Facing the fight against breast cancer can be frightening for patients. Barbara Wexelman, MD, chose to become a breast surgeon to help her patients through the most challenging, most stressful battles and return to their normal lives.

Dr. Wexelman treats patients for benign and malignant breast disease. Combining her love of surgery and her dedication to women's health, she provides state-of-the-art breast cancer surgery treatment with the TriHealth Cancer Institute. Dr. Wexelman has fellowship training in nipple sparing mastectomy, a specialized surgical technique that removes breast tissue without removing the nipple. As each patient is unique, she works closely with patients and providers to develop a highly customized, multidisciplinary treatment plan.

Dr. Wexelman's practice focus includes:

• Breast surgery for benign and malignant breast disease
• High-risk and hereditary breast cancer management and screening, including BRCA
• Nipple sparing mastectomy
• Lumpectomy/Breast conserving therapy
• Prophylactic mastectomy

Dr. Wexelman earned her medical degree from Yale University and completed a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Harvard Medical School with the Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Dr. Wexelman earned her MBA from Yale University's School of Management, where she focused on surgical quality improvement and health care disparities. Her hobbies include U.S. politics, traveling and cooking

Media: 
https://www.trihealth.com/dailyhealthwire/cancer/TriHealth-On-Call--Helping-Misty-Beat-Breast-Cancer.aspx

https://www.trihealth.com/dailyhealthwire/cancer/In-the-Genes--Determining-One-Family-s-Cancer-Risk-and-Delivering-Lifesaving-Care.aspx

Check Your Genes Org. Promotional Video, March 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsbW5xM94tE

 Daily Health Wire, Channel 12- Local 12 WKRC-TV, Cincinnati OH Breast Health, Feb 2016

Making the Right Call, Even in Death.  Altman, L. The New York Times.  July 1, 2013.

PUBLICATIONS: 
Hoppe E, Hussain L, Grannan K, Dunki-Jacobs E, Lee D, Wexelman B. Racial disparities in breast cancer persist despite early detection: Analysis of treatment of stage 1 breast cancer in the National Cancer Database (NCDB) and effect of private insurance status on disparities. Breast Cancer Research Treatment. (Accepted for publication Oct 31 2018)

Murphy AE, Hussain L, Ho C, Dunki-Jacobs E, Lee D, Tameron A, Huelsman K, Rice C, Wexelman BA. Preoperative Panel Testing for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes Does Not Significantly Impact Time to Surgery for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients Compared with BRCA1/2 Testing. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Aug 1. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-5957-5.

Landercasper J, Bailey L, Berry T, Buras R, Degnim A, Fayanju O, Froman J, Gass J, Greenberg C, Mautner S, Krontiras H, Rao R, Sowden M, Tjoe J, Wexelman B, Wilke L, Chen S. Measures of Appropriateness and Value for Breast Surgeons and Their Patients: The American Society of Breast Surgeons Choosing Wisely ® Initiative.  Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Jun 22

Golshan M, Sagara Y, Wexelman B, Aydogan F, DeSantis S et al.  Pilot study to Evaluate Feasibility
of Image Guided Breast Conserving Surgery in the Advanced Multimodality Image Guided Operating Suite (AMIGO).  Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Oct;21(10):3356-7. 

Teng A, Wexelman B, Schwartz G, Nezhat F,Sara G, Belsley S, Bhora F, Connery C. Hyperthermic
Intrathoracic Chemotherapy for Metastatic Ovarian Cancer.  (Accepted to the Journal of the Society of
Laparoendoscopic Surgeons for publication).

Wexelman B, Schwartz J, Lee D, Estabrook A, Ma A.  Socioeconomic and Geographic Differences in Immediate Reconstruction after Mastectomy in the United States. Breast J. 2014 Jul-Aug;20(4):339-46.

Lee DY, Schwartz JA, Wexelman B, Kirchoff D, Yang KC, Attiyeh F. Outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic malignancy in octogenarians: an American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis. Am J Surg. 2014 Apr; 207(4): 540-8.                   

Lee D, Lewis J, Wexelman B, Freedman B, Ross R, Tartter P.  The Consequence of Undertreatment of Patients treated with Breast Conservation for Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ.Am J Surg. 2013 Nov;206(5):790-7.

Wexelman B, Eden E, Rose K.  Survey of New York City resident physicians in cause- of- death reporting 2010.  Prev Chronic Dis. 2013 May 9; 10: G76.

Lee D, Myers E, Wexelman B, Ross R, Belsley S, McGinty J, Bhora F.  Surgical Residents’ Perception of the 16-Hour Work Day Restriction: Concern for Negative Impact on Resident Education and Patient Care.  J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Dec; 215(6):868-77.

Wexelman B, Lee B, Ma A.  Synchronous hepatocellular carcinoma in a male breast cancer patient: a case report and review of population based data. (Submitted for publication)

Chaar CI, Wexelman B, Zuckerman K, Longo W.  Intussusception of the appendix: comprehensive review of the literature.  Am J Surg. 2009 Jul;198 (1):122-8.