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Breast Cancer Care

The Upstate Cancer Center offers the largest and longest standing team dedicated to breast cancer in Central New York.

Upstate also is the region’s first Nationally Accredited Program for Breast Centers and an American College of Surgeons Accredited Cancer Program.

Our commitment to upholding these highest national standards means that patients seeking care at Upstate have a direct connection to newest treatments and technologies aimed at cure.

Facing cancer? Learn more about our team.

If you face cancer, know that the Upstate team is the largest in the region. This means more experts are discussing your care and providing their combined insights for more options and approaches to treatment.

Our breast cancer team is joined by dozens of additional colleagues at our Upstate Cancer Center locations. Together they create highly personalized care for every patient.

Meet Our Breast Care Team

Surgery

Scott Albert

Assistant Professor of Surgery

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Lisa M Lai

Assistant Professor of Surgery

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Daniel Thomas

MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Surgery

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Medical Oncology

Sam Benjamin

Medical Director of Upstate Cancer Center Adult Hematology/Oncology

Medical Director of Hematology/Oncology

Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Radiation Oncology

Alexander Banashkevich

MD, FRCPC

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Assistant Professor of Urology

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Anna Shapiro

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

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High Risk Program

Jayne Charlamb

MD, FACP, FABM, IBCLC

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Associate Professor of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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Pathology

Christopher Curtiss

Director of Surgical Pathology

Assistant Professor of Pathology

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Gustavo de la Roza

Vice Chair of Pathology

Director of Anatomic Pathology

Professor of Pathology

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Ola El-Zammar

Director of Surgical Pathology

Associate Professor of Pathology

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Rohin Mehta

Medical Director, Clinical Pathology, Community Campus

Medical Director, Pathology, Community Campus

Associate Professor of Pathology

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Radiology

Ravi Adhikary

Assistant Professor of Radiology

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Katherine Willer

DO, MS, FAOCR

Section Chief of Women's Imaging Section, Diagnostic Division

Assistant Professor of Radiology

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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Christine Bateson

PT,CLT-LANA

Physical Therapist 2 of PM&R - Rehab Therapies

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Psychosocial Oncology

Dorianne Eaves

PsyD

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Integrative Therapy

Kaushal Nanavati

Medical Director of Integrative Therapy

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

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Genetic Counseling

Gloria Morris

MD/PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

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Breast Cancer Program

Upstate Cancer Center

750 East Adams Street

Syracuse, NY 13210

Phone: 315-464-3510

Upstate University Hospital offers breast imaging options at the two locations listed below, as well through our mobile mammography van.

Wellspring Breast Care Center

Upstate Community Hospital

4900 Broad Road,

Syracuse, NY 13215

Phone: 315-464-2588

Womens Imaging

Upstate Specialty Services at Harrison Center

550 Harrison Street

Suite D

Syracuse, NY 13202

Phone: 315-464-2588

Upstate Mobile Mammography

Upstate University Hospital now offers breast cancer screening with a new mobile mammography van. This 45 foot long, private, self-contained unit is on the road and serving women in Onondaga, Oswego, Oneida, Madison, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.

Mobile Mammography

Breast Cancer High Risk Program at Upstate

The Breast Cancer High Risk Program at SUNY Upstate offers advanced, comprehensive, personalized breast cancer surveillance and prevention for individuals who are at increased risk of developing breast cancer.

High Risk Program

Breast Cancer Program

If you ever face a diagnosis of breast cancer, Upstate offers a multidisciplinary team of physicians that include breast surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists and radiologists who are supported by oncology nurses and social services staff, among others.

Breast Cancer Program

All Women Should Have A Risk Assessment By Age

Especially minority women, to ensure that they are not a higher risk category

Our Breast Cancer Program is certified by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)

Annual Mammography Screening Starting At Age

Greatest breast cancer mortality reduction.

Better surgical options and more effective chemotherapy.

Hear from the Experts

Navigating breast cancer care, with nurse Maureen Garvey, on Upstate's "The Informed Patient" podcast

Nurse helps guide breast cancer patients through treatment

Interview with Maureen Garvey, breast cancer navigator

Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD, is a professor at Harvard Medical School and runs a research lab at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Breast cancer researcher explains value of molecular analysis, gives overview of disease

Interview with Harvard Medical School professor and researcher Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD

Jayne Charlamb, MD, left, is an internist specializing in breast care and breastfeeding medicine, and Davia Moss is a pediatric nurse practitioner. Both work at Upstate.

Breast cancer during her pregnancy presented tough but surmountable challenges

Interview with Upstate breast care specialist Jayne Charlamb, MD, left, and Upstate pediatric nurse practitioner Davia Moss

Cancer Center News

Upstate's Mammovan celebrates five years on the road

The van has traveled 47,000 miles, performed 4,000 mammograms and detected 17 cancers.

Upstate She Matters resident health advocate Janet Bacon to be celebrated with other breast cancer survivors at Buffalo Bills game Sunday

Bacon’s attendance comes as the NFL and the American Cancer Society partner to celebrate October as Breast Cancer Awareness.

Lactation pod at Upstate Cancer Center provides private space for moms returning to work

The lactation pod is located on the third floor of the Cancer Center. It is a private locking booth with electrical outlets to accommodate a breast pump; there's also an app that lets employees check whether the pod is available.

Baldwin Fund tours Upstate, visits with researchers to learn about Fund’s impact on breast cancer research

Upstate researches have been awarded more than $4 million from the Carol M. Baldwin Fund for Breast Cancer Research.

Kimberly Copeland is a fan of the “mammo van” to help women be screened for breast cancer. (photo by Susan Kahn)

Close-to-home care

'Mammo van' takes breast cancer screening throughout CNY

Using Savi Scout, a tiny sensor called a reflector is inserted into a tumor or abnormality in the breast. Radar waves signal its location.

Breast surgeons deploy 'scouts' to locate tumors, lesions

Breast cancer surgeons at Upstate use a new technology called Savi Scout that makes locating and removing tumors and lesions easier and more precise.

Breast Cancer Program

Upstate Cancer Center