Breast Center Coordinator

Martha Comstock, ARNP

Cancer Services Development Representative

Crissy Breeden

Surgical Oncology

Juan Cendan, MD, FACS

Stephen Grobmyer, MD, FACS

Dr. Grobmyer is in the division of surgical oncology and endocrine surgery, department of surgery, University of Florida. A graduate of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, he completed his general surgery training at New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center and his surgical oncology training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. While at Sloan Kettering, he served as Chief Administrative Surgical Fellow.

 He has had extensive training in breast surgery at the Strang Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering. Dr. Grobmyer is board-certified in general surgery and is a member of the Society of Surgical Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Breast Diseases. He currently serves as co-director of the Women’s Cancer Collaboration between the UF Shands Cancer Center and Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. Grobmyer has been recognized as a “Best Doctor in America” (2007-2008). He has an active multidisciplinary research program in breast imaging and in the development of nanoscale therapeutic contrast agents for cancer imaging. He and his collaborators are extensively published in the area of breast magnetic resonance and optical breast imaging.

Edward Copeland, MD, FACS

Dr. Copeland is recognized internationally for his expertise in breast cancer. He is professor emeritus, department of surgery, division of surgical oncology and endocrine surgery, and past chairman of the University of Florida College of Medicine department of surgery (1982-2003). He graduated from Cornell University Medical School and completed a fellowship at MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston.

Dr. Copeland is board-certified in general surgery and joined the UF College of Medicine faculty in 1982. He is chairman of the Board of Regents, and president-elect of the American College of Surgeons. He has written extensively about breast cancer, including co-editing of The Breast, Comprehensive Management of Benign and Malignant Disorders , 3 rd Edition, and serving as the editor-in-chief of The YearBook of Surgery. Dr Copeland is recognized in Castle Connolly's America 's Top Doctors for Cancer.

Kim Vaughn, ARNP

Radiation Oncology

Nancy Mendenhall, MD

Dr. Mendenhall is a professor, Medical Director of the Florida Proton Therapy Institute and associate chair of the UF College of Medicine department of radiation oncology in Jacksonville. Dr. Mendenhall graduated from the UF College of Medicine, where she also completed her residency and internship in Radiation Therapy. She is a former fellow in the American College of Radiology and member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. Dr. Mendenhall was listed in Ladies Home Journal as a Top Doctor for Women, recognized by Good Housekeeping as one of the top 318 breast cancer specialists for women and acknowledged in Castle Connolly's America's Top Doctors for Cancer.

Judith Lightsey, MD

Dr. Lightsey is in the UF College of Medicine department of radiation oncology and specializes in breast cancer. She graduated from the Howard University College of Medicine and completed her residency at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Dr. Lightsey is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and joined the faculty at UF in 2004. She is also a member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Medical Oncology

Stephen Staal, MD

Plastic Surgery

Loretta Coady, MD

Brent Seagle, MD

Matthew Steele, MD

Radiology

Kimberly Gros, MD

Dr. Gros graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She completed her residency in Diagnostic Radiology and fellowships in mammography at the University of Michigan Hospitals. She is Board certified by the American Board of Radiology in diagnostic radiology, and joined the UF College of Medicine in 2000.

Julia Marshall, MD
Dr. Marshall is Section Chief of Breast Imaging in the UF College of Medicine Department of Radiology. She graduated from the UF College of Medicine, where she also completed her residency in diagnostic radiology. Dr. Marshall conducted her fellowship in magnetic resonance imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is board-certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology, and joined the UF College of Medicine in 2003.

Patricia Moser, MD

Dr. Moser is an assistant professor in the UF College of Medicine Department of Radiology. She graduated with honors from the UF College of Medicine, where she also completed her residency in diagnostic radiology and internal medicine. Dr. Moser conducted her fellowship in breast imaging at the University of Alabama Birmingham. She is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology, and joined the UF College of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Moser is a member of American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America.

Gladys Torres, MD

Dr. Torres is an assistant professor of body imaging in the UF Department of Radiology. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed her diagnostic radiology residency at the Puerto Rico Medical Center and Veterans Administration Hospital. Dr. Torres is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology and joined the UF College of Medicine in 1989.

David C. Wymer, MD

Dr. Wymer is a clinical assistant professor of body imaging in the UF College of Medicine Department of Radiology. He graduated from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine and completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at the Brooke Army Medical Center. Dr. Wymer is a diplomat of the American Board of Radiology and board-certified in diagnostic radiology with special competency in nuclear medicine.

Pathology

Nicole Massoll, MD

Dr. Massoll is an assistant professor in the UF College of Medicine department of pathology and laboratory medicine. A graduate of the University of Arkansas, she completed her general surgery and pathology residencies at the college's School for Medical Sciences. She also conducted a cytology fellowship at UF. She is a member of the International Society of Gynecologic Pathologists and the Florida Society of Pathologists.

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