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Office
1185 Park Avenue
Suite 1a
New York, NY 10128Phone+1 212-987-5000Fax+1 212-987-2981
Summary
- Dr. Alisan Goldfarb is a physician New York, NY who after 40 years as a breast cancer surgeon now consults with patients with breast issues, and follows previously treated, and high risk patients. She is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Mount Sinai Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital She received her medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has been in practice 42 years. She specializes in breast and is experienced in ability to do careful physical evaluation with years of experience obtained before the current imaging and tests have eclipsed this valuable tool. She has the willingness to spend time explaining medical issues in uncomplicated ways to patients and their families
Education & Training
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiResidency, Surgery, 1975 - 1980
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1977 - 2026
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician of Distinction American Cancer Society
- top doctors ny metro area Castle and Connelly, 2007-2008, 2010
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2003
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 179 citationsA Randomized Clinical Trial of a Brief Hypnosis Intervention to Control Side Effects in Breast Surgery PatientsGuy H. Montgomery, Dana H. Bovbjerg, Julie B. Schnur, Daniel David, Alisan B. Goldfarb
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2007-09-05 - 47 citationsSources of anticipatory distress among breast surgery patients.Guy H. Montgomery, Daniel David, Alisan B. Goldfarb, Jeffrey H. Silverstein, Christina Weltz
Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2003-04-01 - 14 citationsContralateral axillary lymph node metastasis as the first evidence of locally recurrent breast carcinoma.Shabnam Jaffer, Alisan B. Goldfarb, Jay E. Gold, Arnold Szporn, Ira J. Bleiweiss
Cancer. 1995-06-15
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