Breast Cancer Experts Available for Comment

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the all-women surgical and support team from the Breast Care Center at the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates (GWMFA) are available for interviews about breast cancer and women’s health.

GWMFA offers an array of support and programs for patients and families, in addition to detecting, diagnosing and treating breast cancer with state-of-the-art technology and superior medical, surgical, and post-treatment care.

GWMFA will be hosting a luncheon for breast cancer survivors, keynoted by a woman who survived Breast Cancer three times, after it claimed the life of her father Luncheon emcee is Breast Cancer survivor Cokie Roberts of ABC News and National Public Radio.

Experts:
Christine Teal, Associate Professor of Surgery; Director, Breast Care Center; Chief, Breast Surgery
Christine Teal, MD, is the chief of breast surgery at The George Washington University Hospital. She is also the Director of the Breast Care Center, as well as an assistant professor of surgery and the co-director of undergraduate surgical education. She earned her medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed a residency in general surgery at The New York Weill Cornell Medical Center and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, both located in New York City. Her research has been published in the Journal of Cancer Education and Radiology. She has also been named a Washingtonian magazine Top Doctor.

Anita Pruitt McSwain, MD, MPH, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery

Anita McSwain is the Assistant Professor of Surgery and a breast surgeon at The George Washington University Hospital, working specifically with benign breast disease, sentinel lymph node biopsy, international health and breast cancer. She was educated at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed her residency at the Emory University Affiliated Hospitals.

Rachel Brem, MD, Mammogram Radiologist

Rachel Brem is the Director of the Breast Imaging and Intervention Center at The George Washington University Hospital and a professor of Radiology. She works on breast imaging, including new technologies in breast cancer diagnosis like computer-aided detection, nuclear medicine breast imaging and minimally invasive breast biopsy. She was educated at Columbia University, interned at the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and completed her residency and fellowship at Johns Hopkins University Hospital.

Jocelyn Rapelyea, MD, Mammogram Radiologist

Jocelyn Rapelyea, MD is an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at The George Washington University Medical Center. Dr. Rapelyea also serves as the Associate Director of Breast Imaging and the Director of Medical Student Education in Radiology. She specializes in diagnostic radiology and breast imaging. Dr. Rapelyea earned her medical degree from the New Jersey Medical School. She completed a research fellowship with the University of Maryland Medical Systems, Neuroradiology Department, followed by a radiology residency and fellowship at The George Washington University Hospital. Dr. Rapelyea has received numerous honors and appointments throughout her career, including appointments as Chief Resident at The George Washington University Hospital, the National Executive Council for the American College of Radiology's Resident Physician Section and Who's Who in Medical Services Education. Her published pieces can be found in various journals, including Radiology, Journal of Women's Imaging, The Breast Journal and Clinical Radiology.