The Pardee UNC Health Care Breast Multidisciplinary Clinic is a new program at the Pardee Cancer Center that launched in September 2019. The Breast Multidisciplinary Clinic gives patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer the opportunity to meet with multiple breast cancer specialists in a single half-day visit. Patients will separately meet with Western North Carolina’s only female fellowship-trained breast surgeon, a radiation oncologist, a radiation oncologist, and a medical oncologist in the same exam room throughout their morning appointment. This allows patients to complete all of their treatment consultations in one visit, rather than having to attend multiple appointments over several days. During the Breast Multidisciplinary Clinic, patients will also
meet with a breast care nurse navigator, who offers personalized guidance through breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. If the patient is eligible for a clinical trial, they will also have an opportunity to talk with a member of the research team to discuss their options. In addition to the breast surgeon, medical oncologists, radiation oncologist, and breast care nurse navigator, the Breast Multidisciplinary Clinic team includes an advanced nurse practitioner, mammography coordinator, breast care surgery nurse, and breast care nurse. Pardee is a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence through the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program and is accredited by the National Accreditation for Breast Centers.
pardee unc health care cancer center 805 6 th ave west, suite 100, hendersonville 28791 - 828.698.7334 - pardeehospital.org Kristy Capps, RN, BSN, CN-BN
John Hill, MD
Yaseen Zia, MD Jodi Rector, RN, BSN
Courtney Edney, RN, BSN Navin Anthony, DO Teresa Frady, RT (R)(M)
Jennifer McAlister, MD, FACS
Lynn Howie, MD
Kate Kennedy, ANP-BC
The Faces of Compassionate Breast Cancer Care
Not pictured: James Radford, MD
Faces of Medicine 122
| November 2019
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