Lawrence Hospital Center | Center for Advanced Surgery | Practice Brochure

About Us

Breast Surgery Westchester, New York

Are you a woman living with breast cancer? Surgery is a serious option for many women living with cancer, but in some cases, there is no avoiding it. If you have to have breast surgery, choose the experts with a reputation for personal care and clinical expertise. Based in Westchester, New York, the surgeons at Lawrence Hospital Center for Advanced Surgery will be there for you all the way until your fight with cancer is finished.

The surgeons are able to offer high-risk patients with prevention services, including risk stratification (evaluation of evidence known to contribute to an individual's breast cancer risk), genetic testing, genetic counseling, and risk-management such as intensive surveillance and prophylactic surgery.

The Center offers the latest techniques in breast practice, including:

- Oncoplastic lumpectomy
- Skin sparing mastectomy
- Nipple-preserving mastectomy
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Axillary lymph node dissection
- Surgery for recurrent disease

Helen A. Pass, MD is the Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She also heads breast care at Lawrence Hospital Center. She completed her advanced surgical training at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the National Institutes of Health, and Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. She was the President of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Before coming to the Lawrence Hospital team, she led breast care programs at the University of Michigan Medical Center and William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan.

So if you want to prolong your chances of living during these tumultuous times, you should visit Lawrence Hospital Center for Advanced Surgery in Westchester, New York. They will work their hardest to make sure the experience before during and after breast surgery is as painless as possible for you and your loved ones.