Breast Center at Weill Cornell Medicine

Your breast health deserves the best and most compassionate care. At Weill Cornell Medicine, our team of doctors, surgeons and nurses are dedicated to your health and well-being so that you can live as fully as possible.

The Weill Cornell Medicine Breast Center is here to give you exceptional guidance, care, treatment and support. We care for patients of all ages who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, as well as help our patients prevent cancer and receive support throughout survivorship.

Exceptional Breast Health Specialists

The Weill Cornell Medicine Breast Center includes exemplary doctors who specialize in all areas of treating breast cancer. Our team includes surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, plastic surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, geneticists, dieticians, nurses and nurse navigators that specialize pre-cancerous and malignant (cancerous) breast conditions.

At the Breast Center, our patients know that they are being treated by highly accomplished and experienced physicians who prioritize compassionate care and comfort.

Personalized, Expert Care Throughout New York

Commitment to equity: Our team is deeply aware of disparities in all areas of breast cancer care. We are committed to improving care for all and ending inequities throughout New York City — and beyond.

All patients deserve the very best in care. As our patient, we focus on your total health and well-being. We are dedicated to providing respectful, compassionate and expert breast cancer care to all patients, including our patients of color, LGBTQ+ patients and male patients.

●      Listen to Weill Cornell Medicine physicians discuss addressing breast cancer disparities within diverse populations.

●      Read how our physicians are reducing breast cancer risks in African American communities.

Comfortable, convenient locations for your care: Our Breast Center physicians care for patients throughout New York City, including at locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Our primary location is the beautiful David H. Koch Center located at 1283 York Avenue, between East 68th and 69th Streets, on the fourth floor. This innovative facility offers individualized, integrated outpatient care. Weill Cornell Medicine partners with NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the top hospital systems in New York City and the U.S., nationally recognized for compassionate, exemplary care.

Innovative research: Above and beyond treating our patients, our physicians are also leading research to improve breast cancer management. As a scientifically based academic institution, we are at the forefront of the latest treatments and advances in care.

Our physicians and surgeons conduct research to strengthen knowledge regarding all aspects of breast cancer, including its causes. Led by Dr. Lisa Newman, the Breast Center is home to the International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes (ICSBCS), which contributes to our understanding of breast cancer by studying the causes of race- and ethnicity-associated variations in the disease.

As a patient, you can choose to participate in one of our clinical trials to receive a new and promising advance in treatment. If your doctor believes that you may qualify for one of the studies being conducted at our Breast Center, they will discuss this option with you. By joining a clinical trial, you help advance medical knowledge of breast health and breast cancer treatment.

Comprehensive Breast Cancer Care and Related Services

The Breast Center provides supportive, expert care to help you achieve the best possible breast health and quality of life. Our doctors are dedicated to educating you regarding your diagnosis so that you can make decisions about your care with confidence.

Our team provides:

• Genetic risk assessment and counseling 
• Complementary care services to ease pain, neuropathy, fatigue, insomnia, stress, anxiety and more
• Routine screening and comprehensive breast health monitoring for early detection
• Expertise in precision medicine and liquid biopsy technologies 
• Multidisciplinary management options for benign (non-cancerous), precancerous and cancerous breast conditions
• Reconstructive breast surgery, including:
• Breast-conserving management for cancer
• Advanced oncoplastic surgical approaches that combine plastic surgery techniques with surgical cancer treatments, such as nipple-sparing mastectomy
• Expertise in autologous (flap and diep) and implant reconstruction
• Cosmetic approaches to scar management
• Expertise with nerve-grafting to preserve sensation with the nipple-sparing mastectomy surgery
• Support throughout breast cancer survivorship 
• Fertility preservation
• Specialized care for breast cancer patients age 45 and younger 
• Specialized care for advanced and metastatic breast cancer, including a precision medicine program
• Emotional support for lifelong well-being

Precision medicine: As our patient, you will receive a unique care plan based on your individual health. We support you at every step to help you achieve the best possible health and quality of life.

In addition to individualized care, you also have access to our precision medicine approach, an advanced approach to treating breast cancer as precisely as possible to avoid overtreatment or unnecessary treatments. Learn more about precision medicine at the Weill Cornell Medicine Breast Center. 

Radiation oncology expertise: As our patient at the Weill Cornell Medicine Breast Center, you may receive care from our nationally recognized radiation oncology  experts. Our radiation oncology team uses the most advanced technology and highest standards of care. Patients at Weill Cornell Medicine consistently require shorter regimens of radiation treatment compared to other institutions. 

Who We Care For

Our multidisciplinary team helps patients of all races, ethnicities, genders and gender identities.

If you are concerned about a new breast problem, are at high risk for breast cancer (have a family history of cancers, are of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage or have been told that you have dense breast tissue on a mammogram) or have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer, we welcome you to schedule an appointment with the care team.

If you are a prospective patient in need of imaging services, our expert radiology physicians can work with you and your OB/GYN or primary care physician to ensure the proper referrals and screening occurs.