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Allegheny Health Network’s Saint Vincent Hospital Convenience at a community-based location The Saint Vincent Women’s Center is committed to serving the diverse aspects of women’s health care in a comfortable and convenient environment. With an expanded team of specially trained breast health providers, the Women’s Center is able to utilize the latest in cutting edge imaging technology so that breast cancer can be diagnosed earlier, giving patients better outcomes. With access to the latest technology and a multi-disciplinary team of providers, patient will find the support system they need from diagnosis to treatment. The Saint Vincent Breast Health Program Includes: • Fellowship-trained Breast Surgeon Jennifer Saldanha, MD. • The region’s only onsite genetic counselor. • 2 Breast Health Patient Care Navigators. • A certified Lymphedema Physical Therapist. • 3-D Breast Tomosynthesis and Breast MRI • Access to Fellowship Trained Women’s Imagers A world leader in breast conservation… and survival AHN surgeons practice minimally invasive surgical treatments that protect a woman’s general health, and limit removal to the tumor and small portions of the surrounding breast tissue. Even when a mastectomy is needed, AHN surgeons conserve as much healthy tissue as possible, to retain a natural look or make reconstructive breast surgery easier. Breast Health at Saint Vincent Hospital Saint Vincent Hospital offers the latest in cutting- edge technology to help diagnose breast cancer in its earliest stages. Our team of providers, including breast surgeon, Jennifer Saldanha, MD, lymphedema therapists, genetic counselors and breast health nurse navigators, are committed to providing you with the continuum of care from diagnosis to treatment. Call 814-452-1142 to schedule an appointment with Breast Surgeon, Jennifer Saldanha, MD. For breast cancer warriors, with help from AHN experts, there is hope for the future. Call 814-452-1142 to find a specialist or schedule an appointment. To speak with a Breast Health Patient Care Navigator, call 814-452-7728. Learn more at AHN.ORG/cancer-institute/ breast-cancer 232 West 25th Street Erie, PA 16544