Breast Surgery
Finger Lakes Health is proud to have board-certified general surgeon, Kristin Baltazar-Ford, M.D., performing breast surgery at Geneva General Hospital. Dr. Baltazar-Ford, an active member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, is committed to caring for patients in our community eliminating the need to travel outside of the region for safe, quality breast surgical care.
Benign conditions treated include:
- Atypical ductal hyperplasia
- Breast abscess
- Breast pain
- Cystic disease of the breast
- Fibroadenoma
- Mastitis
Malignant conditions treated include:
- Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
- Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC)
- Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)
- Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC)
- Lobular carcinoma in situ
- Paget disease of the breast
- Phyllodes tumors
Procedures performed include breast biopsy, breast conservation therapy (lumpectomy, partial mastectomy), mastectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsies and axillary lymph node dissection. Patients can schedule an appointment with Dr. Baltazar-Ford by calling (315) 787-5383.
Patient Education from the American Cancer Society