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 College of Radiology (ACR). Furthermore, all technologists meet the rigorous regulatory requirements for the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA), which is the federal governing agency for mammography.
- Jefferson Street: Cynthia Allen, Lisa Bess, Patricia Clarkson, Sarah Cook, Donna Collins, Tammy Foster, Sharon Harris, Lynne Howell, Kimberly Lane, Marcye Likens, Brenda Linkous, Verna Shuey, Susan Watters
- Brambleton: Joyce Askey, Donna Helm, Shantel Ramey, Susie Reeser
- North Peters Creek: Lisa Sprinkle, Jeanne Davis
Administration
Leadership at the breast care center is provided by:
- Patrice Weiss, 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
- L. Wayne Hess, 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 monthly 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.
- Chair: Patrice Weiss, M.D., Vice Chair and Residency Education Program Director OB/GYN
- Lisa Brown, Carilion Clinic Strategic Development
- Sharon Bass, VP, OB/GYN and Imaging Services
- David Buck, M.D., Radiation Oncology
- Roxanne Davenport, M.D., Carilion Breast Surgery
- Mark Derbyshire, Director, Carilion Clinic Behavioral Medicine
- Andrea Flora, Director, Imaging
- James Foster, M.D., Medical Education
- Wayne Gandee, M.D., Department Chair Radiology
- Jane Gladwell, Cancer Registry
- L. Wayne Hess, M.D., Department Chair OB/GYN
- Catherine Hagan, RN, MSN, Breast Nurse Specialist
- Suzan Merten, M.D., Medical Oncology
- Lisa Mitchell, Director, Carilion Breast Care Center
- Stephen Morgan, M.D., Family Practice
- James Mullet, M.D., Radiology
- Kirk Olinger, Informatics Consultant
- Abram Patterson, M.D., Radiology Diagnostic
- Stephen ReMine, M.D., Carilion Surgical Care
- Pragna Sheth, M.D., Pathology
- Eric Swisher, M.D., OBGYN
- Barton Thomas, M.D., Plastic Surgery
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