Breast Care Architects Experts

Lee S. Schwartzberg MD, FACP

Lee Schwartzberg, MD, is the chief of Medical Oncology and Hematology for Renown Health–William N. Pennington Cancer Institute and is a professor of clinical medicine at the University of Nevada–Reno. He completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and spent 3 decades as the medical director at West Cancer Center & Research Institute. He was the division chief for hematology/oncology and a professor of medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center from 2012–2017. He then served as the founding chief medical officer of OneOncology, Read more here...

Tara Hoit, THP, GC-C

Tara Hoit is an executive-level professional consultant with over 20 years of leadership in strategic
planning, communications, change management, program and operations management, business
development, staff engagement, and fundraising for hospice and bereavement organizations.
Holding a B.A. in Speech Communication (Healthcare Organizational Communication), a certificate
in children’s grief counseling, and a Graduate Certificate in Horticultural Therapy.  Read more here...

Geoffroy C. Sisk, MD, FACS

I am a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with a specialty focus in microsurgery, which most often involves transfer of tissue from one part of the body to another to restore or replace tissues that has been affected by cancer or trauma. However, I have a broad range of interests, and I feel that my responsibility as a reconstructive surgeon is to be familiar and comfortable with reconstructive procedures throughout the entire body. By fulfilling this responsibility, my hope is to provide operative treatments that restore form, function, and wholeness to patients whose illnesses or injuries have taken something away from them. The conditions that I treat most commonly are cancers of the breast, Read more here

Richard Fine, MD, FACS

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Dr. Richard Fine serves as Director of the Breast Division at the Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center, West Cancer Center & Research Institute in Germantown TN and Director of Education and Research. He is an Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN. Read more here...

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Gary J. Whitman, M.D.

Dr. Gary J. Whitman is a tenured professor of breast imaging and breast radiation oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) in Houston, Texas, where he serves as the director of breast imaging research, the medical director of the mobile mammography program, and the lead interpreting physician for The Texas Medical Center mammography program. Dr. Whitman joined the MDACC faculty in 1996 after serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Read more here...

Lisa Crymes, MBA

Lisa Crymes, MBA, is a distinguished business and technology leader with over 25 years of experience, particularly in healthcare technology and digital health. She has a proven track record of driving innovation, product management, and revenue growth in both startup environments and large enterprises. Read more here...

Ashleigh M. Francis, MD, FACS

Dr. Ashleigh Francis is an assistant professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Francis specializes in reconstructive surgery with a focus in microsurgical reconstruction. Her areas of expertise include reconstruction of the head and neck, breast and lymphedema surgery. She has authored 12 peer-reviewed journal articles and 2 book chapters.  Read more here...

Ken Bloom, MD

Dr. Bloom is an internationally recognized pathologist with expertise in breast disease, digital pathology, immunohistochemistry and molecular pathology.   He brings more than 35 years of clinical experience in pathology, oncology, telemedicine, and bioinformatics. Read more here...

Kevin Hughes, MD

Dr. Hughes is a breast surgeon with expertise in cancer genetics.  He is actively involved in the development of Clinical Decision Support tools, and is the co-creator of CRA Health (Acquired by Volpara), which calculates cancer risk for over 3,000,000 patients each year and of Ask2Me.Org which calculates risk specifically for patients with mutations in cancer susceptibility genes (over 2000 pageviews each months).  His mission is to develop tools that make cancer genetic testing easy, safe and efficient for all practitioners.  Read more here...

David Gruen, MD

Dr. David Gruen is the former Chief Medical Officer for Imaging at IBM Watson Health and Merative, LLC. He is a practicing radiologist in Connecticut, specializing in breast and body imaging, informatics and AI. He has served as the director of major women's imaging and breast care programs, served on hospital and not-for-profit boards, and advised companies large and small on topics including Comprehensive Breast Care, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Enterprise Imaging, and Digital and Technologic Innovations in healthcare.

In addition to serving as the Chief Medical Officer at IBM Watson Health, Dr. Gruen has served in an advisory capacity or principal investigator for companies including Hologic, GE Healthcare, Lunit, Fuji Medical Systems, Berlex/ Bayer, and Beekley Medical.

Dr. Gruen speaks frequently at national conferences including the Keynote Speaker for the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Read more here...

Jenny Bradt, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA

A Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Oncologic Physical Therapy, Jenny Bradt completed her undergraduate education at the University of Notre Dame, and her master’s in physical therapy at the Mayo School of Physical Therapy in 1993, completing her transitional DPT in 2016 at The College of St. Scholastica.  She began working as a physical therapist at the Mayo Clinic in 1993, specializing in lymphedema management Read more here...

Linda Han, MD

Following undergraduate and medical school training at Indiana University, Dr. Linda Han completed her surgical residency at The Ohio State University and has over 25 years’ experience as a breast surgical oncologist. She has held numerous positions of leadership focusing on program development, surgical education, quality and performance improvement, surgical safety, and value-based-care delivery.  Read more here...
 

Frederick T. Sutter, MD, MBA

Dr. Sutter is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). For over 30 years, Dr. Sutter has integrated traditional musculoskeletal medicine and exercise with nutritional and other lifestyle medicine approaches with his treatment programs.  Read more here...

Carol Tweed, MD

Dr. Carol Tweed attended Duke University, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Biology, and a concentration in molecular biology. She received her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. She then completed her Internal Medicine Residency and Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Read more here...

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Kip Waite

Kip combines a unique blend of clinical knowledge, military discipline, and analytical prowess to effectively bridge gaps between technical, clinical, and administrative functions. He is committed to improving healthcare systems through data-driven insights and collaborative efforts. Kip excels as a liaison between technical, clinical, and administrative stakeholders in various domains including research, quality, performance improvement, and financial throughput.  Read more here...

Frank A. Vicini, M.D., FACR

Dr. Frank A. Vicini, M.D. FACR, is the Chief Academic Officer for Michigan Healthcare Professionals and 21st Century Oncology as well as Professor of Radiation Oncology.  He received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and is board-certified in therapeutic radiology.  He is a former breast cancer fellow at Harvard Medical School where he was also on staff before returning to Michigan in 1990. He has done extensive research primarily for targeting radiation with greater precision for women with early-stage breast cancer and on reducing short and long-term morbidities associated with these treatments. Read more here...

Erika Seigrist, RN

Erika Siegrist MS, RN is a consultant specializing in research and clinical trials. She began her career as an oncology nurse at the NIH and has since led the expansion of research programs in both community and academic settings. Read more here...

Jorjan G. Boord RN, BSN, RNFA, CNOR

Jorjan Boord has been an OR nurse for over thirty years and is currently Team Leader for the Breast and Plastic Operating Room (OR) at Luminis Health, in Annapolis, Maryland. Under her 12 year tenure she developed the first multidisciplinary Breast  OR Team.  She spearheaded the development of the curriculum for OR team members as well as participated in the OR metrics development that provided the entire team with a GPS of where they needed to go. 

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Alyson Figlioli, RN

Alyson is a lifetime resident of Maryland, living in Severna Park since 1995. She attended the Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College where she received her Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude in Health Policy and Administration. She initially pursued a successful career in healthcare management, focusing primarily on provider relations. In her final role in healthcare management, she acted as Director of Network Management for United Healthcare of the Mid-Atlantic overseeing their provider relations and contracting, database management, and credentialing departments.  Read more here...

Amy Tesar

Amy brings several years of dedicated professional experience, in the non-clinical domain of Breast Center operations. With a keen eye for detail and innate desire to learn, Amy is an indispensable team member.  Her specialized skills encompass many facets of the clinic; insurance authorizations, billing, financial counseling, clinic schedule management, customer service, medical records and overseeing operations. Read more here...