Smith Breast Center Physicians

Medical Oncologists

C. Kent Osborne, MD, is professor of Medicine and Molecular and Cellular Biology, director of the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center and the Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine and acting chief of the section of Hematology-Oncology at BCM. Clinically, Dr. Osborne is primarily interested in new treatment strategies, including the development and testing of new hormonal treatments for breast cancer and the development of gene therapy for treatment and prevention. He earned his medical degree at the University of Missouri Medical School in Columbia. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, and his fellowship in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD. Dr. Osborne is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, with a subspecialty of medical oncology.

Jenny Chang, MD, is associate professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and medical director of the Smith Breast Center. Dr. Chang focuses on clinical research of new biologic therapies as well as translational research to identify molecular factors that predict response to various endocrine and chemotherapy treatments. She is particularly interested in identifying markers to predict response to neoadjuvant treatments. Dr. Chang earned her medical degree at Cambridge University in England. She completed her residency in internal medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia, and her fellowship in medical oncology at Royal Marsden Hospital, London. Dr. Chang is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and received board accreditation in Medical Oncology in the United Kingdom.

Garrett Rush Lynch, MD, is professor of Hematology/Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Lynch focuses on both breast and clinical oncology and is head of the Oncology Fellowship Program. Dr. Lynch earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed his residency at Boston City Hospital and his fellowship at Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine with a subspecialty in medical oncology.

Julie Rani Nangia, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the section of hematology-oncology, is board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Nangia received her medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She completed an internal medicine residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston as well as a hematology-oncology fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. Dr. Nangia specializes in the care of patients with breast cancer.

Mothaffar F. Rimawi, MD, is an assistant professor of Medicine in the section of hematology/oncology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Rimawi graduated summa cum laude from the University of Jordan School of Medicine in Amman. His extensive training includes an internship at Al-Bashir General Hospital in Amman. Dr. Rimawi also completed an internal medicine residency, a hematology-oncology fellowship and an advanced fellowship in breast cancer care and research at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Rimawi is board certified in internal medicine, hematology and medical oncology. He specializes in the care of patients with breast cancer.

Radiologists

Chadwick M. Mills, MD, is assistant professor of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He specializes in imaging and diagnosis of breast disease. Dr. Mills earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, followed by a residency in diagnostic radiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed a breast imaging fellowship at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, under the mentorship of Peter J. Dempsey, MD, professor of Radiology and chief of the Breast Imaging Section at M. D. Anderson. Dr. Mills is board certified by the American Board of Radiology.

Emily Sedgwick, MD, is assistant professor of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine and director of breast imaging at the Smith Breast Center. Dr. Sedgwick focuses on the continual advancement of the breast imaging program, as well as research studies that include working with oncologists to determine the appropriate use of breast MRI. Dr. Sedgwick earned her medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed postgraduate training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine, in Boston, MA, where she completed an internship in general surgery, a residency in diagnostic radiology, and a breast imaging fellowship. She served as chief resident (1999-2000) at Harvard School of Medicine, and was named Radiologist of the Year (2004) while at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. Dr. Sedgwick is board certified by the American Board of Radiology.

Karla A. Sepulveda, MD, is an assistant professor of Radiology in the department of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). Dr. Sepulveda earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Her postdoctoral training includes a diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where she was chief resident and a fellowship in musculoskeletal and women's imaging at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Sepulveda is board certified in radiology and specializes in breast imaging.

Breast Surgeon

F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, FACS, is chair and DeBakey/Bard Professor of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He also serves as a consultant and attending surgeon at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Ben Taub General Hospital, and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. A board-certified surgeon, Dr. Brunicardi's areas of specialty include breast surgery, minimally invasive surgery, pancreas surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, and endocrine surgery. Dr. Brunicardi earned his medical degree from Rutgers School of Medicine in New Jersey before becoming a resident and later chief resident in general surgery at the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Sciences Center in Brooklyn. He also spent a three-year research fellowship in pancreatic physiology at SUNY, receiving national and international awards for this work.

Plastic Surgeons

Jamal M. Bullocks, MD, is an assistant professor in the division of Plastic Surgery. He specializes in aesthetic breast and body contouring, aesthetic facial rejuvenation, reconstructive breast surgery and reconstructive facial procedures. Dr. Bullocks has special interest in plastic surgery for ethnic groups, working with patients with different skin textures, pigmentation and facial features to improve their appearance while retaining their unique characteristics. After completing his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University with honors, Dr. Bullocks earned his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) cum laude. He completed his internship in general surgery and his residency in plastic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.

Lior Heller, MD, is assistant professor of Surgery in the division of Plastic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He specializes in reconstructive surgery, body contouring, aesthetic surgery and nonsurgical rejuvenation of the face. Dr. Heller is a graduate of the Hebrew University Medical School in Jerusalem, Israel. After completing residencies in both general surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery in Israel, he earned his board certification in general surgery from the Israeli Society of General Surgery and board certification in plastic and reconstructive surgery from the Israeli Society of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Heller also completed a two-year fellowship in reconstructive plastic surgery at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, and a one-year fellowship in minimally invasive and endoscopic aesthetic surgery of the face with Dr. Oscar Ramirez in Baltimore, Maryland. He dedicated another year of training to microsurgical oncologic reconstruction at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Shayan A. Izaddoost, MD, PhD, assistant professor, specializes in breast rejuvenation and reconstruction, peri-orbital rejuvenation, facial rejuvenation, and abdominal rejuvenation and reconstruction. His research interests include fat grafting and the fate of grafted fat cells. Dr. Izaddoost earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine where he also completed post-doctoral training in the department of molecular and cellular biology and a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Radiation Oncologist

Hsin H. Lu, MD, associate professor of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Lu focuses on radiation treatment for breast cancer and breast disease. Dr. Lu earned her medical degree at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She completed her internship at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, and her residency in radiation oncology at Baylor College of Medicine. She is board certified with the American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology.

Collaborating Clinical Faculty

A number of other clinical faculty actively participate in the care of patients in the Smith Breast Center. These physicians represent a variety of disciplines, as follows:

Surgery

Richard Caplan, MD
Michael Coselli, MD
Karl Tomm, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Jeff Friedman, MD
Aldona Spiegel, MD

Radiation Oncology

Bin Teh, MD

Pathology

Carolina Gutierrez, MD
Mary Schwartz, MD

Genetics

Sharon Plon, MD, PhD
Mari Rude, RN, ANP

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