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Suzanne Coopey, MD

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  • Assistant in surgery in the division of oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Instructor of surgery at Harvard Medical School
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Suzanne B. Coopey, MD is an assistant in surgery in the division of oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. She is board certified in surgery.

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Dr. Coopey’s clinical expertise is in the diagnosis and treatment of breast disease and the management of women at high risk for breast cancer. Her research interests include new lumpectomy techniques to improve outcomes and reconstruction results, evaluating nipple-reconstruction techniques, and the risk of breast cancer in women with unusual breast lesions.

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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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