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SYLVESTER COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
COMPREHENSIVE BREAST
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALTH SYSTEM
CARE PROGRAM

AT JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER Dr. Susan Kesmodel
Dr. Susan Kesmodel, director of breast surgical oncology at
Nancy J. Taft, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami
M.D., FACS Health System, is a surgical oncologist who specializes in the treat-
ment of benign and malignant breast diseases and high-risk skin
Medical Director malignancies including melanoma. She has expertise in skin-sparing
and nipple-sparing mastectomy, prophylactic breast surgery for high-
Nancy J. Taft, M.D., risk patients, and sentinel lymph node biopsy and lymphadenectomy
FACS, is medical director for patients with breast and skin cancer. Her research interests
of the Comprehensive include optimizing local regional therapy for patients with breast
Breast Care Program at cancer and the use of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy. Dr. Kesmodel
Jupiter Medical Center, received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania
where she leads the multi- Perelman School of Medicine and completed a residency in general surgery at the Hospital of the
disciplinary team of physi- University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in surgical oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
cians dedicated to provid-
ing the highest quality, most compassionate care. She is Dr. Alejandra Perez
committed to working with her colleagues to create a
tailored treatment plan for every patient, leveraging
expertise in minimally invasive surgery, breast conserva- Dr. Alejandra Perez is a hematologist/oncologist and director of the
tion and complex reconstruction techniques. Breast Cancer Program at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at
As part of her advanced training, Dr. Taft completed a Plantation. Dr. Perez leads an interdisciplinary team of breast cancer
fellowship in breast surgery at Chicago's Northwestern experts at Sylvester, part of the University of Miami Health System.
University School of Medicine—one of the country's By addressing each aspect of breast cancer care, including clinical tri-
premier breast care centers. In addition to her career as als, precision treatments, breast cancer plastic and reconstruction sur-
a skilled physician and surgeon, Dr. Taft is a former gical services, the team strives to address the physical, emotional,
Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, where she spiritual and nutritional needs of patients. Dr. Perez has been princi-
served as a trauma surgeon caring for soldiers wounded pal investigator on many clinical trials that address the prevention
on the battlefields in Afghanistan. and treatment of breast cancer. She received her medical degree from
Health Science Institute and completed an Internal Medicine residen-
cy at Yale University School of Medicine and fellowships in Oncology and Hematology at Albert
Einstein College of Medicine.

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