This site is an ongoing project of the Breast Health Initiative Committee of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. Content is subject to change. Although every effort is made to ensure that this information is accurate and up to date, it is not to be considered official. Please see the complete disclaimer on the home page of the Health System site.

The editors would like to acknowledge the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Health for content from their web sites and brochures and encourages readers to visit their sites.

The Health System would like to thank and credit the following individuals for their part in this project:

Editor:

Hannah L. Brooks, MD, FACS
Director, Breast Service
Department of Surgery
North Shore University Hospital-Forest Hills
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Managing Editor:

Lori Usak, RN, BSN
Breast Health Nurse Educator
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Contributing Editors:

Karen Kostroff, MD, FACS
Chief, Breast Surgery
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Lyle Leipziger, MD, FACS
Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Sophie Turner, MD, FACR
Associate Chairman of Radiation Oncology
North Shore University Hospital-Manhasset
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Lora Weiselberg, MD, FACP
Chief, Breast Cancer Services
North Shore University Hospital-Manhasset
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Editorial Assistance:

Connie Baird, RN, MSN, NP
Coordinator Breast Service Initiative
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Donna Galgano, RN, MA
Director, Patient Education
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System

Joanne Robinson, RN, MPH
Planning Director Community Health & Public Policy
Office of Planning
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System