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Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program

The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program at Lowell General Hospital brings an expert team of providers such as breast surgeons, breast health navigators, medical oncologists and other team members together. Here, they discuss recommendations for risk-based breast screening and develop a personalized plan to help you manage risk factors for the disease.

Our experts will:

Review your family history and other risk factors
Provide individualized risk assessment
Perform a clinical breast exam and instruct you in breast self-exam
Discuss and offer genetic testing if applicable
Provide individualized cancer prevention and screening information

Meet the team

Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program Physicians

Anasuya Gunturi

Anasuya Gunturi MD, PhD

Associate Medical Director of Cancer Care Associates

Lerna C. Ozcan MD

Medical Director of Breast Center of Excellence, Surgeon

Jill Steinkeler

Jill A. Steinkeler MD

Medical Director of Breast Imaging

Breast Health Nurse Practitioners

Our breast health Nurse Practitioners see high-risk patients in our Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program.

Susan Cross-Skinner

Susan L. Cross-Skinner RN, MSN, ANP-BC, CN-BP

Breast Health Nurse Practitioner

Jennifer Gilliatt

Jennifer Gilliatt RN, MSN, NP, CN-BP

Breast Health Nurse Practitioner

Breast Cancer Risk doctors — Lowell General Hospital’s Breast Center of Excellence is led, from left, by Dr. Lerna Ozcan, Medical Director and breast surgical oncologist; Susan Skinner, breast health navigator and nurse practitioner; Dr. Anasuya Gunturi, medical oncologist, and Dr. Jill Steinkeler, Director of Breast Imaging.

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