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Suzanne Coopey, MD

Breast Surgery Division Chief, Allegheny Health Network; Associate Professor of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine

Suzanne Coopey

Highlights

  • Specializes in nipple-sparing and areola-sparing mastectomies, high-risk breast lesions, lumpectomy margins, and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols
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Suzanne B. Coopey, MD, is the division chief of breast surgery at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, PA, and an associate professor of surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. She is board-certified in surgery.

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She completed her general surgery residency at the Cleveland Clinic and a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, She worked at Massachusetts General Hospital for 10 years and also served as an assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Coopey’s clinical expertise is in the diagnosis and treatment of breast disease as well as the management of individuals at risk for breast cancer. She specializes in nipple-sparing and areola-sparing mastectomies, high-risk breast lesions, lumpectomy margins, and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols.

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Contributions

Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC)

03/20/26 | BY: Suzanne Coopey

Invasive lobular carcinoma, or ILC, is a type of breast cancer that grows in the lobules, the milk-producing glands in the breast. Learn about ILC symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.

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 | 16 Min. Read

Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)

03/20/26 | BY: Suzanne Coopey

Invasive ductal carcinoma, or IDC, is the most common type of breast cancer. IDC develops in the milk ducts and then spreads into surrounding breast tissue. Learn about IDC diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.

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 | 13 Min. Read

Repeat surgery common after lumpectomy, especially for young women

09/20/16 | BY: Robin Warshaw

Nearly 1 in 4 women who have lumpectomy, also called breast conservation surgery, has additional surgery within 90 days, a recent study in JAMA Surgery shows. Women younger than age 50 have the highest rates of reoperation, or added surgery.

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 | 9 Min. Read