Best medical oncologist at MKSCC

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sophie786
sophie786 Member Posts: 83
edited October 2015 in IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)

I am looking to switch my medical oncologist.  I went to private oncogolist but would like to switch over MSKCC.  I had an agressive form of tumor er/pr negative Her2 positive and it felt it grew pretty quickly.  was shocked initially and didn't have much chance to shop around.  I had an average experience with my oncologist and I'm looking to switch over to big place with more research experience.

Can anybody recommend a really competent medical oncologist at MSKCC in NYC or New Jersey (Basking Ridge) for Breast Cancer in women 40 and under.

I finished Chemo, Surgery, and Radiation.  Still need to go for Herception infusion every 3 weeks for 6 months.

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  • ballet12
    ballet12 Member Posts: 981
    edited August 2013

    I use Maura Dickler, MD. I can't comment on how she treats aggressive tumors, but those are the bread and butter cases of MSK so I'm sure she's fine. Maybe one of her other patients will respond.

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  • sophie786
    sophie786 Member Posts: 83
    edited October 2015

    how has your experience with maura dicker been so far?

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  • rainnyc
    rainnyc Member Posts: 1,289
    edited October 2015

    Sophie, I'm with Mary Ellen Moynahan at the MSK Lauder Breast Center in Manhattan. A link to her page on the hospital's website is here: https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/mary-ell...

    The page includes a link to her articles on pubmed, which will show that she is listed as one of the co-authors on the Cleopatra study, proving the effectiveness of Perjeta, as well as other studies that involved HER+ cancers. So I feel confident that she's up on the latest research for this particular cancer.

    I will be honest and say that her manner can be a little brusque, but it has become clear over time that she really does care very much about her patients on a personal level. But you have to be ready to tell her when you need her to slow down and explain things; I made the mistake early on of being easily intimidated and left her visits with unanswered questions, but I know that I'm getting a high standard of care and am more ready to speak my mind when I need to.

    If you have more questions, send me a PM.

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  • rainnyc
    rainnyc Member Posts: 1,289
    edited October 2015

    A more general answer to this question....

    I don't know how it works with patients who come to MSK asking for a specific doctor, but in my case, I did not and was matched to this particular doctor as well as to a BS. At the time, I thought it was a bit random, but since my biopsy had already been done and the cancer was proven to be something that this MO specializes in, I wonder if they do match the doctors to patients by cancer type if there is a specialty of some sort.

    I don't know the answer to that question, but it's something to ask about when you're asking to see a particular doctor in a large practice or hospital, whether they have any specialty in your specific form of the disease. (Not that I was capable of asking that question at the start; I knew nothing!)

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