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April 12, 2022
 

Screening and Diagnosing Breast Cancer Forum


News from the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program

Contact:
Lyn Dobrin, 516-997-8545; lyndobrin@gmail.com

April 12, 2022

Screening and Diagnosing Breast Cancer Forum
In Spanish and English (This workshop will be held in Spanish with English translation services available simultaneously.)

On Tuesday, May 3 from 4 to 5 pm, Sylvia A. Reyes, MD, MBS, FACS, Breast Surgical Oncologist at Mount Sinai Union Square, will be discussing current breast cancer screening recommendations for women. Dr. Reyes will guide you through the diagnostic workup for breast cancer and what to expect after a breast cancer diagnosis.  

Dr. Reyes is a fellowship-trained breast cancer surgeon with a clinical practice dedicated to breast cancer management at Mount Sinai Union Square. She is a faculty member of the Icahn School of Medicine and serves as an Assistant Professor of Surgery. She currently serves as a founding committee member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons – Health Equity Advisory Group and the National Hispanic Medical Association communications committee.

Dr. Reyes is a native New Yorker of South American heritage and is bilingual in English and Spanish. She has a special interest in oncoplastics, nipple sparing mastectomies, hidden scar surgery, and elimination of health disparities in underrepresented populations.

This event, presented by the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, is sponsored by The Junior Coalition of the Manhasset Women’s Coalition Against Breast Cancer and Northwell Health Cancer Institute. Register online for this forum at
breast-cancer.adelphi.edu. The Zoom link will be sent in your confirmation email.


Taller sobre la Detección y el Diagnóstico del Cáncer de Mama
En español e inglés (Este taller se llevará a cabo en español con servicio de traducción al inglés disponibles simultáneamente.)

El martes 3 de mayo de 4 a 5 pm, Sylvia A. Reyes, MD, MBS, FACS,  estará con nosotros compartiendo sobre las últimas recomendaciones de detección de cáncer de mama para mujeres. La Dra. Reyes nos guiará a través del estudio de diagnóstico del cáncer de mama y qué debe de esperar después de un diagnóstico de cáncer de mama.

La Dra. Reyes es una cirujana especializada en cáncer de mama con una especialización clínica dedicada al tratamiento del cáncer de mama en Mount Sinai Union Square. Es miembro de la facultad de la Escuela de Medicina de Icahn y se desempeña como profesora asistente de cirugía. Actualmente se desempeña como miembro del comité fundador de la Sociedad Estadounidense de Cirujanos de Mama – Grupo Asesor de Equidad en Salud y el comité de comunicaciones de la Asociación Médica Nacional Hispana.

La Dra. Reyes es nativa de Nueva York de ascendencia sudamericana y es bilingüe en inglés y español. Tiene un interés especial en los oncoplásticos, las mastectomías con preservación del pezón, la cirugía de cicatrices ocultas y la eliminación de las disparidades de salud en las poblaciones subrepresentadas.

Este foro es organizado por El Programa Del Cáncer Del Seno Adelphi y es patrocinado por The Junior Coalition of the Manhasset Women’s Coalition Against Breast Cancer y Northwell Health Cancer Institute. Este foro es gratuito, pero debe registrarse en línea aquí 
breast-cancer.adelphi.edu.

 
Photo: Sylvia A. Reyes, MD, MBS, FACS
 
 
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