2011 Meet the Experts: Breast Cancer Education

Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Francis Arena, MD

Arena Oncology Associates

Dr. Arena is a medical oncologist and author of Reflections of the Breast: Breast Cancer in Art through the Ages, a journey through the evolution of medicine and art. He heads a private practice, Arena Oncology Associates in Lake Success, NY, and is the founder of the SASS Foundation for Medical Research. A former practicing physician at one of the most renowned cancer centers in the world, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, it was his mission to create a Long Island-based office that would offer a continuum of the level of cancer treatment which he practiced at Sloan-Kettering. He is on the Advisory Board of "1 in 9", the Breast Cancer Coalition, and serves as a consultant for numerous pharmaceutical companies. He is an Assistant Editor of the journal Oncology.

Tanya Bastianich Manuali, PhD

Art Historian

Dr. Bastianich Manuali is an art historian who has been immersed in Italian culture her entire life. She graduated from Georgetown University summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in art history. Her junior year was spent abroad in Florence, Italy, studying Italian Renaissance art history, which was to become her passion. She continued her studies with a full scholarship for a Masters program from Syracuse University, specializing in Italian Renaissance art history. This two year program, which took place in Florence Italy, was the beginning of Tanya’s six-year sojourn in Italy, in particular, living in the cradle of the Renaissance, Florence. Dr. Bastianich Manuali continued her studies with a merit based scholarship at Oxford University (UK), again focusing on Italian Renaissance art history. She completed her PhD in 2000 and began teaching in Italy for Boston College and Syracuse University. Dr. Bastianich Manuali co-authored Lidia’s Italy and Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes, both published by Alfred A. Knopf. Her latest publication is Reflections of the Breast: Breast Cancer in Art Through the Ages, which she co-authored with Dr. Francis Arena.

Moderator

Leonard Farber, MD

The Farber Center for Radiation Oncology

Dr. Farber is a board certified physician in radiation oncology, who has been in private practice for over a decade, recently serving as Chairman of Radiation Oncology at Staten Island University Hospital, and the founder of the Farber Center for Radiation Oncology in Lower Manhattan.

Panelists

Zeva Herman, MD

Park Avenue Radiologists, PC

Dr. Herman is a radiologist in private practice specializing in breast imaging and interventional breast procedures. Previously she held the position of Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Joshua Levine, MD

The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

Dr. Levine is a breast reconstruction surgeon who operates at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, a hospital specializing in advanced plastic surgical procedures and impeccable patient care.

Marnee Spierer, MD

The Farber Center for Radiation Oncology

Dr. Spierer is a board certified physician in radiation oncology with the Farber Center for Radiation Oncology. Previously she has served as Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she served as residency program director and was instrumental in the education of residents and medical students. She is frequently an invited lecturer on topics including women's oncology and breast cancer, and has written about breast cancer, sarcoma, lymphoma, and pediatric malignancies.

Eleni Tousimis, MD

New-York-Presbyterian Weill-Cornell Medical Center

Dr. Tousimis is a breast surgeon at the New-York-Presbyterian Weill-Cornell Medical Center, and is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. She plays an active role in resident training, serving as Associate Program Director of Surgical Education. Dr. Tousimis is trained in the latest technological advances in the treatment of breast disease, specializing in minimally invasive techniques.