Postgraduate Training in Breast Surgery

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Simmons, Rache M.^{a; b; *}

Affiliations: [a] Department of Surgery, The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, The Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA | [b] The Strang-Cornell Breast Center New York, USA

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Rache M. Simmons, MD, 428 East 72nd Street, Suite 100, New York, NY 10021, USA. Tel.: +1 212 794 4900 ext. 189; Fax: +1 212 794 0749; E-mail: rsimmons@strang.org

Abstract: Dramatic changes have taken place in the field of breast surgery within the past ten years. Much of the change in practice is due to the advent of less invasive surgical procedures and increased technology such as the evolution of sentinel node biopsies. Many surgeons choose to undergo additional postgraduate training to gain an increased proficiency in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of benign and malignant disorders of the breast.

DOI: 10.3233/BD-2001-12114

Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 141-144, 2001