From http://www.beetmedicine.tv/2009/03/radiologists-identify-breast-cancer-for-su...
It was always a surgeon who felt a lump, did a biopsy and found the breast cancer. Dr. Swisteol, a breast surgeon, tells us how this has changed.
Now, it is usually a radiologist doing a routine screening mammogram who detects the tumor and also does a biopsy. Dr. Kathy Plesser, a breast radiologist, describes the activist role of the radiologist, why mammography is not perfect and the use of sonography and MRI .
-- Peter Pressman, MD
About our interviewees:
Alex Swistel, MD, Chief of Breast Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center and Director of the Weill Cornell Breast Center
Kathy Plesser, MD, Radiologist, Private Practice, New York
this is my surgeon and i have to say he is the best out there, i had very very good experience going to him and trusting him and he really made me feel as comfortable as possible with the info he provided me,
sfeigy25 2 years ago