Dr. Elisa R. Port is Chief of Breast Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System and Director of the Dubin Breast Center, roles that place her at the intersection of complex operative care, translational research, and institutional strategy. Her surgical practice concentrates on sentinel-node mapping, nipple-sparing mastectomy, and re-operative axillary staging, techniques that minimise morbidity while preserving oncologic control. Each plan begins with high-resolution imaging reviewed at multidisciplinary tumour board meetings, allowing radiologists, oncologists, radiation specialists and genetic counsellors to shape a coherent pathway before the first incision.
Dr. Port’s investigative work established sentinel-node biopsy as a reliable staging tool in women and men with early breast cancer and has since examined margin status, MRI screening in hereditary-risk cohorts, and tumour biology in triple-negative disease. Her 2016 Annals of Surgical Oncology study showed that “close” and “positive” lumpectomy margins harbour similar rates of residual disease, data that inform current re-excision guidelines. Parallel projects explore proteomic mapping of tumour micro-environments and de-escalation of axillary surgery for selected patients.
Education and advocacy complete her portfolio. A Dartmouth graduate and Mount Sinai alumna, she trains residents and fellows in evidence-based decision making and chairs outreach programmes that deliver screening and navigation services to underserved communities. Public-facing efforts include a best-selling guide, The New Generation Breast Cancer Book, and frequent commentary in national media, yet her messaging remains grounded in peer-reviewed evidence and patient-centred ethics.
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