 My name is Dr. Rosini Patel. I am the breast surgeon and medical director for the breast program at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center. My focus is breast surgical oncology, which means that I take care of patients that are afflicted with breast cancer. I also take care of patients that may have benign problems with their breast, such as a cyst or breast pain. I also help to monitor patients that may be at elevated risk for breast cancer. My practice philosophy is not only operating on the patient and removing a cancer, but also providing all-encompassing care for a patient. Sometimes there's things going on outside of the cancer diagnosis. Sometimes they have some family issues. They may have problems with work. They may not have the finances and also just addressing any health issues that may affect their response to treatment as well. This affects families. I've had family members who've had to have surgery. I've been a patient as well, and it affects everybody in the family. A lot of times family members want to help and they don't know how to, and just trying to foster an environment where they're involved in the patient care, and they can have that discussion. I think it's more meaningful, and I've found that the patients have a better outcome when the family can be involved in that discussion.