Overview
Dr. Christina Minami is a surgeon in the Division of Breast Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Minami is a graduate of Harvard University and received her medical degree from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She also holds an MS in Health Services and Outcomes Research from Northwestern University and an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.Dr. Minami completed residency training in General Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine followed by a fellowship in Breast Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. Her clinical interests include breast cancer treatment in the elderly, breast conservation and extent of axillary surgery. Her research interests include health services and outcomes research in the arena of geriatric breast oncology, patient-centered decision-making and cancer quality measures.
Dr. Minami is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 64 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- HMO
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
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- INDEMNITY
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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Locations
75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Minami 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.
1 Clinical Trials
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Alessandra Mele is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Lexington, Massachusetts. Dr. Mele is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, Mastectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
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.
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- Advanced
- AngiosarcomaDr. Minami isAdvanced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast CancerDr. Minami isAdvanced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Minami isAdvanced. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- MastectomyDr. Minami isAdvanced. Learn about Mastectomy.
- Experienced
- Breast Cancer in MenDr. Minami isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer in Men.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Minami isExperienced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.
- FibroadenomaDr. Minami isExperienced. Learn about Fibroadenoma.
- Giant Mammary HamartomaDr. Minami isExperienced. Learn about Giant Mammary Hamartoma.
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)Dr. Minami isExperienced. Learn about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
- HysterectomyDr. Minami isExperienced. Learn about Hysterectomy.