MD: Georgetown University (1986).
Residency Training: General Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York.
Fellowship Training: Breast Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Board Certification: Surgery.
Specialties: Diseases and surgery of the breast, with special interests in sentinel node biopsy, breast conservation, and skin-sparing mastectomy; minimally invasive radiation therapy for early breast cancer.
Additional: Chief of Surgical Oncology; Medical Director of Stony Brook's Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center; Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS); see recent publications.
Honors: Selected for inclusion in all editions of the Castle Connolly Guide, America's Top Doctors for Cancer (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008); selected for inclusion in the "Best Doctors" listing of New York Magazine (June 15-22, 2009; June 16, 2008; June 18, 2007; June 19, 2006; June 13, 2005; June 10, 2002; June 4, 2001), representing the top 2% of physicians in the New York Metropolitan area; one of the "Doctors of Excellence" featured in the Castle Connolly Guide, Top Doctors: New York Metro Area (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009).
Language Spoken: English.
Consultations/Appointments: 631-638-1000.