WATCH RECORDING: What's Best for Breasts ? A Conversation with Duke Clinicians

By: Julie Poucher Harbin, Senior Writer, DCI

UPDATE OCT. 6: This event has concluded. Watch the event recording above
Due to COVID-19, What's Best For Breasts? A Conversation with Duke Clinicians will again be held online this year. The date for the free-of-charge community event is Saturday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. to noon.
This public symposium includes interactive information sessions and Q & A panels with some of the leading experts in breast health.
Hot topics will include breast imaging, genetic testing, breast cancer risk assessment, women’s health, breast cancer prevention, breast cancer 101, and more!
List of Speakers
Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD, MS; Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, Duke Cancer Institute
Jay Baker, MD; Duke Division Chief of Breast Imaging
Elizabeth Baltaro, MD; Medical Director of Women's Health Clinic at Durham VA
Colin Champ, MD; Duke Radiation Oncologist
Gayle DiLalla, MD; Duke Breast Surgeon
Jennifer Eaton, MD, MSCI; Director, Women & Infants Hospital and breast cancer survivor who previously served for seven years as Medical Director of Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Director of Oocyte Donation at Duke Fertility Center in Durham, NC.
Susan McDuff, MD; Duke Radiation Oncologist
LaSonia Barnett, MA: Certified Patient Navigator/Senior Program Coordinator, Duke Cancer Institute Office of Health Equity
Jennifer Plichta, MD, MD; Director of Duke Cancer Institute Breast Risk Assessment Clinic
Laura Rosenberger, MD; Chief of Breast Surgery at Duke Regional Hospital
Kathy Trotter DNP, FAANPr; Duke Breast Surgery Nurse Practitioner
Kelly Westbrook, MD; Duke Medical Oncologist
Jackie White, NP; Duke Breast Surgery Nurse Practitioner
Hannah Woriax, MD; Duke Breast Surgeon
Marguerite Rooney, MS3; Duke Medical Student
Nadia Aguilera-Funez, BA: Certified Patient Navigator/Health Educator, Duke Cancer Institute Office of Health Equity
Register Now
*Registration is required and will be open until October 1. Only registered participants will receive the link to the event. Be sure to include your email address when you register, so that you can receive the event link.There is no fee to participate.
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Register Now
*Registration is required and will be open until October 1. Only registered participants will receive the link to the event. Be sure to include your email address when you register, so that you can receive the event link.There is no fee to participate.
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Make an Appointment to See a Specialist
To make an appointment, please call 888.275.3853.
For Breast Risk Assessment Clinic inquiries, call 919.660.9672.
"Reminder: Make health and wellness your priority, including breast self-awareness and an annual exam as part of your women’s health-Ob/Gyn appointment" — surgical oncologist Jennifer Plichta, MD, MS
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