
Overview
Dr. Blansfield is a board-certified, fellowship-trained general surgeon specializing in surgical oncology. His clinical interests include pancreatic surgery, melanoma, endocrine surgery, esophageal cancer and minimally invasive surgery. His research interests include pancreatic cancer, melanoma and outcomes research. Dr. Blansfield earned his medical degree from Georgetown University. He completed his residency at Abington Memorial Hospital and his fellowship in surgical oncology at the National Institutes of Health Center for Cancer Research. Dr. Blansfield is certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. Blansfield is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Pancreatectomy, and Splenectomy.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- EPO
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17821
27 Sandy Lane, Suite 270, Lewistown, PA 17044
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Blansfield 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.
Tower Health Medical Group
Michael Brown is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Dr. Brown and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Intraductal Papilloma, Lymphadenectomy, and Hernia Surgery.
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center - General Surgery
Robin Skrine, MD, is a board-certified general surgeon specializing in breast surgery and breast surgical oncology. Dr. Skrine provides a wide range of advanced surgical procedures, including nipple-sparing mastectomy, skin sparing mastectomy, placement of partial breast radiation catheters, hidden-scar breast surgery and oncoplastic techniques after breast conservation.|She also offers treatment for benign breast disease and breast cancer. And she performs breast biopsies, high risk breast cancer surveillance and genetic testing.|Dr. Skrine is passionate about caring for patients with breast disease. And she prides herself on providing compassionate, state-of-the-art and timely care to her patients. “My family history of breast cancer helps me empathize with my patients and support them during their journey to recovery,” she says.|She notes that the thing she loves most about her job is getting to know the people she cares for. “Knowing I can make an impact on their lives inspires me to come to work every day.”|Becoming a surgeon was inspired by her mother, a nurse practitioner, says Dr. Skrine. “She encouraged me to continue on and become a doctor, which wasn’t really an option for her as an African American woman in the 1960s.”|Dr. Skrine earned her medical degree from the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She followed that with a residency in general surgery at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark. And after that she completed a year-long fellowship in breast surgery with renowned breast surgeon Mark Gittleman, MD, at Breast Care Specialists in Allentown.|Dr. Skrine is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She is also an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Breast Surgeons. She has also served on numerous boards and nonprofit organizations and as a medical educator throughout Pennsylvania and Texas.|Dr. Skrine is an accomplished researcher and presenter, leading a pilot study on breast cancer prevention.|In 2014, 2015 and 2018, she was recognized as a Physician Champion of Excellence She was also recognized by the Belton Foundation for her outstanding work with “Stomping Out Cancer.”|After practicing in Texas for well over a decade, Dr. Skrine returned to her native Pennsylvania at the onset of the pandemic. Originally from Pittsburgh, she enjoys spending time with her husband of 28 years and their two daughters, as well as reading, skiing and doing ballet. She notes that her faith is important to her, and she’s actively involved in her church and her community. Dr. Skrine is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Intraductal Papilloma, Lymphadenectomy, and Tissue Biopsy.
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians Group
Amanda Cooper is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Cooper is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cellulitis. Her top areas of expertise are Liposarcoma, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, Mesenchymoma, Hernia Surgery, and Gallbladder Removal.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Familial Pancreatic CancerDr. Blansfield isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Pancreatic Cancer.
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Blansfield isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Advanced
- GastrectomyDr. Blansfield isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- Gastrointestinal Stromal TumorDr. Blansfield isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor.
- MelanomaDr. Blansfield isAdvanced. Learn about Melanoma.
- Merkel Cell CarcinomaDr. Blansfield isAdvanced. Learn about Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
- MesenchymomaDr. Blansfield isAdvanced. Learn about Mesenchymoma.
- Neuroendocrine TumorDr. Blansfield isAdvanced. Learn about Neuroendocrine Tumor.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Blansfield isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Blansfield isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Ampullary CancerDr. Blansfield isExperienced. Learn about Ampullary Cancer.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Blansfield isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Bile Duct CystsDr. Blansfield isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Cysts.
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Blansfield isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.

