breast center

April 16, 2021

New Clinician Spotlight: Laura Kennedy

Laura Kennedy, MD, PhD, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center from the University of Washington School of Medicine/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle where she was acting instructor and research associate.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 27, 2020

Leverett named chief of Section of Breast Imaging

Reagan Leverett, MD, MS, associate professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences and medical director of Vanderbilt Breast Imaging Services, has been named chief of the Section of Breast Imaging, a position she previously held on an interim basis.

By Kelsey Herbers
May 3, 2018

New breast health clinic in Cool Springs makes debut

Patients at high risk for developing breast cancer can now be seen by a team of breast health experts in Cool Springs. The VU Breast Health Cool Springs clinic, located at 324 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite B, Franklin, provides a range of medical services for high-risk individuals.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 9, 2017

Mathis strives to make her cancer journey meaningful

Amanda Mathis, chief financial officer of Bridgestone Americas, was just 35 when she first felt a lump in her right breast.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 26, 2017

VICC experts to discuss high risk breast cancer at free seminar June 6

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), in collaboration with the Hereditary Cancer Program and the Vanderbilt Breast Center, will host a free seminar, “Are You at High Risk for Breast Cancer?”

By VUMC News and Communications
October 13, 2016

Screening mammograms now offered at four locations

One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and those cancers are often detected through screening mammograms. A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray of the breast that enables an imaging specialist to look for changes in breast tissue that could indicate cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 7, 2016

VU professor designs special apron for breast cancer patients

A Vanderbilt professor has designed a special apron for breast cancer patients after first-hand experience dealing with chest drainage tubes following surgery.
By Tom Wilemon
March 27, 2014

3-D imaging enhances options for breast cancer screening

The Vanderbilt Breast Center at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks has added tomosynthesis mammography, an imaging technique that creates a three-dimensional image of breast tissue, to help screen patients for breast cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 30, 2013

Continuity of care initiative focuses on patients exiting clinical trials

The Vanderbilt Breast Center is piloting new measures to ensure continuity of care and timely insurance preauthorization as patients come off grant-sponsored clinical trial protocols and begin or resume standard care.
By Paul Govern
October 16, 2012

Vanderbilt University Medical Center observes Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day

By VUMC News and Communications
October 11, 2012

Walk-in breast mammograms available in TVC year-round

Mammograms can be as easy as TVC.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 26, 2012

Photo: Tickled Pink

By VUMC News and Communications
March 13, 2012

Walk-in mammograms available at TVC

By VUMC News and Communications