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Pioneering treatment for breast cancer

Mary Sue Iarocci

Nov-20-09, 10:27 AM

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Topics: Health Care

Pins stuck in a map mounted to the wall at the entrance of The Ashikari Breast Center in Dobbs Ferry mark the places around the nation that patients come from, seeking diagnosis and treatment for a disease that affects one in eight women.

“One of the most important things we have here is a good support network,” said Dr. Pond Kelemen, one of three breast surgeons at the center, located in the Dobbs Ferry Pavilion of St. John’s Riverside Hospital. “Being diagnosed with breast cancer is very stressful and as doctors we can take care of a patient from A to Z. The small, community nature of this hospital is a real plus. It is very common for patients to be surprised about how well they get treated here. As a doctor, it really makes my job so much more pleasant that patients come here and they are happy with the experience they had.”

The medical center, which merged with Yonkers-based St. John’s Riverside Hospital last April, is “a little jewel that the community really wanted to keep” according to Denise Mananas, spokesperson for Dobbs Ferry Pavilion of St. John’s Riverside Hospital.

“Overall, the St. John’s system has more than 500 doctors, 200 of which work out of this facility,” Mananas said. “The Ashikari Breast Center was opened by Dr. Roy Ashikari in 2002. His goal was to give patients the opportunity for entry to diagnosis within a couple of days.”

The Ashikari Breast Center was recently granted a full three-year accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). It is the only medical facility in the county to receive the designation.

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