Meet Our Team
The BreastCare Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, under the leadership of Michael D. Wertheimer, MD, FACS, is a multidisciplinary group of renowned breast specialists. Our team includes:
Breast Surgeons
• Michael D. Wertheimer, MD, FACS—Chief, Breast Surgery Services
• Per-Olof J. Hasselgren, MD, PhD
• Mary Jane Houlihan, MD
• Ranjna Sharma, MD
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Medical Oncologists
• Lowell E. Schnipper, MD—Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology
• Steven E. Come, MD
• Christina I. Herold, MD
• Roger F. Lange, MD
• Susan Pandya, MD
• Nadine M. Tung, MD
• Gerburg M. Wulf, MD, PhD
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Radiation Oncologists
• Mary Ann Stevenson, MD, PhD—Chief, Department of Radiation Oncology
• Elena Nedea, MD
• Abram Recht, MD
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Plastic Surgeons
• Terri Halperin, MD
• Bernard Lee, MD
• Samuel Lin, MD
• Donald Morris, MD
• Adam Tobias, MD
• Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Breast Pathologists
• Stuart J. Schnitt, MD—Director, Breast Pathology
• Laura C. Collins, MD
• James L. Connolly, MD
• Hanna Gilmore, MD
• Nicole Belsley-Johnson, MD
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Breast Imagers (Radiologists)
• Max Rosen, MD, MPH, FACR—Interim Section Chief, Breast Imaging
• David Magaram, MD—Clinical Director, Breast Imaging
• Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, FACR—Clinical Director, Breast MRI & Breast Imaging
• Julie Armada, MD
• Vandana Dialani, MD
• Valerie Fein-Zachary, MD
• Peter D. Gross, MD
• Ferris M. Hall, MD
• Elaine Iuanow, MD
• Kenny Lai, MD
• Tejas S. Mehta, MD, MPH
• Rola Shaheen, MD—Chief of Radiology, Director of Women’s Imaging, Harrington Memorial Hospital
• Shambhavi Venkataraman, MD
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Medical Breast Disease/Survivorship
• Katherine Johnston, MD, MA, MSc
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Oncology Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
In our BreastCare Center, licensed registered nurses, oncology nurses, and nurse practitioners provide specialized and compassionate care. Some of our nurses are oncology certified nurses (OCN), or advanced oncology certified nurse practitioners (AOCNP). Responsibilities vary depending upon experience, education (bachelor’s or master’s degree), and advanced certifications. Depending on their training, nurses can help coordinate care, conduct research, perform physical exams and other procedures, prescribe medication, and give and order chemotherapy. All of our nursing professionals also work closely with you and your family, to help you learn more about your diagnosis, the tests you will have and any necessary preparations, the procedure or operation you will need, your recovery period, medications, and returning home.
Our team includes:
• Jennifer Birmingham, RN
• Lauren E. Czapla, RN, MSN
• Carla P. DuPont, PA-C
• Nancy France, RN
• Karen Galluccio, RN, BSN
• Jennifer Gross, ANP-BC, WHNP-BC, MS, RN
• Tracey M Hall, MSN, NP, OCN
• Nancy Littlehale, MSN, RNC
• Ann Mulvey, RN, MSN, WHNP-BC
• Carol Pilgrim, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN
• Donna Quinn, RN, BSN, CWOCN
• Heidi Schulz Casassa, RN, BSN, OCN
• Beth Stamos, RN, BSN
• Madelyn Capano Stout, RN, BSN
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Oncology Social Workers
Oncology social workers are licensed professionals who specialize in caring for those with breast and other cancers. We offer counseling, support groups, educational programs, and services that can help with everything from financial and transportation concerns, to learning how to talk to your children, cope with your emotions, and live with cancer. We seek to empower you and your family, and to reduce your stress through all phases of your cancer treatment. Our goal is to help you maximize your health and health care.
Our team of social workers includes:
• Hester Hill Schnipper, LICSW, OSW-C—Chief, Oncology Social Work
• Frank McCaffrey, LICSW, OSW-C
• Barbara Clivio, PhD, LICSW
• Laura Brigham, BS
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Rehabilitation Specialists
Patients with cancer can have many different medical conditions that often result in muscle weakness, decreased endurance, and loss of balance and mobility. Our physical therapists can help you return to your highest level of independence. If you have had a mastectomy (surgical breast removal), we can help you regain your strength.
Our physical therapist in the BreastCare Center is:
• Kathleen Shillue, PT DPT, OCS—Clinical Services Manager, Rehabilitation Services
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Cancer Risk Genetic Counselors
Our genetic counselors provide you with information about your risk of inheriting cancer, the risks and benefits of genetic testing, how you can reduce the chance of developing related cancers in the future, and how you can increase the chance of early detection.
Our genetic team includes:
• Nadine Muskatel Tung, MD, Director, Cancer Risk Genetic Program
• Jill Krejdovsky, MS
• Taryn Schiripo, MS
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Cancer Patient Navigators
Our patient navigator program helps simplify the health care system for patients with cancer who speak little or no English. Patient navigators are compassionate guides, accompanying you to provide help and support from diagnosis through treatment. The patient navigator may share your cultural background and language. The trust that builds between you and your navigator can help you feel secure enough to build your own relationships with caregivers. Patient navigators help coordinate physician appointments and treatment, and handle all of the related details, including:
- Transportation to appointments
- Arranging for interpreters
- Explaining and translating written materials
- Assisting with applications for entitlement services such as SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and food stamps
- Helping with community-based services such as homemaking and legal services
Our patient navigators include:
• Ana Marin
• Christina Ho
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