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Alison Estabrook, M.D.
Phone: 212-523-7500
Departments:
Breast Surgery, Oncology Surgery
Specialties:
Breast Conservation, skin sparring mastectomy high risk patients, sentinal node biopsy
Interests:
Genetic Counseling
Medical School:
Barnard College, B.A. cum laude 1974 NYU School of Medicine, M.D. 1978
Post Grad:
Presbyterian Hospital:
Intern in Surgery 1978-1979
Resident in Surgery 1979-1981
Fellow in Surgical Oncology 1981-1982
Resident In Surgery 1982-1984
Publications:
Gajdos C, Tartter PI, Estabrook A , Gistrak MA, Jaffer S, Bleiweiss IJ. Relationship of clinical and pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and outcome of locally advanced breast cancer. J of Surgical Oncology 2002; 00:1-8
Tartter PI, Gadjos C, Rosenbaum-Smith S, Estabrook A , Rademaker AW. The Prognositc Significance of Gail Model Risk Factors for Women with Breast Cancer Am J of Surgery. In Press (3/02)
Dmytrasz K, Tartter PI, Mizrachy H, Chinitz L, Rosenbaum Smith S, Estabrook A . The Significance of Atypical Lobular hyperplasia at Percutaneous Breast Biopsy. The Breast Journal 2003,9:10-12
Kirman I, Kalantarov GF, Lobel L, Hibshoosh H, Estabrook A , Canfield R, Trakht I. Isolation of Native Human Monoclonal Autoantibodies to Breast Cancer. Hybridoma and Hybridomics 2002, 2: 405-414
Menes TS, Tartter PI, Mizrachi H, Rosenbaum Smith S, Estabrook A . Touch Preparation of Frozen Section for Intraoperative Detection of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastases From Breast Cancer. Ann of Surg Oncolog 2003, 10: 1166-70
Kaplan J, Giron G, Tartter PI, Bleiweiss IJ, Estabrook A , Rosenbaum Smith S. Breast Conservation in Patients with Multiple Ipselateral Synchronous Cancers. J Am Coll Surg 2003; 197:726-729
El-Tamer M, Russo D, Troxel A, Bernardino LP, Mazziotta R, Estabrook A, Ditkoff BA, Schnabel F, Mansukhani M. Survival and Recurrence after Breast Cancer in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers. Ann of Surg Oncology 2004, 11:157-164
Menes TS, Tartter PI, Mizrachi H, Rosenbaum Smith S, Estabrook A . Importance of Sentinel Node Micrometastases. J Am Coll Surg 2005, 200:323-327
Menes TS, Tartter PI, Bleiweiss I, Godbold JH, Estabrook A , Rosenbaum Smith S. The Consequence of Multiple Re-Excisions to Obtain Clear Lumpectomy Margins in Breast cancer Patients. Ann of Surg Oncology 2005, 12(11):881-885
Guest Speaker :
1. September 22, 2000 Breast Cancer: An Update
Course Director, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
2. November 16, 2000 Current Treatment of Invasive Breast Cancer-Sentinel Node Surgical Grand Rounds, Long Island College Hospital Brooklyn, NY
3. January 18, 2001 Current Treatment of Invasive Breast Cancer-Sintinel Node Westchester Oncology Associates and North East Radiology Chappaquea, NY
4. February 7, 2001 Care of the Breast Cancer Survivor and Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Surgical Grand Rounds, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY
5. April 27-29, 2001 Sentinel Node Biopsy Presentation 4/27/01 The 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Disease, New York, NY-Co-organizer of meeting with Dr. Andrew Seidman
6. June 6, 2002 Importance of Mammographic Screening. Medicine Grand Rounds, Beth Israel North Hospital , NY , NY
7.May 22, 2003 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer. Sponsored by Am Society of Breast Diseases, NY , NY
8. Dec 12-14, 2003 Percutaneous Biopsy: the Surgeon's View, and Sentinel Node Biopsy. Eva Rubin, MD Breast Imaging Course, NY Marriott Marquis Hotel , NY , NY
9. May 4, 2005 Optimizing the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer . Part of a symposium: The Cutting Edge of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center , Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, NY.
10. May 6, 2005 New concepts and therapies in Breast Cancer . 5 th Continuum Health Partners Obstetrics and Gynecology Conference. St Luke's Hospital, NY , NY
Presentations:
Media:
1. 9/8/98 New York Times
Interview regarding the importance of Tamoxifen and Ralosifene
2. 1/4/99 New York Times
Story on cancer wars amongst hospitals
3. 12/14/99 Healthology
Webcast Panel on Sentinal Node
4. 11/29/00 WNBC-TV 6PM News
Low Re-imbursement for Mammography
5. 2/9/01 WNBC-TV 11 PM News wth Gabe Pressman
War on Cancer.
6. 2/13/02 WNBC-TV 5PM and 11PM News. WABC-TV 5PM and 11PM News. Controversy regarding mammography.
Honors:
NY Magazine: Best Doctors in NY 1991,98,2000,2001 Best Doctors in Americal,2001
Blakemore Prize for Research in Surgery 1982
Blakemore Prize for Research in Surgery 1984
Virginia Kneeland Frantz Award
Outstanding Woman Doctor of the Year 1989
Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Surgery,
Columbia University 1989-1992
Who's Who of American Women, 1995-2005
Who's Who in America, 53rd Edition, 1998
Good Housekeeping Magazine:318 Top Cancer Doctors for Women, 3/99
New York Magazine: Best Doctors in New York, 11/11/91 , 6/7/98 , 6/5/00 , 6/4/01 , 6/02, 6/03,6/04
The Best Doctors in America, Woodward/White Inc., '01, '02, '03, '04
Ladies Home Journal: Top Doctors for Women, 3/02
Newsweek 10/24/05 :How Womwn Lead: 20 of America 's Most Powerful Women on Their Lives- and the Lessons They've Learned
Academic Appointments:
Columbia University:
Assistant Professor of Surgery 1984-92
Associate Professor in Clinical Surgery 1992-1996
Professor of Clinical Surgery 1996-present
Hospital Appointments:
Presbyterian Hospital:
Attending Physician 1996-1997
Associate Attending Physician 1992-1996
Chief, Breast Service 1991-1997
Director, Breast Clinic 1985-1995
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital:
Attending Physician 1998-present
Chief, Division of Breast Surgery 1998-present
Director, Comprehensive Breast Center 1998-present
Beth Israel Medical Center
Associate Director, Cancer Center 1998-present
Teaching Experience and Responsibilities:
Responsible for the teaching of residents and students in the operating room and in the Breast Clinic
Responsible for formal weekly teaching rounds on the Breast Service. These rounds alternate between a Mammography/Pathology Clinical Correlation Conference and Tumor Boards. Attendees include Breast Surgeons (attendings, residents, students), Pathologists and Cytologists, Mammographers, Medical and Radiation Oncologists, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Geneticists, Psychiatrists, and the Tumor Registrar.
Other:
Dr. Alison Estabrook accomplishments include building a comprehensive breast sevice in which genetics, psychiatry and complementary medicine are fully represented. She is also the co-founder of the Women at Risk program which offers medical care to women who are at the highest risk for the development of breast cancer because of family history, lobular carcinoma in situ, or gross cystic disease. She works with other physicians and volunteers, and has created supports groups, a Resource Library, and a monthly free lecture series with speakers discussing topics of interest to high risk women. Her research interests include serum markers for breast cancer, and ductal carcinoma in situ. She is a member of several committees including the Commission on Cancer.
Insurance:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO, Medicare, 1199, Cambridge, Chickering