Dr. Marcella Fornari
Overview
Dr. Marcella Fornari is a board-certified, fellowship trained breast surgeon at Atlantic Breast Associates, where she treats benign and malignant breast disease. She is committed to exceptional patient care and uses the most advanced techniques for breast conservation and nipple sparing mastectomies. A doctor of osteopathic medicine, Dr. Fornari believes in taking an integrative multi-disciplinary approach to treatment of breast cancer to ensure the best outcomes for her patients. Fellowship trained at Columbia University Medical Center, Dr. Fornari assisted in clinical surgery, managed benign and malignant breast disease, and taught medical students and residents. She performed her general surgery residency at Hackensack UMC Palisades, where she served as chief resident. Dr. Fornari pursued medical school at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV and attended Rutgers University for her bachelors of science, where she remained at UMDNJ for her master’s degree in the graduate school of biomedical sciences. Dr. Fornari is fluent in Italian and conversational in Spanish, and she has volunteered her time to in the Dominican Republic on a medical mission trip and as a project coordinator for Operation Smile, Heart of the Holidays, and local food drives. She has an extensive list of research, published material and academic leadership roles. Dr. Fornari is a member in the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the Society of Surgical Oncology, and the American College of Surgeons, among others. In her down time, she enjoys traveling, reading, cooking and ballroom dancing.
Dr. Fornari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Angiosarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Lump, Intraductal Papilloma, and Lymphadenectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
100 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960
333 Mount Hope Avenue, Suite 170, Rockaway, NJ 07866
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Fornari has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Breast CancerDr. Fornari isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Breast LumpDr. Fornari isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Lump.
- LymphadenectomyDr. Fornari isAdvanced. Learn about Lymphadenectomy.
- Paget Disease of the BreastDr. Fornari isAdvanced. Learn about Paget Disease of the Breast.
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- AngiosarcomaDr. Fornari isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast Cancer in MenDr. Fornari isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer in Men.
- Breast InfectionDr. Fornari isExperienced. Learn about Breast Infection.
- FibroadenomaDr. Fornari isExperienced. Learn about Fibroadenoma.
- GalactocoeleDr. Fornari isExperienced. Learn about Galactocoele.
- Giant Mammary HamartomaDr. Fornari isExperienced. Learn about Giant Mammary Hamartoma.