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The Breast and Ovarian Surveillance and Genetic Counseling Service Group
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| Deborah Armstrong |
| M.D. |
| Title (s): | Assistant Professor of Oncology, Gynecology and Obstetrics |
| Degree(s): | M.D., George Washington School of Medicine, Washington, D.C. |
| Postgraduate Training: | Intern, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Chief Resident/ Instructor, Internal Medicine, Univ. of Pittsburgh
Clinical Fellow in Oncology, the Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine |
| Clinical Interests: | Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Gynecologic Oncology, Medical Oncology, Cancer Risk Assessment |
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| Jennifer Axilbund |
| MS., CGC |
Title(s): Certified Genetic Counselor, Cancer Risk Assessment Program
Degree(s): Master of Science, Genetic Counseling, University of Colorado, Denver, COMaster of Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL Bachelor of Science, Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Board Certification: American Board of Genetic Counseling
Clinical Interests: Genetic counseling; Genetic testing for cancer susceptibility; Familial Pancreas Cancer; Mid-Atlantic Cancer Genetics Network
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| Constance Griffin |
| M.D. |
| Title (s): | Assistant professor of Oncology, Pathology and Medicine.
Director, Cancer Risk Assessment Program |
| Degree(s): | M.D. University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Postgraduate Training |
Cytogenetics, Departments of Pathology and Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia. |
| Board Certification: | Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners;
Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine in Medical
Oncology
Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Genetics |
| Major Interests: | Cancer Genetics and Predisposition Testing |
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| Kala Visvanathan |
| MD., MHS |
| Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Oncology |
Dr Visvanathan received her medical degree from the University of Sydney in Australia.She subsequently went on to complete her training in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology at Royal Prince Alfred, a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney in Australia and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. In addition she undertook a Masters in Clinical/Cancer epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr Visvanathan currently has a joint faculty appointment in the John Hopkins School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is is one of 2 physicians who run the high-risk breast and ovarian clinic at Johns Hopkins in addition to seeing cancer patients. Trained as a medical oncologist and cancer epidemiologist, Dr Visvanathan's primary research interest is in the etiology, early detection and prevention of breast and ovarian cancer. In particular, the evaluation of genetic, molecular, and dietary biomarkers of risk and early detection with respect to breast cancer incidence and mortality, with an aim to modify those factors in the causal pathway with effective chemoprevention strategies.
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| Connie Zeigfeld |
| MS., RN |
Title(s): Clinical Specialist and Case Manager for Community Programs at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Clinical Specialist, The Johns Hopkins Breast Center
Degree(s): Master of Science in Nursing, University of MarylandBachelor of Science in Nursing, Towson University
Board Certification:
Clinical Interests: Breast and Prostate Cancer Screening and prevention, High risk screening for breast cancer, professional and patient education.
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