Everything We Do
Focuses On You

At the Maimonides Breast Center, everything we do focuses on you. From your first appointment, diagnosis and treatment, to superior outcomes and post-care. Our renowned team of specialists offers you every significant advantage throughout your journey.

Everything We Do
Focuses On You

At the Maimonides Breast Center, everything we do focuses on you. From your first appointment, diagnosis and treatment, to superior outcomes and post-care. Our renowned team of specialists offers you every significant advantage throughout your journey.
“I’m so happy I ended up at Maimonides. There is no place I would rather be. The attention is so personal. The staff is outstanding. I’ve never felt like a number. I’ve never felt like just another statistic. I’ve always felt like a person. This is the best place in the world.”
Leslie German
Leslie GermanBreast Cancer Survivor
"Since the day I showed up here, I felt very welcomed. I felt like I had so much hope here. They didn’t look at me as someone who was dying, but someone that could be saved."
Stephanie Seban
Stephanie SebanBreast Cancer Survivor
“I feel so comfortable here. I’m very happy with where I chose to get my treatment. They made me feel relaxed throughout the process —like I was at home. I’m going to miss my care team!”
Francine Rispoli
Francine RispoliBreast Cancer Survivor
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More than Just a Team of Experts —We’re an Expert Team

Our doctors are pioneers in the fields of radiation oncology, hematology oncology, plastic surgery, breast imaging and breast surgery, and are leading presenters at nationally attended symposia. Our multidisciplinary team of experts works together and are deeply committed to offering you every significant advantage through your journey providing the highest level of care.

We are a family​— and we open our doors to everyone. We treat people, not patients. We listen to you, hold your hand, and calm your fears. We stop at nothing to ensure that we treat each and every individual with dignity and compassion.
Meet Our Team

Our breast cancer specialists have trained and worked at the nation’s leading institutions

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Brown University
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Lenox Hill Hospital
  • Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
  • Maimonides Medical Center
  • McGill University
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Michigan Medicine: University of Michigan
  • New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
  • NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • NYU School of Medicine
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Women & Infants Hospital
  • Yale School of Medicine

Our Services & Treatments Offered

Our team works together to develop the most effective treatment plan for each patient. We provide individualized care that meets the unique needs of our patients.

Our Services & Treatments Offered

Our team works together to develop the most effective treatment plan for each patient. We provide individualized care that meets the unique needs of our patients.

  • Tomosynthesis 3D Mammography System
  • Stereotactic Biopsy Table
  • Wire-Free Radar Localization for Lumpectomy
  • Minimally-invasive Techniques
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol – Specialists apply opioid-sparing techniques post-surgery. Our surgeons are pioneers in limiting the use of opioids following lumpectomy and mastectomy.

Treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.

  • External Beam Radiation
  • Brachytherapy & Interstitial Brachytherapy
  • Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  • Electron Beam Therapy
  • Neutron Beam Therapy
  • Stereotactic Radiotherapy
  • Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)

Slows or stops hormone-sensitive tumor growth by blocking the ability to produce hormones, or by interfering with effects of hormones on cancer cells.

This targeted treatment induces the immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells.

We use a variety of breast reconstruction options such as implant-based & autologous reconstruction based on your individual needs and condition. The goal of our plastic surgery specialists is to rebuild and help restore the look of a natural breast with minimal scarring.

Clinical trials allow you to try an alternative therapy to potentially treat cancer or relieve treatment side effects. All of today’s standard cancer treatments are a result of previous clinical trials.

We're Here For You Throughout Your Journey

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Life Doesn't Stop When Cancer Strikes​

“It’s not will you live, but how will you live.”
– Kirsten Rojas, MD

Life Doesn't Stop When Cancer Strikes​

“It’s not will you live, but how will you live.”
– Kirsten Rojas, MD

Experts at the Maimonides Urogenital, Sexual Health and Intimacy Center (MUSIC) help you to address sexual health problems that may arise due to treatments. Education and techniques for dealing with side effects are provided. We are the only program in Brooklyn – and among a select few in the nation – offering these services.

Individuals identified as high-risk can adopt tailored medical management plans to detect cancers at early stages or prevent their occurrence entirely.

Social workers help empower patients and families through all phases of the cancer journey. They help patients access information to understand their diagnosis and treatments, as well as offer practical and emotional support in coping with the disease.
Dietitians provide patients with guidance on how to appropriately nourish their bodies before, during and after treatment. Proper nutrition can help patients gain or maintain weight, sustain energy and strength, lessen treatment side effects, improve response to cancer therapy and reduce complications of treatment.
Patients can be referred for specialty assessment and management of the psychological, emotional, cognitive and behavioral problems that arise in association with cancer. Our behavioral health team includes a psychiatrist and psychologist with expertise in treating patients with cancer.
Social workers assist patients with applications to programs that offer practical and financial assistance.

Our program aims to minimize exposure to highly-addictive pain medicines such as opioids. Our nationally recognized pain management protocols rely on long-acting local anesthesia and alternative pain-relieving medicines.

Palliative care for better management of post-surgical pain and treatment side effects, such as nausea, fatigue, depression or anxiety.

More Women in Brooklyn Trust Maimonides than Anywhere Else in New York

More Women in Brooklyn Trust Maimonides than Anywhere Else in New York

Awards & Accolades

First Brooklyn-based program designated an American College of Radiology (ACR) Center of Excellence in multiple areas of breast cancer screening

Our Cancer Center earned the Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons

Brooklyn’s only fully-accredited breast center by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)

Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) certifies that a cancer program has created a team-based culture of quality and excellence that elevates the delivery of cancer care to the highest possible level

Your life. To be continued.

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Maimonides Breast Center
745 64th Street, 1st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11220
888-662-3627