Breast Cancer Surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, NC

Dr. Marissa Howard-McNatt is a surgical oncologist at The Breast Care Center Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Here, she explains what surgical oncology is and the benefits of being treated for breast cancer by a physician who is fellowship-trained in the field. Learn more about the Breast Care Center: http://www.wakehealth.edu/Breast-Care... Learn more about Dr. Howard-McNatt: http://www.wakehealth.edu/Faculty/How... For more information about our breast cancer center and guidance on breast cancer treatment, request an appointment online: http://www.wakehealth.edu/Request-an-... TRANSCRIPT: A surgical oncologist is someone who's a general surgeon but has done specialty training in oncology- or cancer. My specialty training specifically has been in breast surgery. That's a separate fellowship. In that fellowship, all we do is focus on breast care. We learn about not only other surgical aspects, but we also learn a little bit about plastic surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology. We learn about the whole multidisciplinary care of the patient. So someone who is fellowship-trained in surgical oncology or breast surgery has very intense knowledge of the latest treatments and the best options for patients.