Breast Surgeon joins Smilow Cancer Hospital

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NEW HAVEN, CT

333 Cedar Street PO Box 208058 New Haven, CT 06520-8058

Breast Cancer Care at the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Centers in Trumbull, Fairfield, and at Bridgeport Hospital 203-337-8790 smilowcancerhospital.org

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Breast Surgeon joins Smilow Cancer Hospital Monica G. Valero, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery (Surgical Oncology) Director, Hispanic Breast Cancer Program at Bridgeport Hospital Appointments: 203.337.8790 Email: monica.valero@yale.edu

Locations:

Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Trumbull 5520 Park Avenue Trumbull, CT 06611 Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Fairfield 111 Beach Road Fairfield, CT Bridgeport Hospital 267 Grant Street Bridgeport, CT 06610 Smilow Cancer Hospital 35 Park Street New Haven, CT 06511

Monica G. Valero, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery (Surgical Oncology) at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital and will care for patients with breast cancer at the Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven as well as at Care Centers in Trumbull and Fairfield, and at Bridgeport Hospital where she will also serve as Director of the Hispanic Breast Cancer Program.

Prior to joining Yale, Dr. Valero was an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she was also Director of the Hispanic Breast Cancer Program.

Dr. Valero received her medical degree from Universidad Central de Venezuela Medical School in

Caracas, Venezuela and completed her residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a fellowship in breast surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

Dr. Valero provides high quality surgical care to patients, while striving to improve access to care and promote innovation within the field of breast surgery. Her research interests include breast conserving surgery, racial disparities in breast cancer, and axillary management of breast disease. She is actively involved in quality improvement projects to optimize surgical treatment of underserved populations with breast cancer.