(631) 638-1000
- Specialty:
Subspecialty:
- Surgery
Breast Surgery
- Administrative/ Clinical Title:
- Director, Carol M. Baldwin Breast Care Center
BRIAN O'HEA MD
For Appointments:
(631) 638-1000
BREAST
BREAST BIOPSY
BREAST CANCER
BREAST LUMPS IN WOMEN
CANCER OF THE BREAST (BREAST CANCER)
ONCOLOGY
SURGERY
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
1199NBF
AETNA
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN
BEECH STREET
CIGNA GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA PPO
DEVON HEALTH
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS HMO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS OTHER PLANS
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS PPO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS SENIOR PLAN
FIDELIS CARE NEW YORK
GHI CBP
GHI HMO
HEALTHFIRST
HIP
ISLAND GROUP ADMINISTRATION
MAGNACARE
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PLAN
NO FAULT
SUFFOLK HEALTH PLAN
UNITED HEALTHCARE
UNITED OXFORD FREEDOM PLAN
VYTRA (except SMART START)
WORKERS COMP
Education & Training
- Medical Degree:
- Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (1986)
- Residency:
- General Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York, NY
- Fellowship:
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Breast Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY
Academic & Other
- Academic Rank:
- Associate Professor
- Year Appointed at
Stony Brook:
- 1996
Selected for inclusion in New York Magazine's Best Doctors 2010 listing
One of the "Best Doctors in New York" featured in New York magazine (June 13, 2005; June 10, 2002; June 4, 2001); one of the "Doctors of Excellence" featured in the previous and the latest edition (2001)of the Castle Connolly Guide, Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.
- Clinical Practice Began:
- 1986
Locations
-
SURGERY
3 EDMUND D PELLEGRINO RD,
STONY BROOK,
NY 11794-9460.
Ph.: 631-638-1000
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SURGERY
3 EDMUND D PELLEGRINO RD,
STONY BROOK,
NY 11794-9450.
Ph.: 631-638-1000
Selected Publications
1. Azu MC, Jean S, Piotrowski JM, O'Hea B. Effective methods for disclosing breast cancer diagnosis. Am J Surg 2007;194:488-90.
2. Button TM, Li H, Fisher P, Rosenblatt R, Dulaimy K, Li S, O'Hea B, Salvitti M, Geronimo V, Geronimo C, Jambawalikar S, Carvelli P, Weiss R. Dynamic infrared imaging for the detection of malignancy. Phys Med Biol 2004;49:3105-16.
3. Huang W, Fisher PR, Dulaimy K, Tudorica LA, O'Hea B, Button TM. Detection of breast malignancy: diagnostic MR protocol for improved specificity. Radiology 2004;232:585-91.
4. Khandelwal A, O'Hea BJ, Garguilo G. Breast cancer in a patient with Poland’s syndrome. Am Surg 2004;70:491-5.
5. O'Hea BJ, Tornos C. Mild ductal atypia after large-core needle biopsy: is surgical excision always necessary? Surgery 2000;128:738-43.
6. Tornos C, O'Hea BJ. Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: pathologic features predictive of residual disease after initial excisional biopsy. Mod Pathol 2000;1:48A.
7. Kemeny MM, Busch-Devereaux E, Merriam LT, O'Hea BJ. Cancer surgery in the elderly. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2000;14:169-92.
8. Kovalev S, Mateen A, Zaika AI, O'Hea BJ, Moll UM. Lack of defective expression of the ATM gene in sporadic breast cancer tissues and cell lines. Int J Oncol 2000;16:825-31.
9. O'Hea BJ, Ho MN, Petrek JA. External compression dressing versus standard dressing after axillary lymphadenectomy. Am J Surg 1999;177:450-3.
10. O'Hea BJ, Hill AK, El-Shirbiny AM, et al. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: the initial experience at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. J Am Coll Surg 1998;186:423-7.
11. O'Hea BJ, Borgen PI. Breast carcinoma: counterpoint. In: Johnson FE, Virgo KS, editors. Cancer Patient Follow-up. St. Louis: Mosby, 1997: 310-5.
Personal Statement
Our practice is a highly specialized breast surgery practice that focuses on patients who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer, as well as other surgical breast problems. We offer the highest quality compassionate care using leading-edge knowledge and techniques. We have a special interest in and extensive experience with partial breast irradiation techniques using mammosite catheter brachytherapy.
