Breast Surgery
Breast surgery at Virginia Hospital Center is led by Stephanie R. Akbari, MD, FACS, who is Medical Director of the Hospital's NAPBC-accredited Center for Breast Health. Dr. Akbari and her partners Molly L. Sebastian, MD (Fellowship-trained in Minimally Invasive Surgery) and Negar Golesorkhi, MD (Fellowship-trained in Breast Surgical Oncology) all focus exclusively on breast surgery in Northern Virginia and the Greater Washington, DC area. They offer patients expert operative care, with minimally-invasive techniques being used whenever possible and treatment tailored to the unique needs of the individual patient.
Procedures available to breast cancer patients and other patients with diseases of the breast include - but are not limited to - the following:
- Ultrasound-guided biopsy
- Stereotactic biopsy
- MRI-guided biopsy
- Sentinel node biopsy and/or excision
- Lumpectomy
- Mastectomy
- Oncoplastic surgery
- Plastic reconstructive surgery (performed in conjunction with Plastic & Reconstructive surgeons)
Regardless of the surgery they receive, all breast cancer patients benefit from Virginia Hospital Center's multidisciplinary approach to the continuum of care—as well as the Hospital's commitment to patient education and empowerment, so that patients are well-equipped to manage their cancer diagnosis.