Breast Cancer Patients: Staying Safe While You Consider Reconstruction Surgery
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On Long Island, doctor’s offices are re-opening and breast cancer patients have many questions. Join us online to discuss this issue.
Monday, June 22, 2020, from 6-7 pm on Zoom
Join the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program in welcoming Barry K. Douglas, MD, FACS of Long Island Plastic Surgery Group. On Long Island, doctor’s offices are re-opening and breast cancer patients have many questions. Dr. Douglas will discuss:
- The safety precautions being taken with waiting rooms, office visits, and surgeries;
- Options for telehealth consultations for new and existing patients;
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What surgeries for breast reconstruction are currently taking place.
Dr. Barry K. Douglas has been with Long Island Plastic Surgical Group since 1991. Dr. Douglas is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Trinity College, Connecticut where he majored in Studio Art and Physics. He then obtained his MD degree from Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, North Carolina in 1980. After his internship he completed his General Surgical Residency at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City. Continuing his education at Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Douglas completed residencies in Microvascular Surgery and Plastic Surgery. From 1986-87, he held the position of Chief Resident at this prestigious hospital. Dr. Douglas then completed a fellowship in Pediatric Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Akron with the Northeastern Ohio School of Medicine.
This event is free but you must register online for the event. No phone RSVPs at this time.
» Register online for this forum
Questions: Questions can be submitted online in advance at: https://forms.gle/JQMb8nkHunPritkv5 or, you can submit your questions during the event through the chat feature and will be answered after remarks.
Instructions: The zoom meeting login information will be sent to you upon registration.
Using the link we send to you, please log on by 6 pm. Make sure your microphone is on mute.
Please note: If you are unable to join us, the discussion will be recorded and posted on our YouTube page the following day.
Our 2020 forums are sponsored by
The Junior Coalition of the Manhasset Women’s Coalition Against Breast Cancer