BS and PS Recommendations Southern California

I go to City of Hope So Pasadena. My surgeon was Dr Rao. She's amazing. I love her energy and she's a skilled surgeon. I also suggest Dr. Laura Kruper at City of Hope in Duarte.

Hi. My surgeon was Dr. Dennis Holmes at the Glendale Adventist Center. He's a dedicated breast surgeon. Also Dr. Peter Ashjian is my plastic surgeon.

Hi,

My doctor was also Dr. Dennis Holmes, he is excellent. i can't say enough regarding Dr. Holmes . I consider myself very fortunate to have found him.

blue flowers and I were blessed to have had Dr. Holmes. He is highly skilled ,gentle, tends to get cerebral at times (so ask questions and write answers down)but love love him. I had a NSP (nipple sparing mastectomy) and both onco and ps were impressed. He's fairly new at the adventist so post surgery my anesthesiologist and or nurses were raving about him, which was nice.:)

Love love Dr. Ashjian too. Long office waits but we'll worth it.

Holmes main office is in L.A. but shares a beautiful Glendale office with Ashjian which is a plus.

I still have procedures scheduled with both.

City of Hope was my 2nd choice and is 10 minutes from my home . Glendale was 25 minutes, but was happy with Holmes and Ashjian on my first visit so I never made an appointment with Hope.

If you decide though to stay with Hope, please let me know who your Radiologist Onco will be.

I may have to do it there because I have 25 sessions.

Thanks

MKTCA:

so glad you are getting some good names!!! This makes me happy for you!! 😘

MKTCA:

Absolutely!!!!!!!!! Names are very helpful!!!

Hi, Although perhaps farther South than you may wish to go (Orange County) I highly recommend Dr. Anna Houterman as a breast surgeon and Dr. Andrew Smith for reconstruction/plastic surgeon. I was diagnosed with Stage 1 DCI (non-in situ) on April 13th 2015, I had a double mastectomy (nipple & skin sparing) on May 22nd with expanders placed at that time. Last week, on October 27th I had full reconstruction and can honestly say that the results not only exceeded my expectations but also my other docs such as primary care, etc. I have very little swelling, bruising and my incision/scars are under the breast fold. Regardless of who you choose, ask them to see pictures of the work that they have performed. Ask what you can realistically expect given your age, skin type, condition, etc. Don't be afraid to ask questions and get as much info as possible. My younger sister and also a friend were diagnosed with Stage 1 and had Dr. Smith perform their reconstructions so I had reliable sources going into my meeting with him but did look at pictures of before/after on his website. He and his dedicated team couldn't be a better group to work with on such a major decision.

MKTCA, Good Luck & God Bless! Know that you will make it through this and that there is a great group of women on this site to lend support and advice! Just take it day by day!