Breast Reinnervation: Restoring Sensation after Mastectomy

There are two types of patients who may undergo mastectomy, defined as the surgical removal of one or both breasts: Some patients with breast cancer (but certainly not all); and Female-to-male transgender patients undergoing gender-affirming chest surgery.

Podcast: Breast Reinnervation Surgery

In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Lisa Gfrerer discusses what patients should know about breast reinnervation surgery.

Podcast: Becoming an Empowered Patient

In this episode of Back to Health, Marina Hoffmann Norville speaks with her surgeon Dr Lisa Newman to share her inspiring patient testimonial on the care she received at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Early Detection is Important in Breast Cancer Care

All women face the risk of breast cancer. But with early detection and diagnosis, the chance of beating breast cancer is greater than 90 percent. For Black women especially, early detection and diagnosis are critical.

Reducing Breast Cancer Risks in African American Communities

The message to go for an annual breast cancer screening is one that needs to go to every woman in every community. That’s happening at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) with the leadership of Vivian Jolley Bea, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery-Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University.