Description

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is proud to train the next generation of Oncoplastic breast surgeons as the first Advanced Oncoplastic Breast Fellowship program in the United States. This one-year program will provide a broad multi-disciplinary clinical experience in all aspects of oncoplastic breast surgery. The fellow will receive in depth exposure in breast surgery and plastics and reconstructive surgery. The surgical training experience will cover level 1 and level 2 oncoplastic procedures. Breast imaging exposure includes training with fellowship trained breast imagers with experience in mammography, ultrasound, breast MRI, and various biopsy techniques. Graduates of the Oncoplastic Breast Fellowship at Hoag will have the tools and experience to utilize these techniques in their practice and qualify for ASBrS Oncoplastic Surgery certification. 

Fellows can expect to complete an average of 350-400 oncoplastic surgery cases during their training year. Fellows will gain comprehensive experience in managing a variety of diagnoses, including invasive cancer, DCIS, benign conditions, and high-risk lesions.  Fellows will perform diverse procedures including level 1 oncoplastic glandular advancement/rearrangement, crescent mastopexy, batwing, donut/Benelli mastopexy and level 2 circumvertical mastopexy and wise pattern reduction mammaplasty, and high level exposure to level 3 procedures involving volume replacement with LICAP, AICAP, etc.  Additionally, fellows will gain experience in sentinel lymph node biopsy, and axillary lymph node dissection and master various mastectomy techniques (simple, nipple sparing, skin sparing, Goldilocks). 

Requirements

Applicants must be board eligible and/or board certified in General Surgery. Preference will be given to candidates who have completed a 1-year fellowship in an SSO approved Breast Surgical Oncology fellowship program or have 1-2 years of experience in breast surgery following completion of general surgical training.
Applicants must be eligible to obtain an unrestricted California medical license prior to the beginning of fellowship training.