Professional advisory board

Amy Bragagnini is a registered dietitian who is a certified specialist in oncology nutrition, as well as media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is currently a dietitian at the Trinity Health Lacks Cancer Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Affiliations: Main Line Health Lankenau Medical Center, Main Line Health Bryn Mawr Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Areas of specialization: genetics, genetic counseling, risk assessment

Dr. Brandt is board-certified in genetic counseling and is an advocate and resource for people undergoing genetic evaluation.

Fumiko Chino, MD, FASCO, is a cancer researcher and associate professor of breast radiation oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Affiliations: Main Line Health Lankenau Medical Center, Main Line Health Riddle Hospital, and Main Line Health Bryn Mawr Hospital, Wynnewood, PA

Areas of specialization: breast surgery, surgical oncology, general surgery, benign breast conditions

Dr. Ciocca is a surgeon specializing in multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. She also treats benign (noncancerous) breast conditions. As a breast cancer surgeon, she has a special interest in the care of women with inherited high risk of breast cancer. She also focuses on the concerns of younger women with breast cancer and work closely with fertility specialists to offer fertility-sparing cancer care.

Affiliations: Washington University School of Medicine, including the Institute for Public Health and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO

Areas of specialization: epidemiology, public health, cancer prevention, cancer risk factors

Dr. Colditz is an internationally recognized leader in cancer prevention. As an epidemiologist and public health expert, he has a longstanding interest in the preventable causes of chronic disease, particularly among women. He is also interested in strategies to speed translation of research findings to prevention strategies that work. His past research has focused on the health effects of smoking, weight and weight gain, physical activity, diet, and the adverse effects of medicines such as post-menopausal hormone therapy, documenting that current use increases risk of breast cancer. Dr. Colditz is the Neiss-Gain Professor in the School of Medicine, chief of the Division of Public Health Sciences in the Department of Surgery, program director of the Master of Population Health Sciences degree program, and the associate director of prevention and control at the Siteman Cancer Center.

Michael DeLong, MD, is an assistant professor-in-residence in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He completed medical school at Duke University, followed by a six-year integrated plastic surgery residency and microsurgery fellowship at UCLA. Dr. DeLong’s clinical and research interests primarily focus on breast reconstruction including implant and autologous options. He has also developed a national quality improvement program for breast reconstruction, now encompassing 91 participating sites across the United States.

An NIH-funded investigator and recipient of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Best Breast Paper award, Dr. DeLong is a recognized authority in FDA regulatory science. He completed a fellowship at the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health and serves as a voting member of the FDA General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel, helping guide national policy on surgical device safety and innovation.

Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RD, is an epidemiologist and registered dietitian. She has delivered over 200 invited and submission-accepted lectures on cancer nutrition, epidemiology, public health, and chronic disease to academic, professional, policy, and consumer groups. She has two dozen research publications, and is a research consulting lead with Humana Healthcare Research in Portland, Oregon.

Affiliations: The Cancer Centers of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ

Areas of specialization: post-operative pain management, generalized mental wellness, groundbreaking psychedelic therapies, Reiki, integrative medicine

Dr. DuPree is an innovative thought leader in breast cancer care nationally and internationally. The passion to empower healing in her patients on their cancer journey has led her to shift her focus from the operating room to becoming medical advisor to innovative companies focused on aspects of survivorship. Her current areas of focus are post-operative pain management, generalized mental wellness, and ground-breaking psychedelic therapies.

Ali Esmaili, MD, is a board-certified radiologist and fellowship-trained breast imager who serves as the medical director of breast imaging at RadNet Imaging in the Inland Empire of California. Dr. Esmaili graduated from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and received his fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Esmaili's expertise is in interpreting all breast imaging modalities and performing breast biopsies.

Kevin Fox is professor emeritus of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and is a medical oncologist who specialized in the treatment of breast cancer during his 36 years on the medical faculty. He was the first director of Penn’s Rena Rowan Breast Center, from 1999 to 2019.

Affiliations: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA

Areas of specialization: oncology, breast cancer genetics, cancer prevention, quality of life during cancer treatment

Dr. Ganz, a medical oncologist, has been a member of the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine since 1978 and the UCLA School of Public Health since 1992. She has served as director of Cancer Prevention and Control Research at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center since 1993.

Affiliations: Clinical Research Center at Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Lankenau Medical Center Cancer Center, Main Line Health Division of Hematology-Oncology, Wynnewood, PA

Areas of specialization: oncology, hematology-oncology, clinical research

Dr. Gilman is director of the Clinical Research Center at the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research.

Affiliations: University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health, Institute of Health Policy and Innovation, National Center for Poverty, Ann Arbor, MI

Areas of specialization: breast cancer, hematology-oncology, health disparities, patient-provider communication

Dr. Jennifer Griggs is a breast medical oncologist who is a professor of hematology and oncology, and health management and policy at the University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health. Much of her research focuses on the quality of cancer care and the effect of care on outcomes and disparities in certain populations.

Affiliations: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Philadelphia, PA

Areas of specialization: obstetrics and gynecology, high-risk pregnancy, women’s health

Dr. Kambin is an attending obstetrician with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment who specializes in high-risk pregnancies.

Affiliations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Areas of specialization: social work, breast cancer, support services

A licensed clinical social worker, Roz Kleban is a clinical supervisor and program coordinator at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who works with people receiving breast cancer treatment.

Affiliations: Southern California Center for Sexual Health and Survivorship Medicine, KMD Consulting, Newport Beach, CA

Areas of specialization: menopausal health, hormone therapy, sexual pain disorders,  loss of libido, chronic medical illness

Affiliations: Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw, NY; Columbia University, New York, NY

Areas of specialization: endocrinology, osteoporosis, bone metabolism medicine

Dr. Lindsay is professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University. He also serves as chief of the Osteoporosis Center and director of the Clinical Research Center at Helen Hayes Hospital.

Affiliations: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; American College of Surgeons, American Society of Breast Surgeons

Areas of specialization: breast cancer care, breast surgery, surgical oncology

Dr. Manasseh is the director of breast surgery at the Maimonides Breast Cancer Center. 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.

Affiliations: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA

Areas of specialization: breast cancer risk, cancer prevention, epidemiology

Dr. McTiernan is an internist and epidemiologist who studies ways to prevent new or recurrent cancer through lifestyle factors such as weight control and physical activity. She also studies chemoprevention — the use of medications, vitamins or supplements — to reduce obesity, inflammation and other markers of cancer risk.

Affiliations: Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and Women’s Clinic, Indianapolis, IN

Areas of specialization: breast care, hematology-oncology, medical oncology

Dr. Miller is the Ballvé Lantero Professor of Oncology, professor of medicine, and associate director of clinical research at the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Affiliations: Weill Cornell Breast Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

Areas of specialization: breast cancer, medical oncology, hematology

Dr. Moore is the medical director of the Weill Cornell Breast Center. She is professor of clinical medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and attending physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Although her primary interest is patient care, she is involved in teaching and research both at the national and local level.

Affiliations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, New York, NY

Areas of specialization: breast cancer, medical oncology, cancer prevention

Dr. Norton holds the Norna S. Sarofim Chair in Clinical Oncology and serves as the medical director of the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering. He is a board-certified medical oncologist with broad interests in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. He has received numerous awards and written more than 350 articles and many book chapters, and has served as a visiting professor throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Israel, and Asia. He also has trained many cancer doctors and researchers.

Affiliations: Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Innovation Fertility Preservation and IVF, New York, NY

Areas of specialization: fertility preservation, ovarian stimulation, in vitro fertilization

Dr. Oktay is professor of obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive sciences, as well as director of the Laboratory of Molecular Reproduction and Fertility Preservation at the Yale School of Medicine. He is one of the world’s leading expert in fertility preservation and a renowned ovarian biologist. He developed and performed the world’s first ovarian transplants and pioneered innovative ovarian stimulation protocols for cancer patients.

Affiliations: New York University Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center and Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY

Areas of specialization: medical oncology

A medical oncologist, Dr. Oratz specializes in treating people who have all stages of breast cancer, as well as those who have an increased risk of developing cancer. She also serves as medical adviser to Cancer and Careers, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Sharsheret, and CancerCare.

Affiliations: Baylor University Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, TX; Texas Oncology

Areas of specialization: medical oncology, breast cancer prevention and treatment

Dr. O'Shaughnessy serves as co-chair of breast cancer research and chair of breast cancer prevention research at the Baylor University Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center. She also is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the U.S. Oncology Research Network.

Affiliations: Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH

Areas of specialization: women’s health, breast health, breast cancer hereditary risk

A member of the Breastcancer.org Professional Advisory Board, Dr. Holly Pederson is professor of medicine and founder of the Medical Breast Program at Cleveland Clinic.

Affiliations: Bolt Biotherapeutics, Redwood City, CA

Areas of specialization: medical oncology, oncology-hematology, cancer genetics and risk assessment

Dr. Perez, who is chief medical officer at Bolt Biotherapeutics, is an internationally recognized translational researcher and cancer specialist known for her strategic vision in innovative and patient-centric clinical trial design. At Bolt, Dr. Perez oversees regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, biostatistics, and medical affairs for the company’s diverse clinical development and early-stage immuno-oncology pipeline.

In addition to her work at Bolt, she is chair of the Health Equity Committee and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for Stand Up to Cancer, a member of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust and has been involved in diversity leadership and philanthropic initiatives with the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Association for Cancer Research and The DONNA Foundation.

Affiliations: Université Libre de Bruxelles and Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium

Areas of specialization: breast cancer, drug development, oncology

Dr. Piccart is professor of oncology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and director of medicine at the Jules Bordet Institute in Brussels, Belgium. She is a leader in international breast cancer research collaboration and drug development, and serves as the principal or co-principal investigator for numerous clinical trials including HERA, MINDACT, and ALTTO. She is co-founder and chair of the Breast International Group (BIG), uniting 49 academic research groups from around the world and running more than 30 trials under its umbrella. She has received numerous prestigious awards for her research contributions, including the McGuire Award for Excellence in Breast Cancer Research and the Umberto Veronesi Award for the Future Fight Against Breast Cancer.

Affiliations: Creative Solutions Consulting, Southport, NC

Areas of specialization: sex therapy, psychotherapy, social work

Dr. Rabinowitz maintains a private practice in psychotherapy and sex therapy.

Affiliations: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Areas of specialization: psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry

Dr. Rauch is the founding director of the Marjorie E. Korff Parenting At a Challenging Time (PACT) program at Mass General and she specializes in the impact of medical illness on families and on the emotional health and well-being of children. She is also an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Rauch has been honored with numerous clinical and teaching awards and co-authored the book Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child When a Parent is Sick along with many chapters and journal articles. 

Affiliations: Ontada, Irving, TX; Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax, VA

Areas of specialization: breast cancer, hematology-oncology, anatomic pathology

Dr. Robert is the chief medical officer at Ontada, an oncology data science and technology company. He has spent much of his career as a practicing oncologist, including serving as medical director of the research program at Virginia Cancer Specialists and clinical director of medical oncology at Tufts Medical Center. He has authored more than 100 publications and serves as a reviewer for medical journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology-Clinical Cancer Informatics. He is is board certified in internal medicine, anatomic pathology, medical oncology, and hematology.

Affiliations: Cooper University Health Care and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Camden, NJ

Areas of specialization: breast cancer, cancer screening and prevention, cancer survivorship

Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez is an oncology advanced practice nurse at the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper in Camden, NJ, where she serves as director of Outreach, Prevention, and Survivorship.

Affiliations: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Endeavor Health, Evanston, IL; Illness Navigation Resources, Skokie, IL

Areas of specialization: clinical and health psychology, patient and family support services

Dr. Ross is a clinical health psychologist and the founder and director of Illness Navigation Resources, a multidisciplinary practice that offers specialized resources and in-person and online support to patients and their families who are facing serious medical issues. She is also an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Dr. Ross 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: High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Areas of specialization: molecular biology, cell-division cycles, breast cancer risk

Dr. Ruderman is senior biologist and lecturer at the High Meadows Environmental Institute. She previously served as the Marion V. Nelson Professor of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School in Boston and as the president and director of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. Trained as a developmental biologist, most of her research has focused on the molecular mechanisms that regulate cell division and early development. More recently, she has turned her attention to the public health and wildlife effects of environmental contaminants that mimic or interfere with estrogen, testosterone and other hormones.

Affiliations: City of Hope, Duarte, CA

Areas of specialization: medical oncology, hematology, breast cancer

Dr. Rugo is division chief of breast medical oncology and a professor of medical oncology and therapeutics research at City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment organization.. She oversees all women’s cancer research initiatives and clinical care at City of Hope. Dr. Rugo has conducted a number of studies focusing on reducing toxicity from therapy, resulting in approval of scalp cooling to reduce chemotherapy induced hair loss, and a steroid mouthwash to reduce mouth sores.

Affiliations: Main Line HealthCare Breast Surgical Specialists, Wynnewood, PA

Areas of specialization: breast surgery, surgical oncology, general surgery

Dr. Sabol is a board-certified general surgeon specializing in multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. She also treats benign breast conditions. Dr. Sabol is on the medical staff at Lankenau Medical Center, where she serves as director of the Comprehensive Breast Center.

Affiliations: Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Areas of specialization: breast surgery, surgical oncology, endocrine surgery

Dr. Sataloff is chair of the Department of Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital and professor of clinical surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

Affiliations: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Areas of specialization: exercise oncology, breast cancer lymphedema, cancer survivorship

Dr. Schmitz is professor in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology. She is a leading researcher in exercise oncology and uses exercise in cancer prevention, control, and survivorship. She has led many exercise trials, translated her work into clinical practice, published approximately 300 peer-reviewed scientific papers, and had $30 million in funding for her research since 2001. Dr. Schmitz was the lead author of the first American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Roundtable on Exercise for Cancer Survivors, which published guidance for exercise testing and prescription for cancer survivors in July 2010. She chaired an International Multidisciplinary ACSM Roundtable on Exercise and Cancer Prevention and Control in March 2018, where physicians, outpatient rehabilitation specialists, researchers and exercise professionals in the room broadly agreed that the field of exercise oncology needs to be elevated further. Dr. Schmitz’s professional mission is to determine how to do so.

Affiliations: Main Line Health Bryn Mawr Medical Specialists, Bryn Mawr Hospital, and Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr, PA

Areas of specialization: hematology, oncology, internal medicine

Board certified in oncology and internal medicine, Dr. Schnall is a cancer specialist trained in blood disorders and the medical treatment of malignancies.

Affiliations: Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Areas of specialization: pathology, benign breast disease, breast cancer

Dr. Schnitt is the chief of breast oncologic pathology for the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, associate director of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women’s Hospital Breast Oncology Program, co-leader of the Dana-Farber Harvard Cancer Center Breast Program, senior pathologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School and an internationally recognized expert in breast pathology. He has published more than 340 original articles, review articles, editorials, commentaries, and book chapters, primarily in the area of breast diseases. He has authored a popular breast pathology textbook, Biopsy Interpretation of the Breast, now its third edition. His research interests focus on risk factors for local recurrence in patients with invasive breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) treated with lumpectomy, benign breast disease and breast cancer risk, and stromal-epithelial interactions in breast tumor progression.

Affiliations: Will2Love Sexual Health and Fertility, Houston, TX

Areas of specialization: sexuality, infertility, coping with cancer, couples' issues related to illness

Dr. Schover is a clinical psychologist who spent many years on the faculty of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She is internationally recognized for pioneering programs to help people cope with sexual or fertility problems linked to cancer or other chronic illness. She now maintains a private practice.

Affiliations: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

Areas of specialization: general oncology, medical oncology, breast cancer

Dr. Seidman is a medical oncologist who has spent three decades caring for people with breast cancer. He specializes in treating all subtypes and stages of breast cancer, from the earliest to the most advanced stages of the disease. He has special expertise in the understanding and treatment of breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain.

Affiliations: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Areas of specialization: breast cancer, patient navigation, survivorship care

Lillie D. Shockney served as administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Breast Center from 1997 to November 2018 and director of Johns Hopkins Cancer Survivorship Programs from 2011 to November 2018, at which time she retired from her hospital leadership roles. She continues to serve on the faculty in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and also as the co-developer of Work Stride - Managing Cancer at Work, an employee benefit developed for Hopkins employees that now is being utilized by businesses and corporations nationally. A two-time breast cancer survivor, she has worked tirelessly to improve the care of people with breast cancer around the world.

Affiliations: Private practice in New York and New Jersey

Areas of specialization: clinical psychology, crisis intervention, stress management

Dr. Shulman has been a practicing clinical psychologist for more than 30 years and is a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey. She holds a diplomate in clinical psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology.

Affiliations: Caris Life Sciences, Irving TX

Areas of specialization: breast cancer, medical oncology, biologic treatments for breast cancer

Dr. Sledge is executive vice president and chief medical officer of Caris Life Sciences. Before joining Caris, he was professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine where he served as a member of the Division of Oncology and co-director of the Stanford Cancer Institute's Cancer Therapeutics Program. From 2013 to 2020, he served as chief of the Division of Oncology. Trained in internal medicine and medical oncology, Dr. Sledge has devoted his professional career to understanding the biology and improving the treatment of breast cancer. He is active as both a laboratory and clinical researcher, with more than 390 scientific publications.

Affiliations: Northwell Health System, Northwell Health Cancer Institute, and Friedman Center for Breast and Lymphatic Surgery

Areas of specialization: breast reconstruction, microsurgery, lymphatic surgery

Dr. Smith is a board-certified plastic surgeon with more than 20 years of surgical experience and is considered a pioneer in microsurgery, breast reconstruction, and lymphatic surgery. He is director of reconstructive oncology at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute, vice chair of surgery at Northwell Health, and executive director at the Friedman Center, a physician partner of Northwell Health.

Affiliations: St. Charles Surgical Hospital and the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, New Orleans, LA

Areas of specialization: surgical oncology, breast surgery, nipple-sparing mastectomy

Dr. Stolier has more than 35 years experience in surgical oncology. He specializes in surgical treatment of breast cancer, and is a pioneer in the development of nipple-sparing mastectomy. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of numerous societies including the American Society of Breast Disease and the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Dr. Stolier has a particular interest in breast cancer genetics and the associated care of women with BRCA genetic mutations.

Affiliations: St. Charles Surgical Hospital and the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, New Orleans, LA

Areas of specialization: breast reconstruction, reconstructive microsurgery, plastic surgery, microsurgery

Dr. Sullivan is a founding partner of the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery and the St. Charles Surgical Hospital, the only hospital in the world dedicated to breast reconstruction for women facing breast cancer. He is one of the most sought-after breast reconstructive microsurgeons in the world. He has authored numerous publications, with particular emphasis on the newest methods of breast reconstruction.

Affiliations: New York Oncology Hematology, Albany, NY

Areas of specialization: medical oncology, breast cancer, benign hematologic disorders

Dr. Theodoulou is internationally recognized for her breast cancer research. Prior to joining New York Oncology Hematology, she was an attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and a professor of medicine at the Joan and Sanford Weill Medical College of Cornell University, both in New York City.

Affiliations: University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ

Areas of specialization: diet and cancer prevention, cancer survivorship, obesity-related cancers

Dr. Thomson is a professor in the College of Public Health and holds joint appointments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona. She serves as the director of the Canyon Ranch Center of Prevention and Health Promotion at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, a center whose mission is to support a healthier Tucson community. She is also the director of the Arizona Smokers’ Helpline, a direct service program for the public, funded by the Arizona Department of Health Services, to support smoking cessation and chronic disease risk reduction. As a cancer prevention scientist and co-lead of the University of Arizona Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control, her research emphases include lifestyle interventions in cancer survivors, as well as behavioral interventions for weight control and metabolic regulation.

Affiliations: Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Cambridge, MA

Areas of specialization: hematology-oncology, breast cancer, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Dr. Weissmann has been in practice for more than 35 years. She specializes in hematologic oncology and is experienced in breast cancer, hereditary breast/ovarian cancer, familial breast/ovarian cancer, branchiogenic carcinoma, and tubular carcinoma of the breast.

Affiliations: Rutgers University, New Brunswick and Camden, NJ

Areas of specialization: women's health, women's sexual health, couples' sexual health

Dr. Whipple, a certified sexuality educator, sexuality counselor, and sex researcher, is the co-author of the international best-seller, The G Spot and Other Discoveries About Human Sexuality, which has been translated into 23 languages. She is a professor emerita at Rutgers University.

Affiliations: Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT Areas of specialization: breast cancer, oncology, medical oncology

Dr. Winer is the Alfred Gilman Professor of Pharmacology and also professor of medicine at Yale University. He serves as director of the Yale Cancer Center and is physician-in-chief of the Smilow Cancer Network. An internationally renowned expert in breast cancer, Dr. Winer has led and collaborated on innumerable clinical trials that have changed the face of the disease. He has served as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Dr. Winer has published more than 350 original manuscripts and mentored more than 30 fellows and junior faculty. In recognition of his mentoring impact, he was the recipient of the William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School in 2020. He also has received numerous awards for his breast cancer research, most notably the William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award in 2016 at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Affiliations: Trinity Health of New England, Hartford, CT

Areas of specialization: breast cancer, breast surgery, women’s health

Dr. Zarfos is the medical director of the Karl J. Krapek, Sr. Comprehensive Women’s Health Center with Trinity Health of New England Medical Group at Saint Francis Hospital. Her clinical interests include: evaluation and clinical and surgical care of women with breast cancer; evaluation and care of benign breast conditions; risk surveillance program for women at increased risk for breast cancer, including family history, BRCA gene mutations and pre-malignant breast biopsies; breast health and cancer prevention; outreach on women’s health issues; advocacy for women of color for prevention and early detection of breast cancer; health care equity; missionary work.