The Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) is a one-year Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)-accredited program for individuals who have completed their training in general surgery. The fellowship program accepts one fellow per year and is based at the Dubin Breast Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
The Dubin Breast Center is a state-of-the-art facility specializing in the multidisciplinary treatment of benign and malignant breast disease. It houses clinical space for medical and surgical oncology, a comprehensive breast imaging center, an infusion center, and conference space. In the immediate vicinity are facilities for MRI imaging, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, and plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as inpatient and outpatient operating rooms. The Dubin Breast Center has approximately 30,000 patient visits and more than 500 surgeries for breast cancer each year. Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai provides our fellows access to a large cadre of investigators in clinical, translational and basic science, and a robust portfolio of clinical trials.
Six months of the fellowship are spent on the breast surgery service working in an apprenticeship fashion with the Dubin Breast Center breast surgeons. These rotations enable exposure to all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant breast disease. The fellow is intimately involved with patients in both the clinic and in the operating room from the time of initial presentation. They have independent responsibilities in the care of patients in the clinic and play a critical role in organizing and presenting at the weekly multidisciplinary breast conference. The Dubin Breast Center’s emphasis on multidisciplinary care defines the fellow's experience while on the surgical rotations. Fellows have regular interaction with breast imaging in the context of diagnosis and surgical planning, genetics in defining risk status, plastic surgery in terms of surgical execution, pathology as related to all aspects of patient care, and medical and radiation oncology for determining adjuvant and neo-adjuvant treatment. The remaining months of fellowship training are focused on medical oncology, breast imaging, breast pathology, radiation oncology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, cancer genetics, physical therapy and rehabilitation, palliative care, psycho-oncology, social work, and community outreach.
Research, Conferences and Didactics
Throughout the year, the fellows participate in one or two research endeavors with the goal of presenting findings at a national conference and publishing. Our faculty and dedicated breast research team collaborate with each fellow at the onset of the program to identify and optimize these projects. Previous fellows have presented their research at prestigious gatherings such as meetings of the Society of Surgical Oncology, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Miami Breast Cancer Conference. They have published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly, Archives of Surgical Oncology, and Cameron and Cameron’s Current Surgical Therapy.
The breast surgery fellow plays an essential role in weekly multidisciplinary meetings at the Dubin Breast Center, presenting cases and giving talks on a wide range of topics, and partaking in ongoing didactic sessions given by faculty in all areas related to breast disease. Additionally, the breast surgery fellow serves as a mentor to general surgery residents, particularly PGY-2 residents as well as 3rd and 4th year medical students rotating on the breast surgical service.
How to Apply
We accept applicants through the SSO Breast | National Matching Services.
Requirements include completion of a General Surgery Residency and American Board of Surgery eligibility.
For more information on how to apply, application materials, and deadlines, please visit the Society of Surgical Oncology.
Salary
2024-2025 academic year: $105,300