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Surgical Breast Cancer Program Acknowledgments

ACSSurgical Patient Education Program

Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­, FRCSC, FSACME, Director

Kathleen Heneghan, PhD, MSN, RN, FAACE, Assistant Director

Nancy Strand, MPH, RN, Senior Manager

Tarra Barot, PhD, Manager

Amanda Bruggeman, Program Administrator

ACSPatient Education Committee Members

Co-Chair: Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­, FRCSC, FSACME

Co-Chair: John Daly, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­, FRCSI(Hon), FRCSG(Hon)

Jeffrey M. Farma, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­

Jane E. Mendez, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­

Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­

Alden M. Parsons, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­

Richard J. Shemin, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­

Jonah Stulberg, MD, PhD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­

Beth H. Sutton, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­

Melissa Vanover, MD

Tarra G. Barot, PhD

Patrice Gabler Blair, MPH

Amanda Bruggeman

Kathleen Heneghan, PhD, MSN, RN, FAACE

Nancy Strand, MPH, RN

Surgical Breast Cancer Program Task Force

Jill Dietz, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Associate Professor of Surgery, Case Western; President, American Society of Breast Cancer Surgeons (ASBrS); Vice-Chair, NAPBC Standards and Accreditation Committee; Director of Breast Center Operations, University Hospitals Case Medical Center PA.

Nancy Gantt, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Professor of Surgery Northeast Ohio Medical University Co-Medical Director, Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center at Mercy Health, OH

Kathleen Heneghan, PhD, MSN, RN, FAACE
Assistant Director, Patient Education, ACS

Ted A. James, MD, MHCM, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Chief, Breast Surgical Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dana-Farber/ Harvard Cancer Center, MA

Jeffrey Janis, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Chief of Plastic Surgery, adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Surgery, University Hospital; Co-Director, Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University; OH

Kathleen Maruyama, MSN, RN
Senior Manager, Patient Education, ACS

Jane Mendez, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Chief of Breast Surgery, Miami Cancer Institute, FL

Sunny Mitchell, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Medical Director of the Breast Center, Director of Breast Surgery at Montefiore Nyack Hospital, NY

Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, MBA, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Florida-College of Medicine

Megan Pfarr, PT, DPT
Certified Lymphedema Therapist; Division Director HCHS Eastern Wisconsin Division & Prevena Health, Director Breast Program; NAPBC Standards and Accreditation Committee

Terry Sarantou, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Chair, NAPBC Standards and Accreditation Committee

Nancy Strand, MPH, RNÌý
Surgical Patient Education, Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­

Collaborative Organizations

American Physical Therapy Association

American Society of Breast Surgeons

Commission on Cancer

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

The ACSPatient Education Program would like to thank the following for their participation in the filming of this production:

  • Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA

The Surgical Breast Cancer Program, developed by the ACSDivision of Education, is made possible in part by the generous support of an educational grant from the Loyal and Edith Davis Fund.

Disclaimer

This information is published as a communications vehicle: to inform and to educate the public about specific surgical procedures. It is not intended to take the place of a discussion with a qualified surgeon who is familiar with your situation. It is important to remember that everyone is different, and the reasons and outcomes of any operation depend upon the patient’s specific diagnosis, disease state, or other medical condition.

The ACS(Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­) is a scientific and education association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice. The ACSendeavors to provide procedure education for prospective patients and those who educate them. The ACSmakes every effort to provide information that is accurate and timely but makes no guarantee in this regard.

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