Jeannie Shen, MD, a Fellowship-Trained Breast Surgeon, Is Medical Director of the Breast Program and the International Health Program at the Cedars-Sinai Affiliate Jeannie Shen, MD, a fellowship-trained breast surgeon who is board-certified in general surgery, has been appointed medical director of the Breast Program at Huntington Cancer Center, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Cancer, and […]
Yuan Yuan, MD, PhD, Specializes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Breast Cancer Immunotherapy and Has a Passion for Community and Patient Care Yuan Yuan, MD, PhD, a breast medical oncologist and physician scientist who specializes in triple-negative breast cancer and breast cancer immunotherapy, has joined Cedars-Sinai Cancer as director of Breast Oncology. Yuan will treat patients at […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! We sat down with the Jim & Eleanor Randall Breast Center’s Lakshmi Tegulapalle, DO, Medical Director of the Breast Imaging Programfor the latest information about mammograms and the importance of breast health (even during COVID-19). 1. Let’s begin with your most frequently asked question, what protocols are in place […]
Huntington Hospital has announced that Amy Polverini, MD, has been named director of breast surgery at Huntington Cancer Center. In this role, Dr. Polverini will be responsible for medical oversight and advancement of the breast surgery program at Huntington Cancer Center. Dr. Polverini was first introduced to Huntington Hospital as a volunteer in high school. […]
Every year, Pasadena Fire Department partners with Huntington Hospital during October to bring awareness to breast cancer with “Pasadena Goes Pink” fundraisers. Recently, Pasadena firefighters presented a check for $16,153 to physicians, nurses and administrative staff to support the Jim and Eleanor Randall Breast Center. This generous donation is the result of fundraising at California […]
On June 3, Huntington Cancer Center hosted an open house to celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day. Over 90 guests reconnected with the physicians and staff who guided them through cancer treatment, while enjoying delicious food, music therapy and informative break-out sessions. Those in attendance were encouraged to write messages of hope and strength on notecards […]
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at Huntington Cancer Center. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of […]
For the past seven years, Pasadena Fire Department has partnered with Huntington Hospital during October to bring awareness to breast cancer with “Pasadena Goes Pink” fundraisers. Last week, Pasadena firefighters, along with Basecamp Fitness Pasadena and California Pizza Kitchen/Pasadena, proudly presented a check for $19,032.15 to physicians, nurses and administrative staff to support the Jim […]
In Business Life Magazine’s October-November issue, Paula Verrette, MD, chief medical officer and senior vice president, quality and physician services, writes about Huntington Hospital’s commitment to women’s health. “We are grateful to our excellent physicians, caring nurses and attentive staff who work so hard each day to provide compassionate care, and high quality outcomes, to […]
Jim and Eleanor Randall Breast Center is now home to the latest technology to detect breast cancer. Known as 3-D tomosynthesis, this three-dimensional mammography system provides images of the breast in “slices” from different angles. While traditional 2-D mammography remains one of the best tools available for detection of abnormalities, the emergence of 3-D mammogram […]
