Join Sharsheret on Tuesday, September 16th, for an important webinar exploring the intersection of breast cancer, pregnancy, and breastfeeding.
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Tuesday, September 16th, 8:00pm EDT/5:00pm PDT
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Elyce H. Cardonick, MD, FACOG, is a high-risk obstetrician at Cooper University Health Care and professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. She specializes in the care of women who during their pregnancy receive a diagnosis of cancer. Dr. Cardonick works closely with each patient’s oncologist and obstetrician to formulate a plan that is in the best interests of both mother and child. After the pregnancy, both mother and child are followed closely to document long-term safety outcomes. Dr.Cardonick has presented both nationally and internationally. She was an invited participant at Georgetown University to discuss the inclusion of women in medical research. She presented on this topic and chemotherapy exposure during pregnancy at the National Institute of Health. She presented at the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine and both the American College in the US and Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology in London, UK. She has been invited several times to lecture on cancer in pregnancy at the postgraduate course of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine. Dr. Cardonick is also a medical advisor for the Pregnant with Cancer support network based in Buffalo, NY. |
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Starr Mautner, MD, FACS, is a board-certified and fellowship trained breast surgical oncologist at the Miami Cancer Institute (MCI) in Miami, Florida. She specializes in performing breast surgical procedures for women with breast cancer, high risk lesions, or women with a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. She grew up in South Florida and earned her undergraduate and medical school degrees as part of the University of Miami’s 7-year Medical Scholars Program. She then completed her general surgery residency at Weill Cornell’s New York Presbyterian Hospital and clinical fellowship in breast surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center before moving back to Miami to join the Miami Cancer Institute in 2015. She is the co-chair of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Alliance Education Committee and is also the lead physician for breast surgical oncology clinical trials. She has a special interest in the treatment of young women diagnosed with breast cancer and directs Miami Cancer Institute’s Young Breast Cancer Program, focusing on providing comprehensive multidisciplinary care and resources for women 45 and under diagnosed with breast cancer. |
