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AAMC Magazine

Spring 2010

AAMC's New, Expanded Breast Center

Anne Arundel Medical Center’s commitment to serve breast patients in the region includes a new, expanded breast center under the umbrella of the AAMC Geaton and JoAnn DeCesaris Cancer Institute, and a third fellowship-trained breast surgeon.

In February, the breast center moved to a new, 11,000 square-foot suite on the second ? oor of the Health Sciences Pavilion, adjacent to the new Anne Arundel Diagnostics Breast Imaging Center of Excellence (AADI), at 2000 Medical Parkway, next to the Sajak Pavilion.

Breast surgeon Dr. Wen Liang, a native of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, joins fellowship-trained surgeons Dr. Lorraine Tafra, the medical director of the breast center, and Dr. Zandra Cheng. Fellowship-trained is a designation that indicates the surgeon has completed additional, in-depth breast surgery training.

The breast team also includes a medical breast physician specialist, Dr. Barbara Urban, (one of a few in the United States), a team of nurse navigators and staff, and dedicated breast radiologists at AADI. Together, they provide a comprehensive range of programs, including prevention and high-risk assessment, education and outreach, treatment, diagnostics, research, rehabilitation, reconstructive surgery, survivorship and supportive care.

Fellowship-Trained Breast Surgeons

	Lorraine Tafra, M.D., the medical director of the breast center for 10 years, helped establish sentinel node biopsy as a standard for breast cancer patients and has been the lead investigator on numerous innovative studies. Dr. Tafra is past president of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and former board member of the National Approvals Program for Breast Centers.
	Wen C. Liang, D.O., AAMC’s newest dedicated breast surgeon with eight years of breast surgery experience, completed her residency at Grandview Hospital and Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, and a fellowship in breast surgery at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Her interests include breast oncology research, oncoplastic surgery and management of high-risk patients.
	Barbara Urban, M.D., medical breast physician specialist, leads the High Risk Assessment and Prevention Program (RAPP), which provides comprehensive care for high-risk breast cancer patients, as well as the Benign Breast Disease Program. A board-certified family physician, she received additional breast subspecialty training in surgical oncology, breast radiology, pathology, and medical and radiation oncology. She is the lead investigator on a project looking for breast cancer markers in nipple aspirate fluid.