Why Choose Us
We believe that the best breast care is tailored to the person and provided collaboratively by a team of specialists devoted to the study and treatment of breast cancer and other breast health concerns.
At the very heart of our treatment team are the patients and their families. We are committed to providing the information, the guidance and the supportive, healing environment they need to make the very best health care decisions.
Comprehensive Care in One Location
The Vanderbilt Breast Center is Nashville’s first and most comprehensive multidisciplinary breast care center caring for patients with a wide-range of breast health needs and concerns:
- cancer screening and breast self-examination instruction
- evaluation and treatment of benign breast conditions
- the latest in patient-centered, compassionate cancer care and support.
- access to sophisticated technologies and innovative clinical trials, many of which are unavailable outside an academic medical center.
Our Team
Our team includes world-renowned experts in all aspects of breast care, including:
- Surgery
- Breast radiology
- Radiation therapy
- Medical oncology
- Pathology
- Reconstruction
- Nursing
- Physical therapy
- Risk evaluation and counseling
- Psychology
- Social work
- Patient education
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Our Technology & Services
We offer a wide range of technologies and services in a convenient outpatient setting including:
- digital and analog mammography
- ultrasound
- fine needle aspiration
- ultrasound-guided biopsy
- stereotactic computer-assisted biopsy.
- breast MRI for diagnostic evaluation and screening for high-risk patients as appropriate
- weekly multi-disciplinary clinic dedicated to unique needs of newly diagnosed breast cancer
- weekly breast cancer conference dedicated to the discussion of individual cases
- special biweekly clinic dedicated to the unique needs of women considered at high risk
A Part of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
This affiliation gives our patients access to the expertise, technologies and pioneering research that have earned Vanderbilt-Ingram designation by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, a distinction given only to those centers that meet rigorous criteria in cancer care, research, education and outreach.
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is:
- Consistently recognized among the nation’s best places for cancer care by US News & World Report
- One of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
- Home to one of only 11 National Cancer Institute Specialized Programs of Research Excellence in breast cancer, which are awarded to those centers doing the innovative research with the greatest potential to improve clinical care.
