The Cancer Institute
of New Jersey

Breast Oncology Program

NJ Comprehensive
Breast Care Center

195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 235-CINJ

Program Description:

The New Jersey Comprehensive Breast Care Center at CINJ provides comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation for people with newly diagnosed or recurrent breast cancer as well as evaluation of common breast problems such as abnormal mammograms, breast lumps and other breast symptoms. Mammography using state of the art digital equipment as well as breast ultrasound and MRI is provided at the Women's Imaging Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Patients with concerns about hereditary breast cancer or other high-risk breast conditions are evaluated in the Life Center.

The team includes medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, breast radiologists, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, pathologists, social workers, clinical psychologists and nurse practitioners. When appropriate, patients are evaluated for participation in national cooperative group clinical trials as well as for clinical trials available only at CINJ. Second opinions for patients requiring or requesting confirmative consultations are also provided. Following treatment, follow-up is provided in the Breast Cancer Survivor's Program.

Participating RWJUMG Physicians & Professionals:

  • Ellen Levine, L.C.S.W.
  • Michelle Orlick, B.A., R.N.

 

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David A. August, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-6777

Fax:  

732-235-8099

Email:  

augustda@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Gastrointestinal Cancers, Cancer Prevention

Specialty:  

Surgical Oncology - American Board of Surgery, 1987

Degree:  

Yale University School of Medicine, 1980

Internship:  

General Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1981

Residency:  

General Surgery, Yale - New Haven Hospital, 1986

Fellowship:  

Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, 1984


Shridarr Ganesan, MD, PhD


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Phone:  

732-235-2465

Fax:  

732-235-7355

Email:  

ganesash@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Hematologic Malignancies, Breast Cancer

Specialty:  

Medical Oncology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2000

Degree:  

Yale University School of Medicine, 1993

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1994

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1996

Fellowship:  

Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 1997


Bruce G Haffty, MD


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Phone:  

732-253-3939

Fax:  

732-253-3952

Email:  

hafftybg@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Breast Cancer

Specialty:  

Radiation Oncology - American Board of Radiology, 1988

Degree:  

Yale University, 1984

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1985

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1987


Thomas J. Kearney, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-6777

Fax:  

732-235-8099

Email:  

kearney@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Breast Cancer, Breast Surgery

Specialty:  

Surgical Oncology - American Board of Surgery, 1993

Degree:  

Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1984

Internship:  

Surgery, University of Southern California, 1985

Residency:  

Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 1992

Fellowship:  

Surgical Critical Care, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 1991


Laurie J. Kirstein, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-6777

Fax:  

732-235-8099

Email:  

kirstelj@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Breast Cancer

Specialty:  

Surgery - American Board of Surgery, 2006

Degree:  

State University Of New York Science Center, 2001

Residency:  

Breast Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, 2006

Fellowship:  

Surgical, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2007


Marlene McGuire, RN, MA, NPC


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Phone:  

732-235-6777

Fax:  

732-235-8099

Email:  

mcguirma@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Specialty:  

Nurse Practitioner, 2001, 2006


Michael Reiss, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-2465

Fax:  

732-235-7355

Email:  

reissmi@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Breast cancer

Specialty:  

Medical Oncology - Eligible

Degree:  

University of Amsterdam Medical School, 1976

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, 1978

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, Binnengasthuis University Hospital, 1982

Fellowship:  

Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, 1985


Antoinette R. Tan, MD, MHSc


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Phone:  

732-235-2465

Fax:  

732-235-7355

Email:  

tanan@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Breast Cancer, Clinical Trials

Specialty:  

Medical Oncology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001

Degree:  

UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 1996

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, NYU School of Med, 1997

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1998

Fellowship:  

Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, 2003


Deborah L. Toppmeyer, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-2465

Fax:  

732-235-7355

Email:  

toppmede@umdnj.edu

Address:  

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Interests:  

Breast Cancer and Cancer Risk Assessment

Specialty:  

Medical Oncology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1993

Degree:  

Albany Medical College, 1985

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1986

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 1988

Fellowship:  

Medical Oncology/Breast Evaluation, Harvard-Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 1994