Overview
"Pamela A. Wright, M.D., is a breast surgeon with Johns Hopkins Community Physicians and the medical director of the Suburban Hospital Breast Center. Dr. Wright's expertise is in surgical oncology for breast cancer, including breast conserving surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy. She also has expertise in benign breast disease and breast biopsy, including stereotactic and ultrasound-guided biopsy. Dr. Wright earned her Master of Science in Anatomy and her medical degree from University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed a residency in general surgery at University of Maryland Medical Center, where she served as chief resident and administrative chief resident. Dr. Wright also completed a trauma research fellowship with the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Wright serves as the cancer liaison physician for the American College of Surgeons, of which she is also a fellow. Dr. Wright is also a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Dr. Wright is repeatedly recognized as one of the area’s “Top Doctors in Breast Surgery"" by Washingtonian magazine. She has also received the Cancer Liaison Physician Outstanding Performance Award and the Health Care Hero Award from the American Cancer Society. Dr. Wright has published research and conducted clinical trials for breast cancer. She currently runs research trials with Suburban Hospital Oncology Research.".
Dr. Wright is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Intraductal Papilloma. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, and Lymphadenectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Suite 4100, Bethesda, MD 20817
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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Inova Health Care Services
Shawna Willey is a Surgical Oncologist and a General Surgeon in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Willey has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Intraductal Papilloma. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Intraductal Papilloma, Paget Disease of the Breast, Mastectomy, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Willey is currently accepting new patients.
Inova Health Care Services
Kirsten Edmiston is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Edmiston is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Intraductal Papilloma. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, Intraductal Papilloma, and Lymphadenectomy. Dr. Edmiston is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Dr. Jacobs is the Division Chief of the Division of Breast Cancer Surgery. She also established the Johns Hopkins Medicine Breast Center at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Centerl in Columbia. Dr. Jacobs sees patients at both The Johns Hopkins Hospital and at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. As division chief of breast cancer surgery, Dr. Jacobs leads an expert team of 9 surgeons located at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore; Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center; Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.; and Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. She has also initiated new clinics at Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station in Lutherville; Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, and the Skip Viragh Outpatient Center Building in Baltimore. Dr. Jacobs is committed to providing excellent, comprehensive, and patient-centered breast cancer care throughout Johns Hopkins Medicine through close collaboration with oncology, plastic surgery, nursing, rehabilitation medicine, and genetic services. Additionally, Dr. Jacobs has a clinical interest in the treatment of early stage melanoma. She works closely with dermatologists and medical oncologists at Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center to improve awareness and care of melanoma patients by participating in educational programs and clinical research trials. She has also launched research programs in lymphedema and oncoplastic surgery to increase the number of women eligible for breast prevention by combining lumpectomy with plastic surgery techniques to reshape the breast. In addition, Dr. Jacobs is the surgery representative to the National Clinical Trials Network for the Johns Hopkins Executive Committee and the institutional surgery representative to the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium. She serves as the Chair of the Cancer Committee at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, which establishes both programmatic and quality improvement goals for cancer care across the health system on a yearly basis. Dr. Jacobs is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Intraductal Papilloma. Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Intraductal Papilloma, and Lymphadenectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- AngiosarcomaDr. Wright isDistinguished. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Breast CancerDr. Wright isDistinguished. Learn about Breast Cancer.
- Inflammatory Breast CancerDr. Wright isDistinguished. Learn about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
- Paget Disease of the BreastDr. Wright isDistinguished. Learn about Paget Disease of the Breast.
- Advanced
- Intraductal PapillomaDr. Wright isAdvanced. Learn about Intraductal Papilloma.
- Experienced
- Breast InfectionDr. Wright isExperienced. Learn about Breast Infection.
- Breast LumpDr. Wright isExperienced. Learn about Breast Lump.
- FibroadenomaDr. Wright isExperienced. Learn about Fibroadenoma.
- GalactocoeleDr. Wright isExperienced. Learn about Galactocoele.
- Giant Mammary HamartomaDr. Wright isExperienced. Learn about Giant Mammary Hamartoma.
- HER-2 Positive Breast CancerDr. Wright isExperienced. Learn about HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer.