Please recommend your breast surgeon and oncologist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eleni Tousimis at Georgetown -- the best.

I’ve had a good experience with her. Highly recommend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recommend the fairly new Inova Schar cancer center near Inova Fairfax hospital. They have pulled a lot of the top drs from Georgetown and I’ve received great care there. A second opinion from MSK was nearly identical in treatment options.
Breast surgeon rec at Schar: Dr. Cocilovo. Dr. Willey, well known from Georgetown, is there too now.
Breast surgeon rec at Virginia Cancer Specialists: Dr. Akbari or Dr. Vargas
Oncologist rec at Schar: Dr. Harnden or Dr. Rizzo
Good luck OP, the worst time (well ok Chemo has been the worst time) is before you get a team and have a plan in place.

I second Dr Vargas. Love him and Mary the nurse practitioner.

[Anonymous]

Dr Cocilovo is the best. Love her! Very warm and personable and explains everything clearly.

[Anonymous]

Dr Collette Magnant at Sibley

[Anonymous]

I also love Dr. Vargas and Mary Z, the nurse practitioner. Sorry other poster had a bad experience. They are out in Fair Oaks area.

[Anonymous]

Dr. Vargas and Mary Z were wonderful during my surgery and follow-up care.

[Anonymous]

Breast Surgeon: Eleni Tousimis at Georgetown
She is phenomenal, caring, compassionate and damn smart.

[Anonymous]

My sister also used Dr. Vargas and Mary, as well as Dr. Favret.

As an aside, I’ve been to the Inova Schar Cancer Center (multiple times- today, in fact!) and it is a very nice facility.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have experience with Dr. O’DOnnell Debritz at Sibley?

Would who you recommend make any difference if mastectomy is being recommended due to amount of breast affected by cancer?

[Anonymous]

OP, I have no recommendations but just wanted to wish you well.

[Anonymous]

Dr Smith at sibley is an excellent medical oncologist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dr Collette Magnant at Sibley

I would not recommend Dr Magnant or Sibley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have experience with Dr. O’DOnnell Debritz at Sibley?

Would who you recommend make any difference if mastectomy is being recommended due to amount of breast affected by cancer?

I have breast surgery and regular surgery at Sibley and do not recommend it either.

I went to Eleni Tousimis after Sibley and was much happier.

[Anonymous]

To the posters who didn’t like Sibley - can you provide a little more info. about why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the posters who didn’t like Sibley - can you provide a little more info. about why?

I am a PP who did not like Sibley but I was there before the Hopkins takeover and so it may have changed. But in comparison with Georgetown I just felt more comfortable / more reassurance at Georgetown. I think I felt at Georgetown I had a better understanding of what was happening and what was going to happen.