Breast Health

Turn to the team at Adventist HealthCare for your breast health needs. Benefit from expert care close to you in Maryland.

What’s a Breast Specialist?

A breast specialist is a doctor with advanced training to prevent, diagnose and treat breast conditions in women and men. Your primary care doctor may refer you to a specialist for a breast health consultation:

• After an abnormal mammogram or other screening test
• If you have certain symptoms
• If you’re at high-risk for breast cancer
• You have other breast health concerns

Expect your breast specialist to work closely with other members of your care team, including your primary care physician and other specialists.

Breast Conditions & Symptoms

Find care for:

• Breast abscess, a painful buildup of pus from an infection
• Breast cancer
• Breast shape or skin changes, such as puckering, redness or thickening
• Cysts, lumps in the breast that may feel tender
• Discharge not caused by breastfeeding
• Benign (noncancerous) breast diseases, such as fibrocystic breasts, fibroadenosis and other breast changes
• Gynecomastia, abnormal breast growth in men
• Mastitis, infection of the breast
• Nipple changes
• Pain or swelling that’s severe or doesn’t go away

Breast Care & Treatments

Depending on your condition and symptoms, your doctor may recommend:

• Breast biopsy, which takes a small sample of breast tissue for testing
• Breast cyst aspiration, which uses a needle to drain a cyst
• Clinical breast exam
• Drainage of an abscess with a needle or incision
• Diagnostic imaging tests, such as mammograms, breast ultrasounds or breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans
• Medications
• Self-care

Breast Surgery

Rely on our surgeons for surgical care that meets high standards for quality and safety. We offer procedures such as:

• Cosmetic breast surgeries, such as breast lift (mastopexy) and breast reduction
• Reconstructive surgery with breast implants or tissue from another part of the body (autologous reconstruction)
• Surgery to treat breast cancer, including sentinel lymph node procedures, which check if cancer has spread to the lymph nodes

Advanced Breast & Nipple Sparing Techniques

Whenever possible, your surgeon will use special techniques to avoid affecting healthy tissue. Talk to your doctor about breast-conserving options.