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Medical Minute: Breast Care at Carilion Clinic

Dr. Roxanne Davenport, a Breast Surgeon at Carilion Clinic, defines Carilion's "interdisciplinary team approach" to breast care.

Breast Care Center

Although routine screening and early detection can reduce the number of women affected by breast cancer, about 66% of women in our community are not getting annual mammograms. The Carilion Clinic Breast Care Center is dedicated to making a difference in the fight against breast cancer.

We’ve adopted the pledge Until There’s a Cure, We’ll Keep Wearing Pink! Although you may not see us dressed in pink every day, our pledge reminds us to stay focused on early detection and to finding better ways to fight this disease.

The Carilion Clinic Breast Care Center is a patient-centered program led by an experienced staff using advanced technology. The result is state-of-the-art care for patients and families.

The Carilion Clinic Breast Care Center is a local and national leader in mammography screening. Highlights of our program include:

Dedicated breast imagers – All mammograms are read on-site by board-certified radiologists
Experience – Our 21 technologists have over 360 combined years of experience, and they have provided nearly a quarter million mammograms in the last 10 years
Nurse navigation – We provide a dedicated advanced practice nurse to support women through diagnosis and treatment, serving as a care coordinator
High risk program – Genetic testing and counseling is available for people who may be at an increased risk for hereditary cancer
Timely communication – Any patient with questionable screening results is notified by phone in a timely manner
Same-day/next day biopsy results – 98 percent of biopsies are diagnosed by the next day, with 85 percent diagnosed the same day
Weekly cancer treatment planning conferences – Every breast cancer diagnosis in our center is reviewed by an interdisciplinary team to determine the best course of treatment
Weekly benign correlation conferences – Benign findings are reviewed each week by an interdisciplinary team that correlates pathology and imaging results for a second reading
Large format pathology – This approach has been shown to decrease the need for re-excision and aims to lower the rate of breast cancer reoccurrence
Breast MRI – This advanced technology allows for precisely targeted treatment

The physicians at the Carilion Clinic Breast Care Center are dedicated to providing compassionate, expert care to patients and their families:

Dana B. Fathy, M.D.
Evelyn M. Garcia, M.D.
Eileen C. Kenny, M.D.
James L. Lynde, M.D.
James G. Mullet, M.D.
Abram M. Patterson, M.D.

An interdisciplinary approach is the key to modern breast care. Our team includes radiologists, pathologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, technologists and nurses.

Mammography Technologists

All of our dedicated mammography technologists are registered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (AART). Furthermore, all technologists meet the rigorous regulatory requirements for the VACR and Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA), which is the federal governing agency for mammography.

Jefferson Street: Cindy Allen, Lisa Bess, Patty Clarkson, Sarah Cook, Donna Collins, Tammy Foster, Sharon Harris, Sandy Kitchen, Kim Lane, Marcye Likens, Brenda Linkous, Verna Shuey, Susan Watters
Brambleton: Donna Helm, Shantel Ramey, Susie Reeser
North Peters Creek: Lisa Sprinkle, Jeanne Davis

Administration

Leadership at the breast care center is provided by:

Eileen Kenny, M.D. – Medical director
Lisa Mitchell – Administrative director
Sharon Bass – Vice president OB/GYN and imaging services
Lisa Atkinson – Manager
Wayne Gandee, M.D. – Department chair, radiology
Patrice Weiss, M.D. – Department chair, OB/GYN
Catherine Hagan Aylor – Advanced practice nurse

Professional Advisory Board

In addition, the Carilion Breast Care Center Professional Advisory Board consists of medical professionals and administrators who meet on a quarterly basis. The board evaluates quality measures for the breast care center, facilitates community and professional education programs and assesses new ways to increase the number of women who receive mammography services.