them about breast health and disease. She has published several chapters on breast disease, has co-authored a textbook relating to breast disease and evaluation, and is the recipient of several awards.
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Affiliations: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Public Health
Areas of specialization: breast cancer risk, cancer prevention, epidemiology
Affiliations: Indiana University School of Medicine, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, IUSCC Women’s Clinic
Areas of specialization: breast care, hematology-oncology, medical oncology
Dr. Miller is the Ballvé Lantero Professor of Oncology, and associate director of clinical research at the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center in Indianapolis, IN
Affiliations: Main Line Health, Genetics and Risk Assessment Program at Main Line Health
Areas of specialization: genetic counseling, cancer genetics, cancer risk assessment
Cristina Nixon is a licensed certified genetic counselor with the Cancer Risk Assessment and Genetics Program at Main Line Health in Pennsylvania. In addition to counseling patients, she also assists with research, including a study looking at multi-gene panels in BRCA1/BRCA2-positive families. Cristina also has completed the City of Hope’s intensive course in cancer risk assessment.
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Affiliations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, medical oncology, cancer prevention
Affiliations: Yale School of Medicine, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Innovation Fertility Preservation and IVF
Areas of specialization: fertility preservation, ovarian stimulation, in vitro fertilization
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Affiliations: NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Sharsheret
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, cancer genetics and risk assessment, hematology-oncology
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Affiliations: Texas Oncology-Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Scott and White Health
Areas of specialization: medical oncology, breast cancer prevention, breast cancer research
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Affiliations: Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome Foundation
Areas of specialization: women’s health, breast health, breast cancer hereditary risk
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Affiliations: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Jules Bordet Institute, Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, drug development, oncology
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Affiliations: National Consortium of Breast Centers, Society of Oncoplastic Surgery, Standards and Accreditation Committee for the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
Areas of specialization: sex therapy, psychotherapy, social work
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Affiliations: US Oncology, McKesson Life Sciences
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, hematology-oncology, anatomic pathology
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Affiliations: Cooper University Health Care, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Oncology Nursing Society
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, cancer screening and prevention, cancer survivorship
Dr. Stephanie Ross is a clinical health psychologist and the founder and director of Illness Navigation Resources, a multidisciplinary practice that offers specialized resources and support to patients and their families who are facing serious medical issues. Dr. Ross is also an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She is especially interested in helping patients and families with a genetic mutation linked to cancer, particularly breast, ovarian, and colon cancer, as well as Lynch Syndrome.
Affiliations: NorthShore University HealthSystem, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Illness Navigation Resources
Areas of specialization: adult psychotherapy, clinical and health psychology, patient and family support services
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Affiliations: Princeton Environmental Institute, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard, Harvard Medical School
Areas of specialization: molecular biology, cell-division cycles, increased breast cancer risk
Affiliations: University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium, Bioasis
Areas of specialization: medical oncology, hematology, breast cancer
Dr. Hope Rugo is a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer research and treatment. A professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Rugo is the director of the Breast Oncology Clinical Trials Program.
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Affiliations: Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Lankenau Medical Center, Main Line Health
Areas of specialization: breast surgery, surgical oncology, breast cancer
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Affiliations: Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital
Areas of specialization: breast surgery, surgical oncology, endocrine surgery
Affiliations: Penn State University College of Medicine, Penn State Cancer Institute
Areas of specialization: exercise oncology, breast cancer lymphedema, cancer survivorship
Dr. Kathryn Schmitz is a distinguished professor of public health sciences and physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Penn State Cancer Institute.
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Affiliations: Bryn Mawr Hospital, Lankenau Medical Center, Main Line Health
Areas of specialization: oncology, breast cancer management, sickle cell anemia
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Affiliations: Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Areas of specialization: pathology, benign breast disease, breast cancer
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Affiliations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, Bobst International Center
Areas of specialization: general oncology, medical oncology, breast cancer
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Affiliations: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Work Stride: Managing Cancer at Work, Academy of Oncology Nurse Navigators
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, patient navigation, survivorship care
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Affiliations: St. Mary’s Hospital Mental Health Advisory Board, Allied Scientific Staff at St. Mary’s Hospital, American Academy of Clinical Psychology
Areas of specialization: clinical psychology, crisis intervention, stress management
Affiliations: Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford Cancer Institute, Immix Biopharma
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, medical oncology, biologic treatments for breast cancer
Dr. George Sledge is professor of medicine and head of the Oncology Division at Stanford University. A former president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, he specializes in breast cancer research. He has published extensively on the treatment of metastatic breast cancer and has been honored with numerous awards for his work.
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Affiliations: Ochsner Baptist, St. Charles Surgical Hospital, Center for Restorative Breast Surgery
Areas of specialization: surgical oncology, breast surgery, nipple-sparing mastectomy
Dr. Alan Stolier is a surgeon at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in New Orleans, LA.
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Affiliations: St. Charles Surgical Hospital, Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, Renaissance Medical Center for Aesthetic Surgery
Areas of specialization: breast reconstruction, reconstructive microsurgery, plastic surgery, and microsurgery
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Affiliations: New York Oncology Hematology, Albany Cancer Center, Hudson Cancer Center
Areas of specialization: medical oncology, breast cancer, benign hematologic disorders
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Affiliations: The University of Arizona Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Canyon Ranch Center of Prevention and Health Promotion, Yale School of Public Health
Areas of specialization: diet and cancer prevention, cancer survivorship, obesity-related cancers
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Affiliations: Cambridge Health Alliance, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Mount Auburn Hospital
Areas of specialization: hematology-oncology, breast cancer, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
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Affiliations: The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality; College of Nursing at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; American Academy of Nursing
Areas of specialization: sexual health, sexuality counselor, sex researcher
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Affiliations: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers, Harvard Medical School
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, oncology, medical oncology
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Affiliations: Trinity Health of New England, Karl J. Krapek, Sr. Comprehensive Women's Health Center at Saint Francis Hospital, American College of Surgeons
Areas of specialization: breast cancer, breast surgery, women’s health