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St Marks Breast Centre

Private Service, Breast, Cancer Network Group, Radiology

Today

Open today 7:45 AM to 5:00 PM.

Description

St Marks Breast Centre
St Marks Breast Centre provides a state-of-the-art breast care facility for women (and men) of all ages. We are a Centre of Excellence for the management of all forms of breast disease and breast problems.

Our team includes:

breast physician (Dr Carmen Rosu)
breast care nurses
surgeons (see below under "Consultants")
radiologists (see below under "Consultants")
an oncologist
radiographers
a counsellor
a physiotherapist.

Our team can offer immediate multidisciplinary review of any of your breast concerns.

Services include:

• Screening Mammography
• Stereotactic Mammotome Biopsy
• Further Assessment of Mammogram Detected Abnormalities
• Diagnostic Appointments with a Breast Physician
• Breast Cancer Surgery, Treatment & Care
• Reconstruction
• Reduction
• Augmentation

Breast Disorders

Breast disorders may be noncancerous (benign - see further information below) or cancerous (malignant) and range from conditions that require no treatment to those that require immediate and major surgery.

Consultants

Dr Chellaraj (Benji) Benjamin

Radiation Oncologist
Dr Stephen Bepko

Breast Radiologist
Dr Vanessa Blair

General & Breast Surgeon
Mr Stan Govender

Oncoplastic Breast and General Surgeon
Dr Michelle Locke

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Dr Carmen Rosu

Breast Physician
Dr Tanya Sharp

Trainee Breast Physician
Dr Kristin Smith

Radiologist
Dr Noreen Tracey

Radiologist

Referral Expectations

Many of the patients visiting St Marks Breast Centre will be referred by their General Practitioner or another medical specialist. Self referrals however, are always accepted although we would always encourage keeping the General Practitioner updated with the outcome so that they can continue to provide appropriate primary healthcare.

Some private health insurance companies require you to be referred by your General Practitioner in order to validate your health insurance. Please check this with your individual private health insurance provider.

Appointments can be made by phone, fax or email.

Please bring any previous mammograms, ultrasounds or scans that you have had done with you. If you have a breast problem the first appointment might include a clinical examination, mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy. You should expect to be at St Marks for up to an hour on your first visit. The inital consultation with one of our specialist Breast Surgeons regarding breast augmentation or reduction is free.

Hours

Open today 7:45 AM to 5:00 PM.

Mon – Fri	7:45 AM – 5:00 PM

St Marks, 12 St Marks Road, Remuera, Auckland 1050

Procedures / Treatments / Common Conditions

Mammography

The mammogram is still the gold standard investigation for detecting early breast cancer and the only screening tool that has been shown to decrease the death rate from breast cancer.… More
Ultrasound

Even with the best mammograms not all cancers will be detected.… More
Fine Needle Aspiration

This procedure involves inserting a needle through your skin into the breast lump and removing a sample of cells for examination under the microscope. Local anaesthetic will often be used to numb the skin through which the needle passes. More
Biopsy

A core biopsy is where a biopsy needle is put into the breast and a core of tissue is removed.… More
Stereotactic Mammotome Biopsy

The mammotome breast biopsy system enables us to accurately diagnose areas seen on mammogram that are not able to be assessed by clinical examination or breast ultrasound.… More
Breast Cancer Surgery

Partial versus full mastectomy
It is now recognised that, in properly selected women, just removing the part of the breast where the cancer is (partial mastectomy), combined with post-op radiotherapy, has the same survival outcome as removing the whole breast (full mastectomy).… More
Sentinel Node Biopsy

Previously, women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer would have all the lymph nodes removed from the axilla (armpit) on the affected side.… More
Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction can be achieved in several different ways and the options and methods that would be suitable will be discussed with each individual woman.… More
Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is now a widely accepted procedure and in women with breast cancer the same technique can be used to increase the size of a small non affected breast to match a reconstructed breast.… More
Breast Reduction

The majority of women having breast reduction surgery do not have cancer but do have medical symptoms of upper back, shoulder and neck discomfort.… More
Benign Breast Conditions

Benign breast disease is very common and in many cases does not require any treatment other than diagnosis and an explanation of the condition. … More

Services Provided

Hospitals and cancer treatment centres

Private hospitals & clinics

Cancer Types

Breast

Document Downloads

St Marks Breast Centre Breast Physicians (PDF, 205.9 KB)

Refreshments

A variety of teas, coffee and chilled water are available for your convenience.

Public Transport

The Link bus travels from Britomart to the bottom of Remuera Road, a short walk from the clinic. The overground rail service also has a stop in Remuera Road just around the corner from St Marks Road.

Parking

Off street parking is available at all our clinics. On occasions when the clinic is extremely busy this parking might be limited, however plenty of on street parking is also available.

Website

www.smwh.co.nz

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