Breast Cancer risk increases with age. The American Cancer Society recommends yearly mammograms starting at age 40 and continuing as long as you are in good health.
The Breast Center at Ohio Valley was developed by physicians, technologists and nurses to exceed the expectations of our patients.
Our team of healthcare professionals (including radiologists, registered mammography technologists, ultrasonographers, pathologists and surgeons) work together to provide breast screening and timely diagnosis and treatment of breast abnormalities through comprehensive support and breast health education.
OUR COMMITMENT to excellent Patient Care goes beyond diagnostic services. Our Breast Center team includes:
3D Mammogram
DXA Scan (Bone Density)
Biopsies
Whole Breast Ultrasound
Needle/Wire Localization
Sentinel Node Injection
Breast MRI
A surgery to remove the whole breast that has cancer. Some of the lymph nodes under the arm may also be removed, which is known as a sentinel lymph node biopsy, and then analyzed under a microscope to see if they contain cancer cells.
A surgery to remove the whole breast that has the cancer, the lymph nodes under the arm called a lymph node dissection, the lining over the chest muscles, and sometimes, part of the chest wall muscle.
A surgery which rebuilds a breast’s shape after a mastectomy. Reconstruction may either be performed at the time of a mastectomy or in the future.
At the Breast Center at Ohio Valley, our reconstructive surgeons are expert microvascular-surgeons who work right alongside your multidisciplinary treatment team, educating and counseling the patient on the reconstructive options from the beginning of treatment.
Microvascular surgery is the premier method of breast reconstruction in which the reconstructed breast is made with the patient’s own (non-breast) tissue. The reconstructive procedures available include:
From the moment a breast concern is identified, a nurse navigator will be there to help! These nurses are there to coordinate care with other treatment team members, including appointments for consultations and physician visits, as well as, guide patients through:
Our goal is to keep the patient and family informed, get answers quickly and shorten wait times wherever we can. We are concerned not only with how our patients heal physically, but emotionally as well.
Dr. Jennifer Daniels, MD, F.A.C.S. has been the Medical Director of the Breast Center at Ohio Valley since its inception in 2014 and is also the Chief Quality Officer for the Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital. She also serves on the Medical Executive Committee and Peer Review Committee at Ohio Valley. Dr. Daniels practices general surgery, including advanced laparoscopic procedures (colon resections and hernia repair) and also performs minimally invasive treatments for varicose veins and venous reflux.
THE BREAST CENTER AT OHIO VALLEY was awarded the Designated Comprehensive Breast Imaging Center. The ACR has recognized the Breast Center at Ohio Valley for earning accreditation in Mammography, Stereotactic Breast Biopsy and Breast Ultrasound, and for voluntarily going through a vigorous review process that ensured the OVBC has met nationally-accepted, high practice standards of care in: